Earliertoday,KrakenannouncedthatwehaveacquiredInterchange–aleadingportfolioreconciliationtoolforinstitutionaltraders.Aspartoftheacquisition,we’reexcitedtobringovertheInterchangeteam,includingco-foundersandcryptoveteransDanHeldandClarkMoody.BelowDanandClarkgetintowhythisacquisitionmadesomuchsensetothem,whatthefuturemightlooklikeforcryptohedgefundsandtheplanahead…
WhatexcitesyouaboutcomingovertoKrakenaspartofthecompany’sacquisitionofInterchange?Dan:Beingatasmallstartupyouareveryresourceconstrained–eachdayyou’reputtingoutamissioncriticalfirethatcoulddestroythecompanyinitsfragileinfancy.WithKraken’sfocusoninvestingforlong-termgrowth,wewillbeabletoleveragetheresources,customersandteamtobuildwhatwecouldonlydreamofbuildingbefore.MyrolespecificallywillbeonBusinessDevelopmentacrossallproducts,soI’mpersonallyexcitedtodigintoeverythingKrakenhastooffer.
QQL Mint Pass系列NFT近24小时交易额增幅超500%:金色财经报道，OpenSea数据显示，QQL Mint Pass系列NFT近24小时交易额为104 ETH，24小时交易额增幅达552%，24小时交易额排名位列OpenSea第9。[2022/10/17 17:28:48]
Clark:ThecultureatKrakenismostexcitingtome.Toppriorityisplacedonsecurity,bothdigitalandphysical,forallemployees.Thisemphasisonsecuritymeansthateveryonepaysattentiontothedetails,andtheengineeringeffortishigherqualitybecauseofit.
ClarkMoody(left)andDanHeld(right)Whathastheevolutionofthecryptohedgefundspacelookedlikeoverthelast2yearssinceyoustarted?Dan:I’vebeeninthecryptospaceforoversevenyearsnowandit’sbeenawildjourneytowatchdifferentideascomeandgo–fromthefirstalternativecryptocurrencybubblein2014,tothemostrecentonein2017.Attheendof2017tokens/SAFTs/ICOswerethedominantnarrative.Nowit’salmostnonexistent.CryptohedgefundshavehadtodeepentheirunderstandingofBitcoinandblockchainfundamentals.Additionally,manylearnedahardlessonregardingdiversificationinanassetclassthatishighlycorrelated.Thehedgefundsthathavesurvivedthecryptowinterarenowmoremature,sophisticatedandprocessheavy.
区块链贸易融资网络Contour宣布与IntellectEU达成合作:总部位于新加坡的区块链贸易融资网络Contour周二宣布，将与IntellectEU达成合作，在全球范围内实现贸易融资数字化。在贸易融资方面，Contour将利用IntelligentEU的Catalyst Integration Solution（CAT-IS），允许金融机构安全地交换不同数据格式的信息，将现有基础设施连接在一起。（Finance Magnates）[2020/5/28]
Clark:What’smostimpressiveabouttheinstitutionalspaceistheincreasingsophisticationofstrategiesandallocationapproaches.Fundsareexploringeverypossibleinstrumentandtechniquetofindanedgeinthis24/7globalmarket.Iexpectthistrendwillcontinueaslargerplayersbringmorecapitaltothemarketandasexchangesintroducemoreproducts,includingadvancedderivatives.
动态 | 毕马威公布2019年Fintech100排名 入围的比特币相关公司减少:金色财经报道，全球四大会计师事务所之一KPMG（毕马威）公布了其2019年Fintech100排名，该排名列出了全球排名前100位的金融科技公司。与去年相比，名单上与比特币相关的公司有所减少，但对支付行业进行创新探索的相关公司增多。数字货币公司Binance，MemaPay，Moin，Silot和Tokeny等均入围。（Cointelegraph）[2019/11/20]
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Whenandhowdidyoustartinthecryptocurrencyindustry?Dan:IgotmyfirstBitcoinin2012whenmyfriendpaidmebackforabeerwithaCasasciuscoin.Atthattimeitwasagoodwaytobridgetheanalogytodigital,asdigitalmoneywasstillaverynewidea.Afterlearningmoreabouthowitenabledhumanstostorevalueandinteractwithcompletefreedom,Iwashooked!IwasabigLibertarianandAustrianschoolofeconomicsguysoBitcoinwasaperfectfitformyideology.
动态 | R3聘请Cathy Minter担任其首席营收官:区块链技术公司R3聘请软件销售资深人士Cathy Minter担任其首席营收官，这是该公司为其付费商业产品Corda Enterprise吸收用户而新设立的一个职位。[2019/7/20]
Clark:AfterhearingaboutBitcoinwhenitreacheddollarparityin2011,Ireadthewhitepaperandimmediatelyfelldowntherabbithole.TwodriversledtothecreationofmyfirstBitcoin-relatedproduct:freestreamingmarketdatafromMt.Goxcombinedwiththeterribleuserexperienceonexchangewebsitesbackthen.Afewweekslater,Ilaunchedareal-timemarketdatawebsiteforMt.Goxwiththegroundworklaidtobuildacross-exchangetradingplatform.I’vebeenbuildingproductsonthemarketssideoftheindustryeversince.
动态 | 前Intuit和谷歌高管加入HBUS担任总法律顾问:据marketwatch消息，前Intuit和谷歌高管Tiffani McCoy加入HBUS担任总法律顾问。[2018/10/23]
What’sthemostcypherpunkorcryptothingyou’vedone?(ex:settingupyourownnode)Dan:Thisisatoughone!I’vebeenafanofTor,VPNs,torrentingandothermore“edgy”privacyenablingservicesforquitesometime.SettingupmyCasanodewasprobablymymost“Bitcoin”thingI’vedone.FeelsreallycooltobeabletoconnectdirectlytotheBitcoinnetworkwithouttrustinganythirdparty.Don’ttrust,verify!
Clark:Forawhile,IranJoinMarketasaliquiditymakerwiththesystemhookeduptomyfullnode.DuringmyaltcoinphaseIminedafewblocksofPrimeCoinonmyCPU.CheckingOpenDimebalancesviaSamouraiWalletisalsoprettysweet.You’llneverhearaboutthereallycypherpunkstuff?
What’sonepieceofadviceyou’dgivetonewcryptohedgefundfounders?Dan:Bedatadriven.Developarigorousoperationalprocess.Questionyourassumptions.
Clark:Buybitcoin.
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