DiffuseTap Podcast

In this age of NFTs and digital asset classes, is there space for old-fashioned art in an investor’s portfolio?

Last time on DiffuseTap, we asked Allen Sukholitsky, Chief Investment Officer at Masterworks, about how investing in art has changed over the years, what the returns look like in this vertical, and how traditional art pieces are surviving and thriving in the competition with NFTs.

Last time on DiffuseTap, we invited Michael Iseman, Director of Operations at AcreTrader, to discuss how virtual farm investing turns farming into an asset class, the positive social impact as a direct result of funding this sector, and why buying a slice of farms across the globe can become the new steady-yield investment strategy.

Centralized crypto exchanges vs DEXs – what is the dominant exchange of the future?

Last time on DiffuseTap, we invited Douglas Colkitt, Founder of Crocodile Labs, to discuss what a DEX is and how it differs from regular centralized exchanges, which trading opportunities can be found on DEXs that aren’t possible with your average exchange, and which regulatory limitations of DEXs investors need to be aware of.

Is the hype real or is it the same bubble with a different flavor?

Last time on DiffuseTap, we ask Keith Black, Managing Director of the Financial Data Professional Institute, about the similarities and differences between the dot com era and crypto today, why some people have called both a “bubble”, and what the future of our crypto ecosystem could look like if we take the dot com era as a reference.

What does a DAO look like under the hood?

Last time on DiffuseTap, we invited Dane Lund, Core Contributor at Alliance DAO, to talk about the technical infrastructure that decentralized autonomous organizations are built on, which technical challenges can make or break a DAO, and how investors should due diligence their DAO bets from a tech perspective.

How has the rise of DeFi, NFTs, and other new asset classes impacted the institutional allocator’s portfolio?

Last time on DiffuseTap, we ask Aya Kantorovich, Head of Institutional Coverage at FalconX, about how their customer base has evolved to service the Tradfi crowd, how this audience’s needs is shaping technology innovation in DeFi, and what challenges and opportunities are still untouched at the intersection of DeFi and Tradfi.

Are DAOs the organization of the future?

Last time on DiffuseTap, we invited MonkeDAO‘s leadership Jeremy Lim and Nom about what a DAO is and is not, how they set up a legal structure to legitimize their DAO, and how investors can spot a DAO entity that has sound growth potential inspite of the field’s nacensy.

Can a CFO financially engineer a company’s success?

Last time on DiffuseTap, we invited Joshua Markou, Chief Financial Officer at FTX US Derivatives, to discuss what knowledge a finance team holds that is key to commercial success, real life examples where financial engineering unlocked business opportunities, and how investors can learn how to spot untapped opportunities in a business’s spreadsheets.

Crypto comes with a laundry list of risks… how can you insure against certain aspects of risk to cap your downside?

Last time on DiffuseTap, we invited Josh Faier, Head of Finance and Staking Operations at Figment, andMarouane Hajji, CEO of Unslashed, to discuss what crypto insurance can and cannot underwrite, how they assess the risk of a whole host of crypto events, and when it makes sense for investors to buy protection vs make a judgement call on the probability of a disaster themselves.

Millions of dollars are being poured into the metaverse, as more retail and institutional investors start to edge into the space. What is driving this development?

Last time on DiffuseTap, we asked Andrew Steinwold, Managing Partner at Sfermion, about raising a $100M metaverse fund, where the metaverse’s biggest growth opportunities are, and why infrastructure, talent, and regulations can be a limiting factor.