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Raghu Yarlagadda, CEO of FalconX -- Delivering the Crypto Industry's Best Point-in-Time Execution

01.12.2022 - By Wharton Fintech PodcastPlay

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Gabriela Ariana Campoverde sits down with Raghu Yarlagadda, CEO and Co-Founder of FalconX. The company is a digital assets brokerage that provides a single account connected to global crypto liquidity pools. Asset managers can execute trades at prices routed across liquidity sources, and settle with a single counterparty. Raghu and Prabhakar Reddy launched the company just four years ago, and today it is valued at $3.75 Billion dollars.

In this episode you will hear about:

- How FalconX works with institutional clients

- What it’s like to run a start-up which is live 24/7

- Innovation for cryptocurrency retail investors

- Raghu’s career and his commitment to education

- And much more!

About Raghu Yarlagadda

Raghu Yarlagadda co-founded FalconX in 2018. Prior to FalconX, Raghu worked at Google and Motorola Mobility and in 2014 launched Sarada Educational Institution which leverages edtech to improve education for its students across India. He is also a graduate of Harvard Business School and the University of Texas at Dallas, where he studied Electrical Engineering.

About FalconX

FalconX is a blockchain, cryptocurrency, and fintech-focused cryptocurrency brokerage and digital asset trading platform. For additional information on FalconX, please visit FalconX.io.

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