DiffuseTap Podcast

Markets across the board are volatile as ever. What can we do to ride these choppy waves to capture opportunities while managing risks?

Next on DiffuseTap, we ask Cem Karsan, Founder and Sr. Managing Partner at Kai Volatility Advisors, about the market’s seemingly erratic performance, how his team built a trading strategy that turns whipsaw markets into predictable returns, and why he believes mastering volatility is key to trading success.

What if the barriers between crypto apps and chains were banished for good? Meet the biggest driver of crypto growth in 2022: Composability.

Last time on DiffuseTap, we invited Kyle Samani, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Multicoin Capital, to discuss what composability is and what it means to crypto adoption, which project will become money magnets thanks to their innovative infrastructure, and how investor can place smart bets that ride on this wave of next-generation crypto apps.

Investors have embraced blockchain technologies, but government are still struggling to get comfortable with this new financial universe. What do crypto investors have to know about regulations to make smart decisions today?

Last time on DiffuseTap, we invited Gabriella Kusz from the Global Digital Currency Association to discuss the major 2022 shift in crypto regulations, which regulatory changes affect the viability of specific investment strategies, and whether the U.S. risks becoming a digital backwater in global comparisons.

What happens when media meets the metaverse?

Last time on DiffuseTap, we asked Susan Brazer, Founder and CEO of LionShare Media, how the evolution of the new infrastructure needed to distribute next-gen entertainment and advertising is enabling immersive media (aka the Metaverse) and where NFTs come in to drive new commercial models.

They say it takes a village to raise a child. Can the same “village” strategy save the planet and care for its inhabitants?

Last time on DiffuseTap, we invited Unreasonable‘s Milena Stojceska (Manager and Investor) and Evan Patronik (Senior Director, Global Venture Selection) to discuss how they built a “village” of impact investors, why their community style investment strategy produces outlier returns, and where this highly aligned network sources deals that can take advantage of its value add support system.

Why try to cherry pick a SPAC, when you can index the asset class?

Last time on DiffuseTap, we asked David Sherman, President at Cohanzick Management, to discuss recent successes and failures in the SPAC world and what he’s learned, why a SPAC ETF may be the better way to manage this vertical’s risks, and where the most lucrative SPAC opportunities are hiding today.

What if you could compare venture deals across the ecosystem with just a click of a button?

last time on DiffuseTap, we invited Chris Lustrino, Founder and CEO at KingsCrowd, to discuss how he built a comprehensive database of venture deals that becomes the best friend of VCs, what information is most indicative of a venture deal’s success, and which surprising venture trends he sees emerging thanks to his data set today.

DeFi turned crypto into a financial powerhouse, but where are these stellar returns coming from?

Last time on DiffuseTap, Figment‘s Matt Leisinger (Product Lead) and Alyson Russ (Business Development – Staking) discussed the risks and returns of DeFi projects, what it will take for large institutions to make a move in this space, and how investors can build a DeFi strategy that fits their investment objectives.

What if you could collect a profit share on a publicly-traded crypto index fund that doesn't have a massive discount/premium to book value?

Diffuse Digital 30 – our market cap weighted index fund tracking an index of the top 30 coins – is hopefully listing on the OTCQX.

In this 30 minute virtual session for alt fund GPs and LPs – Dave McClure, founder of Practical VC and founder at 500 Startups – grilled us on our portfolio allocation, returns, risk management, and fund structuring strategy to suss out whether the juice is worth the squeeze.

If you are curious how we’re looking to launch a redeemable crypto index fund with a profit share for investors in our $30M pre-IPO round, listen to the audio recording or download the event transcript for the DiffuseLaunch DD30 event here.

Crypto is no stranger to flash crashes, ravenous rallies in altcoins, blue chips like Bitcoin. What factors drive this volatility?

Last time on DiffuseTap, we asked Dan Cawrey, Author of “Mastering Blockchain: Unlocking the Power of Cryptocurrencies, Smart Contracts, and Decentralized Applications” (O’Reilly Media, 2020), about what makes crypto so volatile, how crypto whales and regulators impact the market, and which common mistakes traders make when trying to surf these price movements.