Talos Joins Blockchain Association; Adding Compliance & Regulatory Industry Veterans
Digital asset trading technology provider adds Josh Peschko as Head of Compliance and Alex Abedine as VP of Regulatory
NEW YORK, 15 November 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Talos, the leading provider of institutional digital asset trading technology, today announced that it has joined Blockchain Associationan organization of industry leaders dedicated to improving the public policy environment for crypto network. In addition, Talos announced two new compliance and regulatory hires: Josh Peschko as Head of Compliance and Alex Abedine as VP of Regulatory. The expansion of Talos’ compliance and regulatory team solidifies Talos’ commitment to complying with regulatory standards as institutional use of digital assets continues to grow.
The Blockchain Association works to ensure the industry is heard in government, educating legislators and regulators about crypto network to create a safer, competitive and innovative marketplace. The association is a member-led and driven group, and chooses members selected for their commitment to responsible construction and investment in next-generation digital services.
“The Blockchain Association, the unified voice of crypto industry, is proud to welcome Talos as its newest member,” said Christine SmithCEO of the Blockchain Association. “By laying the foundation for institutional adoption, Talos is helping usher in the next phase of cryptoits expansion into financial services. Talos will play an integral role in our education and advocacy work with decision makers and regulators Washington.”
The expansion of Talos’ regulatory and compliance team includes the addition of two executives with deep and diverse experience across the industry. Peschko brings nearly two decades of compliance experience to his new role at Talos, with a demonstrated history managing investment and compliance teams spanning all aspects of the front office, including research, portfolio management and trading. Prior to Talos, Peschko worked at AQR Capital Management, where he served in a variety of compliance-related roles, most recently as Global Head of Trading and Investment Compliance. Prior to that, Josh served in a risk management oversight and control position at JPMorgan. He has a BS in finance and supply chain management from University of Syracuse and is a CFA Chaterholder.
Abedine brings deep product and regulatory experience in payments and cryptomost recently serving as a senior product advisor at Coinbase where he helped push forward crypto-native Web3 products including Decentralized Identity, Coinbase Card and Coinbase Pay. Prior to Coinbase, Abedine served as Lead Product Counsel at Meta Platforms, advising on Instagram’s NFT marketplace, the international expansion of Facebook Payments, and the launch of the Novi digital wallet and Diem digital currency. Abedine has a JD from New York University School of Law where he also served as co-president of the Law & Business Association. He also has an MSc from London School of Economics where he co-founded the Law and Financial Markets Society, as well as a BA from Emory University.
“We are pleased to welcome Alex and Josh to the Talos team as we join the Blockchain Association to increase our regulatory presence and efforts,” said Anton Katz, co-founder and CEO of Talos. “Josh and Alex’s appointments represent an important milestone as we continue to build a world-class compliance and regulatory team capable of fostering relationships with regulators in multiple jurisdictions. The Blockchain Association provides the community with an amplified voice to create meaningful change, and we are proud. to join its esteemed membership.”
About Talos
Talos operates digital asset trading strategies globally. Engineered by a team with unrivaled experience in building institutional trading systems, the Talos platform is trusted by the largest and most sophisticated market participants and their end customers for performance, reliability and security. Its growing network of services – trading platform, marketplace, data and analytics, and portfolio and settlement tools, all offered directly or through service providers on a white-label basis – enables clients of all types to trade end-to-end without the worry of unnecessary intermediary risk or potential conflicts of interest. Talos has offices in New York, Europe and Singapore. For more information visit www.talos.com.
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