SALT Talks

Akbar Thobhani is the co-founder and CEO of sFOX, a full-service crypto prime broker bringing together liquidity, best price execution, dark pool access, treasury management, custody and settlement services all together in one trading platform and API. Prior to co-founding sFOX, Thobhani served as Head of Growth & Business Development at Airbnb, where he managed payments for over 190 countries. Thobhani explains his journey into the digital asset space, sFox, the state of crypto and the future of regulation. Then, he discusses his five-year outlook, the need for crypto derivatives and emerging Web3 trends. —————————————————————— Watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SALTTube/videos For podcast transcripts and show notes, visit https://www.salt.org/ Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci. Developed, created and produced by SALT Venture Group, LLC.

Anthony Scaramucci sat down with Mrinal Manohar, co-founder and CEO of the layer-1 blockchain infrastructure company Casper Labs, to discuss how blockchain tech and artificial intelligence can work together, Casper Labs' blockchain enterprise solutions and the company's exciting next steps that include a groundbreaking partnership with IBM's A.I. program Watson. They talk about the benefits of open source technology, the importance of blockchain-enabled transparency and Casper Labs' ability to become the AWS and Linux of blockchain infrastructure. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 1:58 - What is artificial intelligence? 8:20 - A.I. guardrails with blockchain 11:00 - Casper Labs & enterprise blockchain solutions 16:43 - Proving blockchain's worth 22:03 - Casper Labs model 24:45 - The dangers of A.I. 29:50 - IBM partnership & business model 34:23 - Open sourcing SALT is a global thought leadership and networking forum encompassing finance, technology, and public policy. To learn more about this episode, including podcast transcripts and show notes, visit https://www.salt.org/talks/about

Steve Kurz is the Global Head of Asset Management at Galaxy and a member of Galaxy’s founding team. Galaxy is a digital asset and blockchain leader providing access to the growing digital economy, spanning three complementary operating businesses: Global Markets, Asset Management, and Digital Infrastructure Solutions. Kurz discusses his background and journey to crypto, helping start Galaxy and the next chapter for crypto.

Lorien Gabel is founder and CEO of Figment, a crypto infrastructure company that provides comprehensive staking solutions for 250+ institutional clients. Gabel joined Anthony Scaramucci and John Darsie to discuss his eclectic childhood, his path to serial entrepreneurship and his journey to crypto. He explains how irresponsible monetary policy and runaway national debt brought about crypto's inevitable creation, how Figment services the layer-1 ecosystem and Wyoming's role as a home for crypto's future. SALT is a global thought leadership and networking forum encompassing finance, technology, and public policy. To learn more about this episode, including podcast transcripts and show notes, visit https://www.salt.org/talks/about

iCapital Co-Founder Dan Vene discusses the evolution of alternative investing and iCapital’s role connecting financial advisors and asset managers. Dan then explains iCapital’s latest product rollouts, Marketplace and Architect. Finally, he offers his thoughts on the current investing environment and regulatory insights within the alts space. Dan Vene is Co-Founder and one of the Managing Partners of iCapital, where he leads the iCapital Marketplace, the largest global platform that connects wealth managers with the world’s leading alternative asset managers. Dan is also a member of the company’s Managing Committee, Operating Committee and Investment Committee.

Prime Meridian Capital executive team members Don Davis (CEO) and Sean Bill (CIO) discuss the success of the firm's multiple credits funds amid difficult market conditions. They explain their firm's approach to risk management, share their view of the The Fed and interest rates, and offer potential market movements they're prepared for. Prime Meridian Capital Management is a San Francisco Bay Area private credit fund manager. The firm’s Income Fund won the HedgeWeek US Award for Best Credit Hedge Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund in 2022. Don Davis is the CEO and Portfolio Manager of Prime Meridian Capital Management where he oversees day-to-day management of the firm. Davis has been a top ranked portfolio manager multiple times throughout his career. In addition to his firm’s recent HedgWeek award, he previously served as President and Portfolio Manager of Novus Investments when Novus was ranked #1 in the US for total performance over both a 5 and a 7 year period from 2007-2013. Sean Bill is the Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager of Prime Meridian Capital Management where he manages the firm’s global portfolio and oversees the investment process. Prior to joining, Sean served as the Treasurer & Chief Investment Officer at the VTA where he was responsible for the management and oversight of a multi-billion-dollar multi-asset class portfolio. Sean was named to Chief Investment Officer Magazine’s Power 100 list of the most influential institutional investors globally for —————————————————————— Watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SALTTube/videos For podcast transcripts and show notes, visit https://www.salt.org/ Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci. Developed, created and produced by SALT Venture Group, LLC.

Richard Rosenthal and Roy Ben-Hur are key figures within Deloitte Advisory, both working within the fast-growing world of blockchain and digital assets. Richard is a principal in Deloitte's Advisory practice. He leads complex & transformative projects, supporting banking, crypto-native and fintech clients in setting up new entities, enabling M&A activity, launching digital asset products and addressing a broad range of regulatory and risk areas to within the US banking system. Richard leads Deloitte's Business & Entity Transformation integrated services and also leads Deloitte's Digital Assets Banking Regulatory practice. Roy is the Digital Assets Financial Services leader for Deloitte Advisory. He has been a consultant in the financial services industry for over 23 years and brings deep industry experience and a background leading large scale integration programs supporting business, compliance, risk, regulatory and technology transformation initiatives. Roy’s engagements in the digital assets space include supporting clients establish buy-hold/custody-sell and lend business models, leading digital assets regulatory applications and assisting clients enhance their risk & control frameworks to manage digital asset risks. They each discuss their journey into the digital access space, the state of the industry and what they envision for the industry going forward. They then discuss the regulation of digital assets and blockchain in the US and globally and how Deloitte is helping customers navigate. —————————————————————— Watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SALTTube/videos For podcast transcripts and show notes, visit https://www.salt.org/ Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci. Developed, created and produced by SALT Venture Group, LLC.

Miles S Nadal is an international entrepreneur, industrialist and philanthropist. He is the founder and Executive Chairman of Peerage Capital, a leading North American business services and private investment firm focused on real estate services, real estate investment, self storage, wealth advisory, and asset management. Miles walks through his humble beginnings before setting out on a life of entrepreneurship and business. He recounts starting Peerage Capital, lessons from a long career that’s withstood many market downturns and discusses the 12 Principles that he uses to guide his life and instill culture within his company. —————————————————————— Watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SALTTube/videos For podcast transcripts and show notes, visit https://www.salt.org/ Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci. Developed, created and produced by SALT Venture Group, LLC.

Alan S. Knitowski is President, CEO and Co-Founder of Phunware. He is a successful serial entrepreneur with multiple exits over a 15 year period to companies including Cisco Systems. He is a 2014 Finalist for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award for Central Texas and has been a Founder, Executive, Angel Investor and Fund Manager throughout his career in the private sector after serving in the United States Army as an Airborne, Air Assault and Ranger qualified Captain in the Corps of Engineers. Alan walks through his distinguished career that started in the military before becoming a serial entrepreneur in the private sector. He details the story behind Phunware's founding and their early use of SPACs before taking the company public. Finally, he discusses Phunware's early blockchain and crypto integration, the transformative role the technology plays in reclaiming personal ID digital ownership and what it means for a mobile-first society. —————————————————————— Watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SALTTube/videos For podcast transcripts and show notes, visit https://www.salt.org/ Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci. Developed, created and produced by SALT Venture Group, LLC.

Tushar Jain is the co-founder and Managing Partner at Multicoin Capital, which is one of the largest and most established crypto-focused investment firms in the world. The firm manages billions in assets across liquid and illiquid strategies in the crypto markets, and is known for its high-conviction, thesis-driven investing. Tushar discusses his background and journey into the blockchain space, the state of crypto and the recent downturns. Then, he dives into Multicoin’s early investment in Solana, Proof of Physical Work, tokenization and real-world blockchain applications. —————————————————————— Watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SALTTube/videos For podcast transcripts and show notes, visit https://www.salt.org/ Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci. Developed, created and produced by SALT Venture Group, LLC.

John D’Agostino is a Senior Advisor at Coinbase, overseeing strategic partnerships for the business. John brings deep experience with sophisticated private investment vehicles characterized by complex strategies and asset classes, notably derivatives, structured credit, direct lending, high frequency/quant trading and similar strategies. John discusses his background and journey into the digital asset space, the crypto market outlook and Coinbase’s recent partnerships with BlackRock and Google. Then, he analyses the state of retail and institutional adoption, and the future of regulation. —————————————————————— Watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SALTTube/videos For podcast transcripts and show notes, visit https://www.salt.org/ Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci. Developed, created and produced by SALT Venture Group, LLC.

Lily Liu is the President of the Solana Foundation. She is an entrepreneur and investor focused on the cryptocurrency industry. She has a background as a CFO and operating executive in the US, China, and throughout emerging markets. Lily is the Co Founder of Anagram, and part of the founding team of Osmosis, and an advisor to Brave. Previously, Lily co-founded Earn.com which was acquired by Coinbase in 2018. She was also the CFO of the Chinaco Healthcare Corporation, where she built a 500-bed private hospital in China. Lily also worked at KKR in New York as well as McKinsey in New York and Beijing. Lily received a BA in Economics and International Relations from Stanford and studied East Asian Studies at Harvard. Lily Liu details her childhood and influences that started her on a journey that led her to Bitcoin and crypto. She then discusses the role Ethereum played in pushing the space forward while also raising issues related to scalability and transaction volume. Liu details how Solana was developed to solve this central problem and offers a glimpse into the future of DeFi while noting there is still much yet developed in the crypto space. —————————————————————— Watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SALTTube/videos For podcast transcripts and show notes, visit https://www.salt.org/ Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci. Developed, created and produced by SALT Venture Group, LLC.

Bill Barhydt is the founder and CEO of Abra, a leading digital asset wealth management platform. Prior to Abra, Bill was CEO of Boom Financial and WebSentric. He was also VP at Goldman Sachs and served as a research engineer at NASA and the CIA. As one of the early team members of Netscape, Bill was involved in building some of the core infrastructure that helped grow the consumer Internet we all use today. Bill is globally recognized as a technology pioneer and as an avid investor in companies across Web 3 and the broader technology ecosystem. Barhydt explains his journey into digital assets, the crypto ecosystem, use cases and the future of regulation. Then, he discusses Abra Bank, the current macro environment and price predictions. —————————————————————— Watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SALTTube/videos For podcast transcripts and show notes, visit https://www.salt.org/ Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci. Developed, created and produced by SALT Venture Group, LLC.

Jamie Thomson is the CEO of Vulcan Forged, a premium blockchain game studio, dApp incubator and cross-chain NFT marketplace. Vulcan Forged is the creator of popular web3 gaming titles such as VulcanVerse, Forge Arena, Berserk and over 15 other games and dApps with over 200,000 users in the community. In 2021, Vulcan Forged created Elysium, its own proprietary proof-of-stake blockchain that was purpose-built for gaming, dApps and other metaverse activity. Building on the success of their hit web3 gaming titles, they are soon launching a patented metaverse-as-a-service engine, MetaScapes. Thomson discusses his crypto journey, Vulcan Forged's rapid growth and rabid community, and its recent investment from SkyBridge Capital. Then, he explains the company's key blockchain-powered ecosystems, his perspective on the play-to-earn model and his plan for Vulcan Forged during a bear market. —————————————————————— Watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SALTTube/videos For podcast transcripts and show notes, visit https://www.salt.org/ Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci. Developed, created and produced by SALT Venture Group, LLC.

Lynn Baranski, Managing Director, is the Global Head of Investments for BlackRock Private Equity Partners (PEP) within BlackRock Alternative Investors (BAI). She is a member of the BAI Exco and PEP's Management Committee, Investment Committee, and Valuation Committee. Baranski discusses the macro environment in the first three quarters of 2022, the state of private equity deal flow and and shifting strategies in response. She then shares her thoughts behind the long-term growth of private equity, democratization of access and retail investors' under-allocation in PE relative to performance. —————————————————————— Watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SALTTube/videos For podcast transcripts and show notes, visit https://www.salt.org/ Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci. Developed, created and produced by SALT Venture Group, LLC.

Dan Morehead is the founder and CEO of Pantera Capital. Dan founded Pantera Capital in 2003 – managing a billion dollars in hedge fund strategies. He previously served as Head of Macro Trading and CFO at Tiger Management with Julian Robertson. Dan began his career as a Collateralized Mortgage Obligation trader at Goldman Sachs. Dan graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University with a B.S. in Structural Engineering and received the Carmichael Prize for his thesis. Dan considers the last year in crypto, the market outlook, the Ethereum Merge and bridging a multichain world. Then, he discusses DeFi, institutional adoption, regulatory risk and Pantera Venture. —————————————————————— Watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SALTTube/videos For podcast transcripts and show notes, visit https://www.salt.org/ Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci. Developed, created and produced by SALT Venture Group, LLC.

David Mercer is the Chief Executive Officer of LMAX Group, a global financial technology company headquartered in the UK, and the leading independent operator of institutional execution venues for FX and crypto currency trading. Following a successful management buyout in 2013, David has built LMAX Group into a key player in both the traditional capital markets and the crypto trading industry. LMAX Group operates 6 exchanges globally and has offices in 9 countries. In 2021 LMAX Group sold a minority stake to J.C. Flowers & Co. A former City banking executive and currency specialist, David is an outspoken industry commentator and a long-term champion of the UK’s technology sector as well as a passionate supporter of entrepreneurship. David analyzes the last twelve months in crypto markets, the state of institutional adoption, and the five year forecast in the space. Then, he discusses the importance of growing crypto market access, future of crypto regulation and the crucial role of Fed policy. —————————————————————— Watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SALTTube/videos For podcast transcripts and show notes, visit https://www.salt.org/ Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci. Developed, created and produced by SALT Venture Group, LLC.

Hendrik Hofstadt currently serves as a Director of the Wormhole Foundation. The Foundation has a mission of fostering development of the Wormhole protocol, a communication bridge between different public blockchains. Hendrik is also the chairman of the supervisory board at Neodyme AG. Prior to Wormhole, Hendrik co-founded and served as CEO for Certus One, a blockchain infrastructure company, which was acquired by Jump Crypto in 2021. Hendrik walks through his crypto journey, cyber-security background and the power of proof-of-stake validators. Then, he explains Wormhole’s mission to bridge public blockchains, the difference between wrapped vs. cross-chain assets, and importance of data sharing. Finally, he discusses Ethereum, Wormhole’s roadmap and cross-chain wallets. —————————————————————— Watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SALTTube/videos For podcast transcripts and show notes, visit https://www.salt.org/ Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci. Developed, created and produced by SALT Venture Group, LLC.

Kerry Healey is President of the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream. Her career spans higher education, elected office, and foreign and domestic policy. Previously, Healey served as Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor where, among her many achievements, was integral in crafting the state’s pioneering health care reform legislation. Healey has been a fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government’s Institute of Politics and Center for Public Leadership, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a trustee of the American University of Afghanistan. In this episode Kerry Healey discusses her background, her work to advance the American Dream, and middle class-based entrepreneurialism. Then, she offers her thoughts on bipartisan solutions, national unity and the life-long impactful work of Michael Milken. Finally, she talks about her view of public service, the dire of state of political institutions, and key policy initiatives. —————————————————————— Watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SALTTube/videos For podcast transcripts and show notes, visit https://www.salt.org/ Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci. Developed, created and produced by SALT Venture Group, LLC.

Adrian Aoun is the founder and CEO of Forward, an AI-based healthcare system combining world-class private doctors with new technology to enable proactive, data-driven primary care. Most recently, he was the head of Special Projects for the CEO of Google/Alphabet, where he founded one of the Alphabet companies Sidewalk Labs. Adrian arrived at Google upon the acquisition of his AI startup Wavii and spent his first year at Google helping to create and build their AI division. Additionally, Adrian is an active angel investor and advisor to a number of technology startups and funds. Aoun discusses the world of artificial intelligence, his time at Google and the scaling potential offered by AI technology. Then, he explains how healthcare has lagged behind other industries transformed by tech and offers his vision for the future of healthcare powered by AI. —————————————————————— Watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SALTTube/videos For podcast transcripts and show notes, visit https://www.salt.org/ Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci. Developed, created and produced by SALT Venture Group, LLC.