A First-Principles Approach to Crypto | Lex Sokolin - Consensys, Fintech Blueprint [The Future of Investing]

A deep dive into crypto with Lex Sokolin a fintech entrepreneur, head economist at Consensys and visual artist. He also publishes the FinTech blueprint, a newsletter and podcasts reaching over a hundred thousand people weekly. Consensys is a leading Ethereum blockchain software company, behind Metamask and other Blockchain products. Lex shares unique insights into how web3.0 could shape wealth management. He also offers a detailed analysis of crypto yields and the corresponding risks for anyone interested in DeFi.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Introducing Lex Sokolin, Consensys - Fintech Blueprint

00:30 Lex's background: Investment Banking, Entrepreneurship & Crypto debut and Consensys

03:45 Juggling with multiple projects & Building systems for yourself

07:52 Digital wealth managers as 'Spotify for CD roms'

12:40 On transformational technologies

14:35 Institutional investors and crypto

15:57 A first-principles approach to understanding crypto as an investor

22:07 Web3.0 as an emerging market

26:02 Crypto fixed income and stable coins

27:43 Overview of risks in staking and lending crypto, Defi vs Cefi

33:03 The case of Blockfi

36:08 Lex's own NFT experiment

39:04 Conclusion

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