🤝 Crypto trading platform ErisX hires serial exchange founder Matt Trudeau

As it looks to launch spot and futures trading early next year ErisX has hired industry veteran Matt Trudeau as chief strategy officer. Trudeau has overseen the launch of 10 exchange platforms worldwide including Instinet, Chi-X, IEX and tokenized metals platform Tradewind. ErisX, which is backed by firms like DRW, TD Ameritrade, and ConsenSys, plans to launch spot trading of bitcoin ($BTC), bitcoin cash ($BCH), litecoin ($LTC), and ethereum ($ETH) by the second quarter of 2019. Futures contracts are planned shortly after pending approval by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).