This is an interview about Careers in Quant Finance with Christian Kahl, MD, Head of Product Strategy and Client Service at Fincad. Fincad is a leading provider of advanced valuation risk solutions for derivatives and fixed income analytics. Christian holds a PhD in Maths and his career spans 20 years in various leadership roles in quantitative finance.   TIMESTAMPS  00:00 Career Talk: Quant Finance w. Christian Kahl, Fincad  00:17 Introducing Christian and Fincad 02:10 From Maths studies to Quant in finance  03:29 The evolution of quantitative finance education  04:43 The diversity in quant careers  07:37 Christian's approach to recruiting Quants   QUOTES  "Back in those days, a lot of people entered the domain of quantitative finance from a PhD background in mathematics and physics. Part of which is the fact that there wasn't a formal education in financial mathematics, quantitative finance, and definitely a lot less than what we've seen today." "Quantitative finance is a term very widely used across the industry. There are quantitative analysts that sit on the sell side of trading floors writing quantitative libraries in C plus; there are quants in hedge funds supporting various forms of trading activity, trying to get an edge on the market; there are also quantitative analysts in various forms, across risk departments advisory boards, and so forth."   "Client communication is a core aspect of day to day activity [in my team], which somewhat lessens the burden of deep technical skills. It requires us to strike a balance of communication skills as well as technical education."   "I'm a great fan of hiring for talent and potential. And what I'm looking out for in a candidate is a curiosity in mathematics and the skills to learn new things." 🎧More about the Podcast🎧 ► Podcast (audio): https://pod.link/the-fintech-files ►Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/thefintechfiles/ 🔥Community & Education🔥 ►Course on Alternative Investing: https://bit.ly/3mD1Irs ► Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/hArqYBX3v4 ► Alternative Investments Educational Newsletter: https://forms.gle/cJ6AkyyLT7cvhHKQ7 💰Money & Investing💰 ► Blockfi - https://blockfi.com/?ref=cf75f918 (Earn interest on crypto!) ► Coinbase - https://www.coinbase.com/join/alifer_dx (Get $10 in BTC) ► Wise - https://wise.prf.hn/l/7oo8zRE (Transfer up to 500 GBP free) ►SaxoTrader (for options) https://www.home.saxo/en-gb/accounts?cmpid=web_gb_ref&refid=00c3f43a-532f-47ac-922a-33d904baa8d0 👉Connect👈 ► http://instagram.com/fintechorama ►http://twitter.com/fintechorama ►https://www.linkedin.com/in/georges-aliferis-caia-60078312/

In this episode of The Fintech Files, I’m chatting with Thomas Young, co-founder and VP of marketing of RocketDollar a startup from Austin, Texas that is taking on the giants that dominate the US retirement savings market.  We will hear about how RocketDollar and Thomas help savers diversify their portfolio with investment opportunities such as real estate, startups or cryptocurrencies. ABOUT ROCKETDOLLAR Rocket Dollar makes it easy to unlock retirement savings. No longer trapped in traditional mutual funds, these savings can be used to fund a start-up, as a small business loan, peer-to-peer lending, buy real-estate, and invest in cryptocurrency.   LINKS https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-young-09753a40/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/rocketdollar/ https://www.rocketdollar.com/ ABOUT THE PODCAST Subscribe to get all the updates: http://bit.ly/2FQSunJ More episodes in the series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdaEDe9-1uo&list=PLXTR2SfmGn376VCERWwvNPSAh1ZAXqG6v Listen on iTunes:  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-fintech-files/id1511595070 The Fintech Files is a podcast dedicated to helping the Fintech industry navigate the threats and opportunities of the 20s.  Each episode features an interview with an executive or thought leader, discussing topics like marketing, growth, sales, culture, career and more. If you’re looking to overcome your growth challenges and discover new ideas to engage with your prospects and clients or learn best practices from B2B Fintech experts, this show is for you. The Fintech Files is brought to you by Orama, our mission is to connect providers of financial innovation and technology with the firms that will benefit from it. We do so with episodic content, in audio and video format.Get in touch with me: george@orama.tv http://instagram.com/fintechorama http://twitter.com/fintechorama https://www.quora.com/profile/George-Aliferis

This is the inaugural episode of The Fintech Files podcast v2.0 In this episode, I'm speaking with Jim Osman the founder of The Edge Consulting, a research boutique specialising in sourcing special situation investments, such as spinoffs and activist ideas. In this new edition of the podcast, we will separate the conversation into two parts. First, we are going to talk about careers. Then, we will break down a specific financial or fintech topic. In this episode, it will be Special Situation investing. ΤΙΜΙΝGS 00:00 Intro 01:30 Career Talk 19:30 Special Situations Investing LINKS https://twitter.com/EdgeCGroup https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimosman/2021/08/04/the-stock-market-is-at-record-highs-but-corporate-debt-is-ballooning-here-is-one-stock-that-should-benefit/?sh=2fca19ca3f71 https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-osman-5644938/ https://edgecgroup.com/

A discussion with Jason Bradwell, the author of my favourite marketing newsletter the B2B Bite and podcast B2B Better. Jason is on a mission to make B2B marketing less boring. We are investigating how to make B2B better and how that applies to B2B fintech.   In this episode 00:00 Is marketing essential for B2B and enterprise startups? 02:49 Marketing as a product 05:23 The emotional driver in B2B marketing 07:00 How content helps to deal with long and complex sales cycles 11:45 6 marketing steps that every B2B Fintech founders should implement 19:52 Building foundations vs achieving perfection 22:06 The roles of sales in building marketing and the power of CRM 26:22 Podcast: an untapped tool in B2B Marketing 29:35 Jason’s ideal holiday destination LINKS https://b2bbite.substack.com/p/-4-ideas-for-marketing-across-long https://open.spotify.com/show/6KTApLNan7FrmmCU1tiyZV https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b2b-better/id1526471908  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-bradwell-40b45751/ https://twitter.com/JasonRBradwell    Book referenced https://www.waterstones.com/book/building-a-storybrand/donald-miller/9781400201839   ABOUT THE FINTECH FILES PODCAST The Fintech Files is a podcast dedicated to helping the Fintech industry navigate the threats and opportunities of the 2020s. Each episode features an interview with an executive or thought leader, discussing topics like marketing, growth, sales, culture, career and more. If you’re looking to overcome your growth challenges and discover new ideas to engage with your prospects and clients or learn best practices from B2B Fintech experts, this show is for you.   The Fintech Files is brought to you by Orama and hosted by George Aliferis. Newsletter: https://fintechorama.substack.com/ Website https://orama.tv/the-fintech-files/ @fintechorama ABOUT GEORGE ALIFERIS Podcaster, YouTuber, Instructor and Learner passionate about B2B Fintech and Alternative Investments https://linktr.ee/george_orama https://www.linkedin.com/in/georges-aliferis-60078312/

In this episode, I am talking to James King, who I think has one of the most exciting jobs in investment management industry right now the CTO at AMX, a platform that removes the frictions in the investment process between trustees and managers. James will tell us about his career and how he moved into a CTO role without having a developer background. He will also share his unique experience with different types of funding for fintech startups and how the role of tech has evolved in finance. KEY TAKEAWAYS Technology has always been important to finance but it has only recently found the words for it and the corresponding business models Being a CTO means creating products that matter Funding sources and models for startups will dramatically impact the way the company evolves QUOTES “Being a CTO, what I want to do is I want to build a really great product. My main aim in my career is, can I create products and makes a difference to things that I can identify in a financial statement of the company I work for?.”   “To launch a fintech business you've got to find funding and you’ve got to find clients. For a lot of fintechs that's a very difficult set of things to juggle. You've got to be able to take some of those things off the table.”   Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-king-a9268226/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-asset-management-exchange-amx-/ https://theamx.com/ ABOUT This podcast is dedicated to helping the Fintech industry navigate the threats and opportunities of the 20s.  Each episode features an interview with an executive or thought leader, discussing topics like marketing, growth, sales, culture, career and more. If you’re looking to overcome your growth challenges and discover new ideas to engage with your prospects and clients or learn best practices from B2B Fintech experts, this show is for you. The Fintech Files is brought to you by Orama, our mission is to connect providers of financial innovation and technology with the firms that will benefit from it. We do so with episodic content, in audio and video format. Get in touch with me: george@orama.tv

A deep dive into Decarbonization and the ESG Reckoning - with Brennan Spellacy, CEO & Co-Founder of Patch - a  platform that powers climate action 🎧 https://pod.link/the-fintech-files/ 🎥 https://youtu.be/FW84_z5n4Bk 🏦THE COMPANY Patch is an API and a marketplace that enables companies to seamlessly purchase as little as a gram to giga-tonnes of carbon removal from reputable and trusted carbon removal projects. 💰 Funding: Series A US$ 20.8M HIGHLIGHTS ▶ We discuss the SEC’s recent moves against Greenwashing in ESG investing ▶How an efficient marketplace can help Decarbonization ▶How Patch clients manage their carbon offset, with the example of EQT ▶How Crypto can become cleaner TO GO FURTHER Visit https://www.patch.io/ Brennan on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/bspellacy/ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:36 Brennan before Patch 02:40 What does Patch do? 03:25 How it works for a client - example of EQT 05:16 Carbon removal commitment vs Carbon neutrality 07:26 How Patch clients can take an active role in selecting their carbon offsetting projects 09:14 How an efficient marketplace increases carbon offsetting activities 10:58 The supply side of the Patch marketplace 13:04 The trust component of the marketplace 14:21 The environmental impact 16:04 Does carbon offsetting reduce the incentive to reduce carbon emissions? 18:39 The E in ESG 19:48 The SEC vs Greenwashing 21:44 The crypto question 24:44 Bullish on blockchain but critical of the crypto industry 26:47 George's take on crypto 28:36 What's next for Patch ABOUT THIS PODCAST Welcome to the podcast that unveils the future of investing, hosted by George Aliferis. In each episode, we explore asset classes, trends and technologies, with founders, investors and experts involved in shaping that future. George is a reformed banker and marketer now using his skills to explore new investment opportunities and expose the hype. George is a Chartered Alternative Investment Association (CAIA) charter holder.

A deep dive into the perspective offered by the tokenization of gold with the Founder and CEO of VNX, Alexander Tkachenko 🎧Link: https://lnkd.in/ecY_CWQA 🏦THE COMPANY VNX is a European platform for tokenised precious metals registered with the Financial Markets Authority of Lichtenstein ⚡️HIGHLIGHTS Compared to other ways of tracking gold, the solution offered by VNX can: Offer a low-cost way to track gold compared to ETPs A more efficient way to own it than storing it on your own The tokenization extends the benefits through the proprieties of Defi Accessibility Transferability Transparency Fractionalization TO GO FURTHER Visit https://vnx.li/ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Tokenizing Precious Metals | Alexander  Tkachenko - CEO, VNX 00:47 Intro: why Blockchain & Gold 02:54 Alexander's background 04:07 How VNX Works 05:53 Comparing tokenization to other ways of tracking gold 08:57 Trading via VNX 13:43 What types of investors can use the service 15:35 Regulatory framework 17:25 Assessing the worst-case scenario 19:51 The triple advantage of tokenization 21:31 How Defi changes the infrastructure of financial markets 23:05 Access is global 24:10 Discussing the broader impact of Defi 27:02 A neutral view of current events in the crypto space 31:15 Alternative career path 31:53 Personal investments ABOUT THIS PODCAST Welcome to the podcast that unveils the future of investing, hosted by George Aliferis. In each episode, we explore asset classes, trends and technologies, with founders, investors and experts involved in shaping that future. George is a reformed banker and marketer now using his skills to explore new investment opportunities and expose the hype. George is a Chartered Alternative Investment Association (CAIA) charterholder.

A deep dive into the economics of Crypto mining and how NiceHash uses the GPU power of gamers, with Joe Downie the CMO of NiceHash 🎧Link: https://pod.link/the-fintech-files 🏦THE COMPANY NiceHash is a global cryptocurrency hash power broker and cryptocurrency exchange. 👾Its focus is on gamers with powerful computers that can be used to mine crypto Founded: 2014 🧌Users: 2.5 Million HIGHLIGHTS ▶ How Crypto mining works via Proof of Work ▶The economics of mining for gamers ▶ Bitcoin as means of payment ▶How regulation is becoming a critical question And more… TO LEARN MORE https://www.nicehash.com/links TIMESTAMPS 00:00 YT - Powering Crypto with Gamers' Computing Power | Joe Downie, CMO -  NiceHash 00:25 An overview of Cryptocurrency mining 01:21 How real is the image of crypto we see in fiction 02:46 How NiceHash powers crypto with gamers' GPU 05:29 How Gamers benefit from NiceHash 09:43 Who are the NiceHash users 15:35 How and why NiceHash built a crypto exchange 18:39 In proof of work all minors are equal (unlike proof of stake) 20:57 Main marketing challenges 24:00 Measuring marketing activities 24:53 The Nvidia defeat 27:00 Joe's outlook on Crypto: The Merge & Regulation 30:20 Alternative career path 31:01 Personal investments ABOUT THIS PODCAST Welcome to the podcast that unveils the future of investing, hosted by George Aliferis. George is a reformed banker and marketer and Chartered Alternative Investment Association member. In each episode, we explore asset classes, trends and technologies, with founders, investors and experts involved in shaping that future.

A deep dive into DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) with the founder of CharlieDAO, Carlos Mercado   Listen to the podcast on your favourite platform: https://pod.link/the-fintech-files TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro  00:30 DAOs and CharlieDAO  01:45 Carlos's background in economics and data science  04:10 The process of getting involved in a DAO  08:10 Role of the DAO founder (as opposed to CEO)  10:37 The core benefits and costs of decentralization  13:11 DAOs, their limits and the future of work  15:21 Thoughts on Luna / Terra  17:48 How Terra could have worked  23:22 The damage Terra has done to Defi  27:00 How CharlieDAO is built and its goals  28:57 TrueFreeze a spinout from CharlieDAO (zero-coupon for Ethereum)  32:36 Mechanism of TrueFreeze  37:58 What Carlos is most excited about in Defi: providing access to new financial tools for everyone

Orca is a Decentralized Exchange on the Solana chain that has seen spectacular growth since its launch in February 2021.  ▶Over $25bn volume traded  ▶Third largest DEX  ▶Over 140,000 Daily Active Users   For more info https://orca.so/  Listen to the podcast on your favourite platform: https://pod.link/the-fintech-files  TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction to Orca  01:53 Boaz's background  04:07 Working in crypto and starting at Orca  05:05 An overview of Defi and DEX  10:52 Orca: The third exchange in terms of trading volumes  12:28 Integrating with Orca  14:09 Embedded trading, swapping, and providing liquidity  19:49 Who the users are  22:04 There's no need for B2b marketing when the partners are users  22:53 Near term developments: trading, community, partnerships  24:47 The capital efficiency of concentrated liquidity  25:48 George's perspective as an Orca user

A conversation between George Aliferis and Russell Feldman about the fixed income market. Russell is the CEO of IMTC, a cutting-edge, cloud-based investment management system for fixed income investors.   For more info https://imtc.com/   TIMESTAMPS  00:21 An overview of the fixed income market  01:08 Russell's background  02:56 Legacy tech in fixed income  04:17 The complexity of fixed income securities 06:34 Key Challenges for Fixed Income portfolio managers  15:10 The benefits of cloud technology in the fixed income space for data processing  18:53 Key Trends in the fixed income market 

In the interview, Melissa Gopnik, SVP at Commonwealth, explains how inclusive product design is a triple win: For Fintech and financial services providers that can access a broader market For consumers who can access financial products that suit them better For society, as a way to increase financial inclusion Listen on your favourite podcast player https://pod.link/the-fintech-files Download the guide: Actionable Insights for Inclusive Product Design https://hubs.li/Q019CrkM0 We discuss design principles, such as agency, aspirations The business opportunity embedded design How startups can get started and what are the requirements and costs The Fintech opportunity  And more... ABOUT MELISSA GOPNIK Melissa leads the Innovation Lab at Commonwealth, where she and her team work directly with financially vulnerable consumers and translate the insights from their research into innovations that serve to close the race and gender wealth gap. ABOUT COMMONWEALTH Commonwealth is a national nonprofit building financial security and opportunity for financially vulnerable people through innovation and partnerships. Our vision is to make it possible for all people to build wealth.

A conversation between George Aliferis and Ramon Recuero, Co-Founder of Babylon Finance. Babylon is a platform that allows to create strategies, split fees, share profits, and earn rewards via DeFi investment clubs. It operates on the Ethereum network and holds over $22.33m in assets across 95 Investment Clubs Find out more https://www.babylon.finance/  Listen to The Fintech Files your favourite podcast app https://pod.link/the-fintech-files  TIMESTAMPS  00:00 Introducing Ramon from Babylon Finance  02:26 What is Babylon?  03:51 The Babylon look and feel  07:32 A first-principles approach to investing   11:09 Passive vs Active strategies  12:36 Non-custodial & Risk  16:20 What Ramon & Team are building  18:57 The users of Babylon  21:02 Outlook how big could Defi Asset management become?  23:37 The Vanguard reference  25:14 Regulatory impact  26:11 Possible developments  29:03 Alternative Career path and Personal investing

A conversation between George Aliferis and Pahal Patangia, Global Developer Relations Lead, Consumer Fintech at NVIDIA. Pahal explains how fintech startups can evolve their data science program. We also go through various applications with real-life examples from Square, Venmo, Ping An, Allianz, and more. Listen to The Fintech Files your favourite podcast app or watch on YouTube. TO GO FURTHER NVIDIA Developer Hub for financial services https://developer.nvidia.com/industries/financial-services The GTC Conference https://www.nvidia.com/gtc/ Pahal on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/pahal/ WATCH CLIPS FROM THE INTERVIEW ►TikTok ►Instagram CONNECT ►Twitter ►Substack ►Linkedin #datascience #fintech

A conversation between George Aliferis and Lauren Crossett, Head of Commercial at Pinwheel about unlocking the next wave of fintech innovation with income/payroll data connectivity. Pinwheel is the leading payroll connectivity API company used to securely access income and employment data. The "income data layer" has the potential to ignite a "Fintech 2.0" in the same way that Open Banking / Plaid ushered in Fintech 1.0 with connectivity to financial institutions. Listen to The Fintech Files your favourite podcast app or watch on YouTube. USEFUL LINKS Company website https://www.pinwheelapi.com/ API docs https://docs.pinwheelapi.com/reference/api-overview?& Lauren Crossett https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-crossett-b3752126/ https://twitter.com/laurencrossett TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction to Pinwheel - the income layer for financial services 02:40 The Direct Deposit opportunity 04:10 How payroll connectivity works for employees 05:57 A new layer of financial data - similarities with Open Banking 07:41 The employer perspective: how to offer better benefits to employees 08:32 How financial institutions harness payroll connectivity via Pinwheel's API 11:30 Behind the scenes: establishing the connectivity and removing the complexity 13:43 A look at Pinwheel's commercial activities 15:14 Pinwheel's exponential growth  18:34 The impact of the latest $50m funding round on Pinwheel 19:53 Lauren Cossett's outlook on payroll connectivity 22:06 Alternative career path 22:40 How I invest personally WATCH CLIPS FROM THE INTERVIEW ►TikTok ►Instagram CONNECT ►Twitter ►Substack ►Linkedin #payrollapi #fintech

A conversation between George Aliferis and Elliott Locke, CEO and founder of Abroaden:'How people living abroad invest'   Listen to The Fintech Files on your favourite podcast app https://pod.link/the-fintech-files  or watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/the-fintech-files   About Abroaden: https://abroaden.co/  https://www.instagram.com/abroaden.co/   TIMESTAMPS  00:00 Introducing  00:29 Elliott Locke's background  02:57 Identifying a problem for investors  05:42 The pandemic impact  07:27 Addressing the challenges faced by people living abroad  10:05 Fragmentation of the EU market & Evolving regulation 13:03 Importance of UX in retail investing  14:45 A minimum technical knowledge for founders  16:59 Fintech companies are marketing companies that sell financial services  22:19 Outlook  24:36 Elliott's Alternative Career Path   #fintech

A deep dive into one of the fastest-growing segments of modern finance: ETFs (Exchange-Traded Funds) with Athanasios Psarofagis, ETF research at Bloomberg Intelligence and master of ETF data.   USEFUL LINKS  https://twitter.com/tpsarofagis On Bloomberg Terminal: BI ETF    TIMESTAMPS  00:00 Introducing Athanasios Psarofagis:  Bloomberg Intelligence - ETFs  02:31 Overview of the ETF market  05:05 What drives the growth of ETFs  07:55 Should we really call it passive investing?  10:52 The $1 trillion savings for investors  12:41 Q: How to differentiate in a crowded ETF market (add questions)  15:26 Q: The business of ETFs and Vanguard's advantage  17:45 Why has the Vanguard model not been replicated  19:21 How Vanguard invented the "ownership economy"  20:11 The evolution of investors behaviour - the market is split  23:17 ETF as a wrapper beyond traditional indexing  26:03 New trends in ETF distribution  28:06 Geographical differences in ETF distribution 29:55 Custom indexing: a minor trend?  33:18 Crypto ETFs  36:06 Defi for ETFs 38:21 ETFs & Crypto  39:21 There's a lot to be done on the fixed income side  41:00 Developments in the fixed income ETF space 43:04 Personal questions   WATCH CLIPS FROM THE INTERVIEW ►TikTok ►Instagram CONNECT ►Twitter ►Substack ►Linkedin #investing #ETF

A conversation about the future of retail investing, with Alexandros Christodoulakis and Kostas Faliagkas the co-founders of Wealthyhood. WealthyHood is the first DIY wealth-building app for long-term investors. Listen to The Fintech Files your favourite podcast app or watch on YouTube. USEFUL LINKS Join Wealthyhood https://bit.ly/wealthyhood https://twitter.com/wealthyhood_ https://www.instagram.com/wealthyhood/ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction  00:59 How Wealthyhood started  03:08 Wealthyhod's mission  06:53 The Wealthyhood experience for users  08:51 Hands-on investor education  11:38 Behind the scene: the role of B2B fintech partnerships  14:27 Rationalizing investing  17:59 The choice of ETFs as instruments  20:34 Wealthyhood's growth and possible evolution  26:30 Personal questions: Alternative career path & How do you invest personally WATCH CLIPS FROM THE INTERVIEW ►TikTok ►Instagram CONNECT ►Twitter ►Substack ►Linkedin #investing #fintech

A deep dive into BNPL, without the hype, with Jason Mikula. Jason Mikula is the publisher of Fintech Business Weekly, a newsletter going beyond the headlines on trends and stories in banking, fintech, and crypto. He also advises and consults for and invests in early-stage startups. Previously, he spent over a decade building and scaling consumer finance businesses, including at Enova, LendUp, and Goldman Sachs. Listen to The Fintech Files your favourite podcast app or watch on YouTube. USEFUL LINKS Jason has written extensively on BNPL and some of the leaders in the field: Klarna, Affirm in this newsletter Fintech Business Weekly https://twitter.com/mikulaja TIMESTAMPS  00:26 Jason's background in customer lending  03:01 BNPL a new UX on an old product?  07:55 The attractiveness of BNPL for merchants  12:23 The value of BNPL data  17:51 A better BNPL - assessing affordability  21:49 BNPL Valuations  24:52 Dealing with hype as an investor  26:59 Alternative career path  27:35 How do you invest personally WATCH CLIPS FROM THIS INTERVIEW ►TikTok ►Instagram CONNECT ►Twitter ►Substack ►Linkedin #BNPL #ConsumerLending

A deep dive into crypto with Lex Sokolin a fintech entrepreneur, head economist at Consensys and visual artist. He also publishes the FinTech blueprint, a newsletter and podcasts reaching over a hundred thousand people weekly. Consensys is a leading Ethereum blockchain software company, behind Metamask and other Blockchain products. Lex shares unique insights into how web3.0 could shape wealth management. He also offers a detailed analysis of crypto yields and the corresponding risks for anyone interested in DeFi.   Listen on your favourite podcast app: https://pod.link/the-fintech-files   USEFUL LINKS https://consensys.net/resources/  https://twitter.com/LexSokolin  https://www.fintechblueprint.com/   TIMESTAMPS  00:00 Introducing Lex Sokolin, Consensys - Fintech Blueprint  00:30 Lex's background: Investment Banking, Entrepreneurship & Crypto debut and Consensys  03:45 Juggling with multiple projects & Building systems for yourself  07:52 Digital wealth managers as 'Spotify for CD roms'  12:40 On transformational technologies  14:35 Institutional investors and crypto  15:57 A first-principles approach to understanding crypto as an investor  22:07 Web3.0 as an emerging market 26:02 Crypto fixed income and stable coins  27:43 Overview of risks in staking and lending crypto, Defi vs Cefi 33:03 The case of Blockfi  36:08 Lex's own NFT experiment  39:04 Conclusion WATCH CLIPS FROM THIS INTERVIEW ►TikTok ►Instagram CONNECT ►Twitter ►Substack ►Linkedin #Web3 #crypto