Would You Trade on a Cryptocurrency Exchange Run by Riot Blockchain?

As cryptocurrency trading goes, U.S. residents have access to an enviable array of exchanges and investing platforms.

Though barred from some offshore giants like BitMEX and Huobi, it’s tough to complain when platforms such as Gemini, Coinbase, Binance, Bittrex, and Robinhood leave investors with options designed for customers of virtually every skill level and trading style. Soon, U.S. investors will have access to yet another cryptocurrency exchange — this one run by a poster child of the blockchain bubble.

Announced last week, biotech-turned-bitcoin company Riot Blockchain is launching a cryptocurrency exchange through a new subsidiary called RiotX.

The company isn’t planning to build the exchange from the ground up. Rather, it has signed software licensing and services agreement with Coinsquare, one of Canada’s most well-known cryptocurrency exchanges. Under the terms of the deal, Coinsquare will provide a RiotX-branded version of its trading platform and give…