Crypto financial services company EQONEX (NASDAQ:EQOS) appoints seasoned customer growth and strategy expert Andrew Eldon to Chief Operating Officer and interim Chief Marketing Officer. Shares of EQOS rise 1.2% in pre-market trading. Previously, Eldon worked at HSBC, where he most recently served as Group Head of Customer Growth & Advocacy, and built and scaled PayMe, a payments app with over 2.5M customers. Of course, the appointment comes as the company ramps up its hiring amid substantial growth in the digital asset sector. Recall towards the end of October, EQONEX (EQOS) "significantly" expanded its sales team. "It has been another record-breaking year for the cryptocurrency sector, and we are strategically growing our team to position ourselves for the enormous opportunities ahead," said EQONEX CEO Richard Byworth. Additionally, Seeking Alpha warns investors that EQOS is at high risk of performing badly when compared with its peers. Previously, (Aug. 17) EQONEX launched an institutional crypto