PANews reported on December 3 that the institutional-only cryptocurrency exchange EDX Markets announced that current Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Tony Acuña-Rohter will take over as CEO, with founder and former CEO Jamil Nazarali transitioning to Executive Chairman. Acuña-Rohter has been leading technology and information security efforts since joining EDX in 2022, previously serving as CTO of ErisX.
EDX is supported by Wall Street giants Fidelity, Charles Schwab, and Citadel Securities, officially launched in June 2023. As of this year, the platform's trading volume has exceeded $36 billion. EDX operates in a non-custodial manner, emphasizing integrated institutional-level trading and clearing services, offering trading in six cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Ethereum.
