Investing in Crypto Equity
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Platform claims $740M deployed across ~120 startups with six unicorns (Coinbase $8B, Kraken $4B, Circle $3B) and about ten failures, arguing equity investing forces long holds and diversified exposure. Built a live secondary market for Bitfinex shares (beta) and a BF wallet (iOS/Android) that integrates Liquid and Securitize for security tokens; Bitfinex issued the first security token in 2016. Onboards 69,000 qualifying investors and frames two clear paths: regulated fiat onramps and a decentralized exit via self-custody.
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- 0:00Crypto equity investing
- 3:17Evolution of crypto securities
- 5:20Equity vs token liquidity
- 7:52Diversified crypto portfolio
- 9:58Bitcoin as monetary exit
- 12:27Regulated vs decentralized markets
- 15:40CBDCs and financial collapse
- 16:43Bank to the Future secondary market
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