In this episode, David Grider of Finality Capital shares how he runs a digital asset hedge fund, the rise of digital asset treasury companies, and the evolving credit and derivatives markets shaping institutional crypto adoption. He also explains how macro liquidity signals drive his strategy and why the new toolbox of crypto credit instruments is changing the game for risk management and alpha generation. Enjoy!
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(04:49) Running A Liquid Crypto Fund
(09:29) VanEck Ad
(10:14) Main Sources of Alpha
(12:29) Have We Had an Alt Season?
(14:34) Evolution of Crypto Derivatives
(17:46) Quantifying Market Froth
(20:32) Measuring Systemic Risk
(25:22) VanEck Ad
(26:03) Can ETH DATs Issue Preferreds?
(29:15) Crypto’s Credit Market
(31:54) What Happens When mNAV is Negative?
(33:59) Framework for Saylor’s New Yield Curve
(38:42) What Should Saylor Do Next?
(44:13) Managing the full Spectrum of Tools
(48:21) Final Thoughts
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