Rick Maeda
Research Associate
Rick is a Research Associate at Presto and is interested in how & why people think the way they do, which has driven his love for crypto. Rick enjoys viewing crypto from a macro lens, as well as thinking about concepts from a first principals basis. He is currently based in Tokyo but has lived in HK, Singapore, Sydney, New York, and London. Rick started his career trading interest rate derivatives at JP Morgan in NY, then co-founded Orca Global, a Singapore-based multi-strategy digital assets fund. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from New York University.
Articles by This Author
Daily Market Brief • Dec 19, 2025
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Presto Original • Dec 18, 2025
Awkward Adolescence: 2025 Crypto Market Review & 2026 Forecasts
Daily Market Brief • Dec 17, 2025
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Data Focus • Dec 17, 2025
Crypto Investor Survey: November 2025
Data Focus • Dec 9, 2025
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State of Adoption: November 2025
Daily Market Brief • Dec 1, 2025
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Daily Market Brief • Nov 25, 2025
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