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Learn more about BlockFills and to connect with Eddy:
BlockFills website: https://www.blockfills.com/#
BlockFills email: trading@blockfills.com
Eddy's email: eddy.sfeir@blockfills.com
Eddy Sfeir introduces BlockFills. BlockFills is a crypto Prime Broker that provides a trading venue with deep liquidity from multiple industry leading exchanges. BlockFills also provides prime services and lending, execution and more.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:30 Eddy's background
04:12 The move from Tradfi to Crypto
06:21 Services offered by Blockfills
07:46 Traditional Prime brokers vs Digital asset prime brokers
09:11 Crypto activity outside of the US
12:24 Clients of Blockfills
14:30 Liquidity
15:58 Crypto Prime Broker landcape and future of crypto exchanges
19:24 Executing of trades for crypto prime brokers
21:02 Banks and custodians for digital asset funds
22:55 What crypto assets are institutions buying
23:42 Advice for new and emerging hedge fund managers
26:08 Connect with Eddy and learn more about Blockfills
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A prime broker is important for a digital asset fund for several reasons:
Access to liquidity: Prime brokers provide access to deep pools of liquidity, enabling digital asset funds to execute trades quickly and efficiently in a highly volatile market.
Custody solutions: Prime brokers offer secure and compliant custody solutions for digital assets, which is essential for protecting fund assets and mitigating risk.
Risk management: Prime brokers provide risk management services, such as real-time margin and collateral management, to help digital asset funds manage their exposure to market risk.
Compliance: Prime brokers can help digital asset funds meet their regulatory obligations by providing reporting and monitoring services, and by ensuring that all trades are executed in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Credit facilities: Prime brokers can provide digital asset funds with credit facilities, such as margin lending and short selling, to support their investment strategies and increase their access to capital.
Streamlined Operations: Prime brokers can help digital asset funds streamline their operations by providing a centralized platform for trade execution, clearing, and settlement, reducing the need for multiple service providers and improving operational efficiency.
In summary, a prime broker is an important partner for a digital asset fund, providing essential services and support to help the fund achieve its investment goals and meet its regulatory obligations. By leveraging the expertise and infrastructure of a prime broker, digital asset funds can operate more efficiently, mitigate risk, and maximize returns for their investors.
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Starting a fund? How do you start a hedge fund? Connecting with an exchange or prime broker is one of the first steps. Prime brokers for crypto hedge funds are a key for success from the start. Are you wondering how to start a crypto hedge fund? We can help to connect you to the right hedge fund vendors. We can also help start a venture capital fund, or any form of alternative investment vehicle. We can help you to launch a hedge fund. Digital asset funds may have a more difficult time finding digital asset fund lawyers, digital asset fund auditors, digital asset fund custodians, digital asset fund fund administrators, digital asset fund offshore directors - Alt Funds can help you to find the right services providers. Alt Funds Network also works with traditional Alternative investment funds including equity hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds, real estate funds, SPV's and other forms of alternative investment funds.
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