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DeFi Fund Strategy Trends

It’s been a bumpy year for crypto… though which fund strategies still performed well and which will lead the pack in 2023?

Last time on DiffuseTap, we ask Taylor Engstrom of ConsenSys  and Johann Bornman of MetaMask Institutional about exotic DeFi fund strategies that demand close attention, and their implications in custody, execution, and more.

DiffuseTap is for Alternative Investors. Join us if you invest in alternative assets independently, as a GP, or an LP.

NB: If you register for this event you will be invited to future DiffuseTaps and receive our weekly Diffuse Digest newsletter. You can unsubscribe any time. Your data will never be shared with 3rd parties. Enjoy the alt investor content 🙂

Join Diffusetap
A weekly virtual events series for GPs and LPs in alternative assets from across the globe where networking (you’ll have a chance to meet dozens of other alternative investors) meets insights (you’ll DiffuseTap into brand-new investment ideas).

About Diffuse®
We are an alternative fund platform offering differentiated professionally managed digital asset funds. For more information, visit www.diffusefunds.com.

Not Your Keys, Not Your Crypto

What risks do investors expose themselves to when they keep their crypto in centralized venues instead of custodying their own assets?

Last time on DiffuseTap, we invited Max Sherwood, Growth Manager at Unstoppable Finance, to discuss whether or not retail investors need 100% custody of their own assets, what infrastructure exists to keep them from losing their keys, and at what point regulators have to step in to save investors from themselves.

DiffuseTap is for Alternative Investors. Join us if you invest in alternative assets independently, as a GP, or an LP.

NB: If you register for this event you will be invited to future DiffuseTaps and receive our weekly Diffuse Digest newsletter. You can unsubscribe any time. Your data will never be shared with 3rd parties. Enjoy the alt investor content 🙂

Join Diffusetap
A weekly virtual events series for GPs and LPs in alternative assets from across the globe where networking (you’ll have a chance to meet dozens of other alternative investors) meets insights (you’ll DiffuseTap into brand-new investment ideas).

About Diffuse®
We are an alternative fund platform offering differentiated professionally managed digital asset funds. For more information, visit www.diffusefunds.com.

Evolution of Product Design in Crypto

How does product design affect the adoption and growth probability of a crypto project?

Last time on DiffuseTap, we asked Bob Guzman, Web3 executive at large, about how product design in crypto has evolved since Bitcoin’s fledgling days, how design principles differ between crypto and TradFi, and what form crypto products still catch on, event in the current bear market.

DiffuseTap is for Alternative Investors. Join us if you invest in alternative assets independently, as a GP, or an LP.

NB: If you register for this event you will be invited to future DiffuseTaps and receive our weekly Diffuse Digest newsletter. You can unsubscribe any time. Your data will never be shared with 3rd parties. Enjoy the alt investor content 🙂

Join Diffusetap
A weekly virtual events series for GPs and LPs in alternative assets from across the globe where networking (you’ll have a chance to meet dozens of other alternative investors) meets insights (you’ll DiffuseTap into brand-new investment ideas).

About Diffuse®
We are an alternative fund platform offering differentiated professionally managed digital asset funds. For more information, visit www.diffusefunds.com.

Inside ETFs Canada

Learn how investors can tackle today’s challenging investment landscape by deploying a number of strategies and innovations, as experts from across the industry share their insights on issues affecting your business.

We invite you to join the session, “Understanding the Risks and Opportunities in Digital Assets“, on , 2022, 1:25pm, to be moderated by Sean Alloca, Editor in Chief, ETF.com and featuring Ayla Kremb, Diffuse COO and Head of Education Committee at Global Digital Asset & Cryptocurrency Association as panelist.

What we’ll cover:

  • What are the core digital asset pillars today? CeFi, DeFi, ETFs, Options, Futures, Spot
  • How has the digital asset ecosystem changed in the last 12 months?
  • What are the risks specifically in DeFi, CeFi, Stablecoins?
  • How does regulation further or hamper digital asset opportunities?
  • How should investors think about portfolio allocation between TradFi assets and digital assets?
  • What does a sound digital asset due diligence process look like?

Keep Your Crypto Safe

A “crack-me-not” password and your seed phrase in a safe won’t keep your crypto safe… what will?

Last time on DiffuseTap, we asked Frances Zelazny, Co-Founder & CEO of Anonybit, about the risks our digital identities are exposed to, how solutions such as facial recognition are becoming part of Web3 security infrastructure, and what the crucial steps are for investors to secure their crypto assets.

DiffuseTap is for Alternative Investors. Join us if you invest in alternative assets independently, as a GP, or an LP.

NB: If you register for this event you will be invited to future DiffuseTaps and receive our weekly Diffuse Digest newsletter. You can unsubscribe any time. Your data will never be shared with 3rd parties. Enjoy the alt investor content 🙂

Join Diffusetap
A weekly virtual events series for GPs and LPs in alternative assets from across the globe where networking (you’ll have a chance to meet dozens of other alternative investors) meets insights (you’ll DiffuseTap into brand-new investment ideas).

About Diffuse®
We are an alternative fund platform offering differentiated professionally managed digital asset funds. For more information, visit www.diffusefunds.com.

Detecting NFT Hype

Is the NFT hype crazy or are we crazy for not riding the hype to killer returns?

Last time on DiffuseTap, we asked Dip Majumder, CEO of Alpha Trend, about what hype means to the world of DeFi and NFTs, how to spot early signs of hype waves in the markets, and what the common hype misconceptions are that limit investors’ upside.

DiffuseTap is for Alternative Investors. Join us if you invest in alternative assets independently, as a GP, or an LP.

NB: If you register for this event you will be invited to future DiffuseTaps and receive our weekly Diffuse Digest newsletter. You can unsubscribe any time. Your data will never be shared with 3rd parties. Enjoy the alt investor content 🙂

Join Diffusetap
A weekly virtual events series for GPs and LPs in alternative assets from across the globe where networking (you’ll have a chance to meet dozens of other alternative investors) meets insights (you’ll DiffuseTap into brand-new investment ideas).

About Diffuse®
We are an alternative fund platform offering differentiated professionally managed digital asset funds. For more information, visit www.diffusefunds.com.

From CFTC Crypto Taskforce to NFT Innovator

Crypto’s oversight might move from the SEC to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and industry players are cautiously optimistic. But what is the CFTC’s actual stance on regulation?

Last time on DiffuseTap, we ask Jeff Bandman, Principal at Bandman Advisors, formerly with the CFTC crypto taskforce, about how the department works, who’s part of it, where the power lies, and what the CFTC could do for the industry moving forward.

DiffuseTap is for Alternative Investors. Join us if you invest in alternative assets independently, as a GP, or an LP.

NB: If you register for this event you will be invited to future DiffuseTaps and receive our weekly Diffuse Digest newsletter. You can unsubscribe any time. Your data will never be shared with 3rd parties. Enjoy the alt investor content 🙂

Join Diffusetap
A weekly virtual events series for GPs and LPs in alternative assets from across the globe where networking (you’ll have a chance to meet dozens of other alternative investors) meets insights (you’ll DiffuseTap into brand-new investment ideas).

About Diffuse®
We are an alternative fund platform offering differentiated professionally managed digital asset funds. For more information, visit www.diffusefunds.com.

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DeFi Taxes

Time to optimize your DeFi tax accounting ahead of the year-end close!

Last time on DiffuseTap, we ask Mackenzie Patel, CPA and Senior Revenue Accountant at Figment, and Joe Dillon, Director of Customer and Partner Success at Bitwave, about the complexities of DeFi and NFT taxes, how the IRS deals with defaulting investors, and how you can be more tax efficient with your DeFi investing.

DiffuseTap is for Alternative Investors. Join us if you invest in alternative assets independently, as a GP, or an LP.

NB: If you register for this event you will be invited to future DiffuseTaps and receive our weekly Diffuse Digest newsletter. You can unsubscribe any time. Your data will never be shared with 3rd parties. Enjoy the alt investor content 🙂

Join Diffusetap
A weekly virtual events series for GPs and LPs in alternative assets from across the globe where networking (you’ll have a chance to meet dozens of other alternative investors) meets insights (you’ll DiffuseTap into brand-new investment ideas).

About Diffuse®
We are an alternative fund platform offering differentiated professionally managed digital asset funds. For more information, visit www.diffusefunds.com.

Tokenisation, Institutionalisation & Securitisation of Blockchain: DeFi’s Impact

Event Timings:

5:00: Registration

5:30 pm: Panel Discussion

6:30 pm: Networking Reception

 

Issues discussed include:

  • DeFi – decentralising finance and its impact
  • Trouble in the markets – how do you prepare in the face of a downturn
  • What are the advantages to tokenisation, NFTs
  • Regulatory challenges and the latest on CBDC & protecting the Investor
  • Investing, trading and funding digital assets
  • What’s next in DeFi and blockchain applications with volatility in the landscape?

 

Panelists:

  • Alim Khamisa, Product Manager, Element Finance; Adjunct Professor, Blockchain Development Program, George Brown College; Co-Founder & Community Lead, DeFi Toronto
  • Andrew Elbaz, Partner, Minden Gross LLP
  • Ayla Kremb, COO & Co-Founder, Diffuse, Inc.
  • Oded Orgil, CEO, Ocean Falls Blockchain Corp., Founder & President, 5X Capital Management; President, Canada Israel Chamber of Commerce;
  • Ruben Sahakyan, CFA, Director, Investment Banking, Stifel Financial Corp
  • Facilitator: Stacey Mankoff, Managing Principal, The Mankoff Company & Founder, After the Bell Events

 

Health & Safety

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