Exploring the Risk/Reward of the Defi Wilderness
Defi is one of the hottest segments of crypto. Everyday, new protocols are being created that offer novel approaches to value transfer and generate insane returns. High yields can also come with considerable risk. Day after day, the media is flooded by headlines of massive security exploits, as prominent protocols/apps are relentlessly targeted by sophisticated hacking syndicates. Just last week, a popular Defi platform and one of the largest NFT exchanges were hacked for a combined $600+ million dollars worth of Ethereum.
Is the risk still worth the reward? Many investors are convinced it is, as they continue to pour capital into this asset class.
In this 1 hour panel discussion, learn how investors can still leverage DeFi to generate alpha in the wilderness of crypto. These industry experts will share valuable insights that investors can use to meet their goals and mange the inherent risks within this investment niche.
- How to finding opportunities in Defi in 2022
- Does Defi have sustainability in the face of constant threats?
- Why are there so many hacks?
- How to evaluate a protocol's risk before investing capital
- What happens after a hack?
Event Recording
Exploring the Risk/Reward of the Defi Wilderness
Speakers
Jeremy Johnson
- Title
- Digital Growth Master @
- Company
- FLAIA
- Role
- Moderator
Jeremy has 10+ years of experience as a lead web developer with a demonstrated history of working in the media production industry. As the head of FinTech/Web Development of FLAIA, Jeremy is responsible for hosting digital events, managing the website and onboarding new technological solutions for FLAIA members and community. He has previous experience in state level government legislative policies where he partook on various consulting projects for state elected officials on new/emerging technology.
Since the early 2017, Jeremy has been a strong believer of Blockchain Technology and has been investing in the space ever since. He is a DeFi user and has been supporting the Blockchain community by being a host & moderator for various Blockchain & Cryptocurrency panels and Q&A sessions and spreading its impact to the alternative investment community around the globe.
Danielle Wall Elliott
- Title
- Chief Operating Officer at Nayms.io @
- Company
- Nayms.io
- Role
- Panelist
Danielle Wall Elliott fell down the crypto rabbit hole in 2014 and hasn’t been able to see the world the same since. Danielle is the COO of Nayms. Nayms bridges legacy insurance with blockchains. They enable investors, brokers, insurers, and insureds to conduct their affairs in cryptocurrency, from capital to premiums to claims. In this way, participants in the marketplace mitigate exchange risk by matching assets with liabilities whilst accessing alternative capital for the most efficient risk transfer. Prior to her work at Nyams, Danielle spent 6 years in Operations at ShapeShift, an exchange turned DeFi aggregator platform. Her noteworthy contributions include driving stakeholder alignment, orchestrating execution of all major initiatives, and treasury management of a crypto balance sheet of over $100 million dollars. Pioneering the crypto world, she has taken ShapeShit from a centralized entity to a Decentralized Autonomous Organization, DAO. Danielle is a self proclaimed decentralization advocate and is passionate about teaching others about financial freedom. If you learn nothing else from Danielle, remember not your keys, not your coins.
Patrick Horsman, CFA
- Title
- Managing Partner @
- Company
- Coral DeFi
- Role
- Panelist
Patrick Horsman, CFA is a serial entrepreneur and investor. His focus is uncovering niche, esoteric investments that have a sustainable competitive advantage. Mr. Horsman is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Coral Capital an investment platform focused on DeFi and Crypto strategies. In 2002 he Co-Founded Blue Sand Securities, a placement agent that has raised over $15B from institutional investors for Alternative Investment funds. He was also the COO and Co-Founder of Merion Investment Management a Litigation Finance fund he launched in 2009 with peak AUM of $1.2B. He is the Founder and CIO of Esoteric Strategies LP a hedge fund focused on investments in niche, uncorrelated strategies. He is also the Co-Founder of Innovation Shares, a thematic ETF index sponsor that offers investors exposure to cutting edge themes created using AI and Natural Language Processing, including NYSE: KOIN one of the first Blockchain ETF’s, and NYSE: THCX one of the first Cannabis ETF's. He is also a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Integrated Ag, a private equity fund focused on Agricultural Investments in US Farmland with a specific focus on improving water infrastructure. He was also the Co-Founder and CEO of Integrated CBD, an institutional scale grower of Industrial Hemp, and refiner of CBD Oil. He is also the Founder of Verified Organic an Ethereum-based Blockchain application designed to bring transparency and accountability to the organic food production process from farm to table. He was a seed investor in Context Summits a hedge fund conference series focused on one on one meetings between institutional investors and hedge fund managers. He was previously the Founder and Managing Partner of Cypress Settlements a Fin-tech company that allowed institutional investors to electronically claim class action settlements from historical trading. Cypress was acquired by FRT in 2015. Mr. Horsman is the Managing Partner of Horsman Holdings a single family office that invests in Alternatives. Mr. Horsman resides in San Juan, PR and is an avid golfer and spear fisherman.
About
FLAIA
FLAIA is an open access platform of alternative investments for institutions, wealth advisors, family offices, RIAs, and accredited investors. General Partners gain access to a vertically integrated digital & traditional fintech marketplace. Investors gain access to special opportunities, educational webcasts and digital events. All of our digital events, educational content and alternative investment opportunities are available in one place under a single sign on.
Formidium
Formidium is a global fund administrator powered by its proprietary cloud-based fund administration application, Seamless, an award-winning, integrated, fund accounting and investor reporting solution that is available to both the traditional and alternative investment fund management community.
Seamless software processes high-frequency trading volumes to deliver daily NAV for digital assets funds, hedge funds, SPVs, private equity and venture capital funds, impact funds, commodity pools, mutual funds, and mortgage funds. Formidium’s operations and technology are SOC 1, SOC 2, and SOC 3 audited, and it currently has over 1,000 global staff under its employ.
Formidium’s clientele invest in the most innovative and complex digital assets strategies, ranging from cryptocurrency trading and venture capital to high-frequency arbitrage.
Learn more at www.formidium.com
Coral DeFi
Coral DeFi is an investment manager focused on DeFi. The coral reef is a symbiotic community of individual organisms working together to build a cohesive strong community where the whole is stronger than any individual. Similarly, the interaction between Crypto and DeFi platforms creates a decentralized, autonomous network stronger than any single idea.
Nayms.io
Nayms plans to build the world’s leading, fully-regulated marketplace for on-chain insurance. Through our work so far with the industry we are paving the way in providing a new digital asset risk market that allows regulated brokers and underwriters to find digital asset capital providers to share in the premium and liability entailed in covering digital asset risk. Our traceable smart contract is built on a trustless system, meaning insurance brokers can place a contract between market participants in a limitless number of areas and share in the future value of such open trade.