Deutsche Bank's Matsuda Joins Japan Startup as Crypto Strategist

  • Former FX dealer was hired by FXcoin as a senior strategist
  • Crypto exchange was founded by Deutsche Bank veteran Onishi
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A Japanese cryptocurrency startup founded by a Deutsche Bank AG veteran has hired another alumnus of the German lender to provide research on digital tokens.

FXcoin Ltd., which is seeking regulatory approval to exchange virtual currencies including Bitcoin, recruited Yasuo Matsuda as a senior strategist. Matsuda, 49, who was a foreign-exchange dealer at Deutsche Bank from 2012 until June, will provide daily reports on market moves from this month, said the startup’s founder and Chief Executive Officer Tomoo Onishi.