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Former LSE chief strategy officer joins crypto startup

David Lester has taken an advisory role at Archax, a digital-asset exchange aimed at institutional investors

Former LSE chief strategy officer joins crypto startup
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The executive behind some of the biggest and most transformative acquisitions at the London Stock Exchange during the past 10 years, has re-emerged at a new cryptocurrency exchange started by former hedge fund heavyweights.

David Lester, a well-known name in City trading circles, who departed the LSE last summer, has joined Archax as an adviser. Archax pitches itself as a digital-asset exchange for institutional investors.

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