# Rafael Melo

> Rafael Melo is co-founder and CFO of Crypto.com. Crypto.com Exchange API on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- DNS: dig +short TXT <slug>.grade.anchorterminal.com (the grade as a DNS TXT record, for a sandbox with no HTTP where names still resolve; also top., best.<category>. and <a>.vs.<b>. under the zone, and the same under grade.letme.dev)
- Licence: CC BY 4.0, credit Anchor Terminal and link this page (https://www.anchorterminal.com/terms/#data)
- Updated: 2026-11-03

Co-founder and CFO, Crypto.com.

## What Rafael builds

- [Crypto.com Exchange API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crypto-com-exchange.md), graded D, 46.8/100, in Crypto exchanges. Crypto.com Exchange's trading API for spot, perpetuals, margin, staking and trading bots, through REST, WebSocket and FIX with HMAC-signed API keys. Crypto.com's cdcx-cli adds an MCP server, agent skills and local paper trading. Co-founder and CFO, Crypto.com, researched 2026-11-03.

## Works with

- [Bobby Bao](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/bobby-bao/), Co-founder and Head of Crypto.com Capital, Crypto.com
- [Eric Anziani](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/eric-anziani/), President and COO, Crypto.com
- [Kris Marszalek](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/kris-marszalek/), Co-founder and CEO, Crypto.com

## Questions

### Who is Rafael Melo?

Rafael Melo is co-founder and CFO of Crypto.com.

### What does Crypto.com make?

Anchor Terminal lists Crypto.com Exchange API from Crypto.com. Crypto.com Exchange's trading API for spot, perpetuals, margin, staking and trading bots, through REST, WebSocket and FIX with HMAC-signed API keys. Crypto.com's cdcx-cli adds an MCP server, agent skills and local paper trading.

### How are Rafael's tools graded?

Crypto.com Exchange API is graded D, 46.8 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://crypto.com/about
- https://crypto.com/exchange
- https://crypto.com/exchange-pro/en-US/api
- https://crypto.com/privacy
- https://crypto.com/uk/privacy/exchange
- https://github.com/crypto-com/cdcx-cli
- https://api.github.com/orgs/crypto-com/repos?per_page=100&sort=updated

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