Jake Brukhman, CEO of CoinFund, joins host Peter Hans this episode to share his perspective as one of the first digital asset managers in the world. Brukhman is incredibly knowledgeable and is great at balancing the potential of blockchain technology with its financial and investable implications. From Bitcoin to defi to venture investing and more, there’s a lot to learn from this conversation with institutional investor in the digital assets space.

Content Notes:

1. Brukhman and Hans discuss the following during the interview:
2. Brukhman’s background and worldview, what drew him to Bitcoin in 2011, and what he does at CoinFund
3. What it was like launching the fund in 2015 before the first Bitcoin runup
4. When he started to see the asset class evolve and his thoughts on the defi infrastructure
5. The three areas of the economy where he sees blockchain technology being most impactful
6. Where he sees blockchain technology going in the future and what investors should look for to determine investability
7. Venture investing in the digital assets world and CoinFund’s multidisciplinary approach
8. The prevalent model he sees in the market for decentralized companies and whether he thinks centralized businesses will ever move to decentralize and make digital assets the core of their value proposition
9. What he sees as the major difference between this bull market and the previous one and what he thinks will happen from here
10. Where he thinks we are in the digital assets cycle and what it may look like 5-10 years from now