
Rick Maeda
Research Analyst
Rick is a Research Analyst 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 • Jun 23, 2025
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Daily Market Brief • Jun 20, 2025
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Presto Original • Jun 17, 2025
How To Lose $85MM: James Wynn’s $1.27B BTC Long


Data Focus • Jun 11, 2025
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Data Focus • Jun 4, 2025
Crypto Flow Report: May 2025


Daily Market Brief • May 27, 2025
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Presto Original • May 27, 2025
How You Get Hacked: A Crypto User’s Guide to Exploits


Daily Market Brief • May 26, 2025
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Daily Market Brief • May 23, 2025
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