Investing in Cryptocurrencies as a Hedge for Family Office Investors

A recent Goldman Sachs survey of family offices survey shows that 15% of family offices have already invested in cryptocurrency assets, and another 45% of the surveyed family offices are interested in or planning to invest in cryptocurrencies. These findings indicate  that rich family offices are considering cryptocurrency assets as a hedge against rising inflation, prolonged low rates, and uncertain macroeconomic conditions.

Last September 14th, we brought together a panel of industry experts to share thoughts and ideas about the opportunities, risks and rewards of investing in cryptocurrencies. This timely discussion was moderated by Diffuse COO Ayla Kremb, joined by panelists Nisa Amoils,  Managing Partner at A100X, and Ken Nguyen, Founder at Insight Capital.

Nisa Amoils is Managing Partner at A100x Ventures investing in Blockchain/AI companies with impact, and for the past decade has been an early stage investor for Scout and Grasshopper. She was named one of Business Insider’s Women VC’s to watch, 2021 systematic leader in asset management, top 100 Women in Fintech, and top 50 global Blockchain thinkers.

Ken Nguyen is Founder, Managing Partner at Insight Capital, an investment and advisory company focused on blockchain and the digital asset ecosystem. He is also a General Partner at Off the Chain Capital, the #1 performing blockchain fund in the HFRI universe since 2016, and an advisor to Wave Financial. Over 18 years, Ken has played an instrumental role in generating over a billion in value as an investor and advisor at a multi-billion family office Blackstone, and Citigroup.

Jared Hutchings is Managing Director at PEER Venture Partners. Jared is an early crypto investor and has 15+ years of venture capital experience, mostly in Silicon Valley. PEER is a premier early stage venture fund focused on crypto start ups and tokens and hosts a leading industry event called PEER Summit, peersummit.co.

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