On The Brink with Castle Island

Tom Lee, the Managing Partner and the Head of Research at Fundstrat Global Advisors joins the podcast. He is an accomplished Wall Street strategist with over 25 years of experience in equity research, and has been top ranked by Institutional Investor every year since 1998. Prior to co-founding Fundstrat, he served most recently as J.P. Morgan’s Chief Equity Strategist from 2007 to 2014, and previously as Managing Director at Salomon Smith Barney.  We discuss the state of institutional readiness for cryptoassets, the state of the market, Facebook's efforts and much more.    Learn more about Fundstrat at https://www.fundstrat.com/   For more information please visit our website at www.castleisland.vc and follow us on Twitter @CastleIslandVC.

Tom Chippas, the CEO of ErisX and Matt Trudeau, the Head of Strategy of ErisX join the show to discuss the evolving market structure for the trading and settlement of digital assets. We discuss the evolution of this market, the regulatory landscape, and what Tom and Matt are most excited about in the cryptoasset industry.    Learn more about ErisX at https://www.erisx.com/   For more information please visit our website at www.castleisland.vc and follow us on Twitter @CastleIslandVC.

Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week's topics include:  - Deals - Facebook Testimony - Circle spins out Poloniex - Grayscale trade - Regulatory Talk

Zac Prince, the co-founder and CEO of BlockFi, a cryptoasset financial services firm joins the show.  BlockFi provides wealth management solutions for cryptoasset investors, including interest bearing accounts, loans, and more.  Learn more about BlockFi at www.blockfi.com   For more information please visit our website at www.castleisland.vc and follow us on Twitter @CastleIslandVC.

Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week's topics include:  - Deals - Telegram SEC action - Libra defections - Grayscale product - CFTC Op-Ed  

John Beccia, the co-founder and CEO of FS Vector, a regulatory compliance, public policy, and business strategy advisory firm helping fintech, regtech, financial institutions and cryptoasset startups, joins the show.  Prior to FS Vector, John was the General Counsel and Head of Regulatory Compliance at Circle.  Learn more about FS Vector at https://www.fsvector.com/ For more information please visit our website at www.castleisland.vc and follow us on Twitter @CastleIslandVC.

Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week's topics include:  - Deals - Bitwise ETF Ruling - IRS Tax Guidance - Ripple - Xapo hire - Flipside Crypto and Placeholder VC - State Street

Hunter Horsley, the co-founder and CEO of Bitwise Asset Management joins the show to discuss the crypto-asset-management landscape, the macro thesis for cryptoassets, and the state of play for the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF proposal.  Learn more about Bitwise Asset Management at: https://www.bitwiseinvestments.com/ For more information please visit our website at www.castleisland.vc and follow us on Twitter @CastleIslandVC.

Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week's topics include:  - Deals - EOS - Sia - Crypto Ratings Council - Hedera - State Street

James Prestwich, the founder of Summa joins the show to discuss blockchain interoperability, developer incentives, and how economic interests can influence the protocol development process. For more information please visit our website at www.castleisland.vc and follow us on Twitter @CastleIslandVC.