Our guest today is Joshua Lim, Managing Director and Head of Derivatives at Genesis Trading. Genesis Trading is a digital currency prime brokerage that allows market participants to trade, borrow, lend and custody digital assets.  Josh previously managed the spot and derivatives trading desk at Galaxy Digital and prior to that built the treasury and OTC trading desk at Circle. Before crypto, Josh traded equity options at Goldman Sachs and UBS.  Josh received his B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science from MIT.   -----   This episode is brought to you by Global Coin Research ("GCR"). GCR is a community-first research and investment DAO. GCR’s mission is to create a community-driven investment DAO where the best web3 deals are sourced by community members for community members.  This discussion was recorded in our Discord.  You can find more information about us and how to join at GlobalCoinResearch.com   -----   Remember to rate, review and subscribe to the Podcast!

Joshua Lim - Using Derivatives to Express Fundamental Trades

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Wes Tang-Wymer is co-founder of Room40, a crossover investment firm focused on crypto. Room40's platform consists of a multi-strategy hedge fund and early-stage venture funds. Prior to Room40, Wes was a founding team member of SoftBank Group International and SoftBank Vision Fund, where he oversaw investments and held board roles across a range of growth stage companies in the fintech, transportation, and logistics sectors. Before SoftBank, he was an equities investment analyst at Point72. Wes began his career at Morgan Stanley in the investment banking department.    -----   This episode is brought to you by:   Global Coin Research ("GCR") is a community-first research and investment DAO. GCR’s mission is to create a community-driven investment DAO where the best Web3 deals are sourced by community members for community members.  This discussion was recorded in our Discord.  You can find more information about us and how to join at GlobalCoinResearch.com   -----   Remember to rate, review and subscribe to the Podcast!  

Room40 - Wes Tang-Wymer

David is a Senior Portfolio Manager at M31 Capital, a global crypto investment firm with institutional-grade liquid token and venture strategies. He previously co-founded Omnichain Capital, a thesis-driven liquid token fund focused on Web3 infrastructure and middleware. Before entering crypto full-time in early 2021, David spent ten years in traditional finance, advising and investing in technology companies. —– This episode is brought to you by: Global Coin Research (“GCR”) is a community-first research and investment DAO. GCR’s mission is to create a community-driven investment DAO where the best web3 deals are sourced by community members for community members.  This discussion was recorded in our Discord.  You can find more information about us and how to join at GlobalCoinResearch.com —– Remember to rate, review and subscribe to the Podcast!

M31 – David Attermann

Theia is a liquid digital assets fund applying the principles of prudent investing to blockchain, led by Co-Founders CEO John McNiff and CIO Felipe Montealegre.    Prior to founding Theia, John worked in the private equity group at Goldman Sachs, investing in opportunistic real estate and asset management companies. John received his MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a B.A. in History from Yale University.   Prior to founding Theia, Felipe was a Vice President on the investment team at BayPine, a $2 billion private equity fund investing in automation and digital transformation. Before BayPine, Felipe worked as an investor across healthcare and financial services at JLL Partners, and began his career at Credit Suisse in the Financial Institutions Group. Felipe graduated with a B.A. in economics from Yale University.   -----   This episode is brought to you by:   Global Coin Research ("GCR") is a community-first research and investment DAO. GCR’s mission is to create a community-driven investment DAO where the best web3 deals are sourced by community members for community members.  This discussion was recorded in our Discord.  You can find more information about us and how to join at GlobalCoinResearch.com   -----   Remember to rate, review and subscribe to the Podcast!    

Theia - a Private Equity Approach to Digital Assets

Chris Abiaad is the founder of Frens Capital, a liquid venture fund with a long-only strategy investing based on fundamentals. He previously spent 10 years as a builder in Web2 focused on product, working with data companies such as Enigma.com. Chris has been involved in the cryptocurrency market since 2016 while he was pursuing his MBA at Cornell Tech. He's since built a vast knowledge base of the markets and a solid investment track record, which has led him to the launch of Frens Capital in June of 2022. -----   This episode is brought to you by:   Global Coin Research ("GCR") is a community-first research and investment DAO. GCR’s mission is to create a community-driven investment DAO where the best web3 deals are sourced by community members for community members.  This discussion was recorded in our Discord.  You can find more information about us and how to join at GlobalCoinResearch.com   -----   Remember to rate, review and subscribe to the Podcast!  

Chris Abiaad - Product Manager’s Lens on Investing

James Ho is co-founder and Managing Partner of Modular Capital, a fundamental and thesis driven crypto investment firm that invests across liquid tokens and early stage venture. Previously, James was a Principal at Altimeter Capital, a $10 billion technology crossover investment firm where he focused on fintech and crypto investments. Prior to Altimeter, James was a Vice President at D. E. Shaw, a $50 billion global multi-strategy hedge fund, covering technology, payments and fintech in the public markets. He also spent time as a software developer at Bridgewater. James studied Statistics at Harvard, graduating magna cum laude.  -----   This episode is brought to you by:   Global Coin Research ("GCR") is a community-first research and investment DAO. GCR’s mission is to create a community-driven investment DAO where the best web3 deals are sourced by community members for community members.  This discussion was recorded in our Discord.  You can find more information about us and how to join at GlobalCoinResearch.com   -----   Remember to rate, review and subscribe to the Podcast!  

Joshua Lim - Using Derivatives to Express Fundamental Trades

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