Crypto Builders of New York City

NEW POD JUST DROPPED🎙️ This week, I’m joined by the VanEck Digital Assets Alpha Fund team! I had a great conversation with @vaneckpk (Portfolio Manager) and @VidiellaLaura (Head of Investor Relations). We cover: • How Pranav went from being a credit PM at Millennium to pitching and leading VanEck’s digital assets fund • Laura’s take on the frequently asked investor question: “why not just hold Bitcoin?” • The allocation of the VanEck Digital Assets Alpha Fund and why the fund is more heavily weighted toward crypto-related equities than liquid tokens today • How Latin America fits into the fund’s thesis and why stablecoins play an outsized role in the region • Whether the digital assets industry today favors incumbents (financial institutions) or upstarts (new startups) Tune in below!

NEW POD JUST DROPPED🎙️ This week, I’m joined by the VanEck Digital Assets Alpha Fund team! I had a great conversation with @vaneckpk (Portfolio Manager) and @VidiellaLaura (Head of Investor Relations). We cover: • How Pranav went from being a credit PM at Millennium to pitching and leading VanEck’s digital assets fund • Laura’s take on the frequently asked investor question: “why not just hold Bitcoin?” • The allocation of the VanEck Digital Assets Alpha Fund and why the fund is more heavily weighted toward crypto-related equities than liquid tokens today • How Latin America fits into the fund’s thesis and why stablecoins play an outsized role in the region • Whether the digital assets industry today favors incumbents (financial institutions) or upstarts (new startups) Tune in below!

NEW POD JUST DROPPED! Had a great conversation with @aya_kantor, cofounder & co-CEO of @august_digital (crypto prime brokerage) and @upshift_fi (vault infrastructure). Aya was previously on the founding team at FalconX and has a deep understanding of both institutional and retail crypto. We cover: > What it was like closing August's first fundraising round during the week of FTX's collapse > How August helps address some of the biggest pain points for institutions in crypto > Why vaults are a hot topic right now in crypto, and how Upshift provides 10x vault infrastructure > How to segment the vault landscape > How AI tooling has helped Aya and her team Listen in below!

NEW POD JUST DROPPED! Had a great conversation with @aya_kantor, cofounder & co-CEO of @august_digital (crypto prime brokerage) and @upshift_fi (vault infrastructure). Aya was previously on the founding team at FalconX and has a deep understanding of both institutional and retail crypto. We cover: > What it was like closing August's first fundraising round during the week of FTX's collapse > How August helps address some of the biggest pain points for institutions in crypto > Why vaults are a hot topic right now in crypto, and how Upshift provides 10x vault infrastructure > How to segment the vault landscape > How AI tooling has helped Aya and her team Listen in below!

NEW POD JUST DROPPED! 🎙️ Had a great conversation with @jayks, CMO at @eco, which connects the leading stablecoin ecosystems in today's fragmented multichain landscape. We cover: > What the current gaps in today's stablecoin landscape are and how Eco addresses this > Separating hype from substance when it comes to stablecoins > How marketing in the stablecoin space differs from other crypto verticals > Why Jay thinks there's no better place to build a crypto company than New York City > Jay's fave Williamsburg restaurant recommendation Listen in below!