yWhales
yWhales is the largest, exclusive, global leadership community aimed at shaping the business of Web3 to create a better human experience shared by all. Communities: We’re a community of successful business leaders with a common interest in technology that has the potential to improve our world. Solutions: We support business leaders in understanding how digital transformation will improve their businesses and lives. This is the next phase of digital transformation, not a complete shift in how we do business. Ventures: Web3 is an opportunity for us to help create safer global commerce and, in some cases, a more equal playing field. That’s why we’re ready to deploy capital in supporting founders & businesses that are working to build the next wave of digitization to improve the way we all live, work, and play Labs: We’re building the future that we hope to see – by building with the most talented teams in Web3, our speed, and quality are second to none.
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Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
In this episode, the yWhales team speak with Hamosi Ludders, Co-Founder and Head of Development of Diamond Swap. Hamosi discusses how Diamond Swap is the first-of-its-kind utility that provides all crypto investors with a new and lucrative way to buy and sell tokens without affecting the project's chart. He shares the mindset behind the building of the platform and why someone would want to buy, hold and use their Diamond tokens. He also provides a walkthrough of how Diamond Swap works.
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Hamosi Ludders’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/hamish-ludbrook-60316540
Diamond Swap Website: diamondswap.co
YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2Cz-5aGw5nrQuP6dRIan1A
About Guests
Hamosi Ludders is responsible for token and utility performance and the overarching marketing strategies. He previously worked as Product and Marketing Manager at Findatruckload and was the co-founder of Oui Vino. He worked in product development at Freightmate and was the Managing Director at The Cornish Moonshine Company.
You’ll learn about:
How the OTC marketplace and exchange gives holders a more profitable way to trade, and DeFi teams a frictionless way to generate capital when they need it
A walkthrough of how Diamond Swap works
Their mindset during development
What are Diamond Tokens and why someone would want to use these tokens
Timestamps
[02:31] Hamosi’s background
[07:24] What is Diamond Swap
[10:48] A walkthrough of how Diamond Swap works
[16:52] Diamond Swap’s roadmap
[19:52] Early development and feedback
[22:18] Scalability
[26:41] Setting Diamond Swap apart from the competition
[28:08] Target market
[32:57] Challenges
[34:31] Outlook on NFTs
[35:23] Using Diamond Tokens and the approach to regulation
[38:19] Tokenomics
[41:21] Web2 vs Web3
[44:08] Launch of V2 $DMNDS token
[45:37] How to contact Hamosi
DISCLAIMER: yWhales is not affiliated with YPO but at this time only allow for YPO, YPO Gold, and YNG members due to privacy & confidentiality. Support and production for today’s episode was done by Truth Work Media. Nothing in the podcast constitutes professional and/or financial advice, nor does any information on the podcast constitute a comprehensive or complete statement of the matters discussed or the law relating thereto.
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Monday Oct 17, 2022
In this episode, the yWhales team speak with Patrick Sweeney, Founder and CEO of DaVinci 3.0. Patrick discusses what motivated him to start DaVinci 3.0 and how the climate-first company will drive the next generation of greener and cleaner crypto mining. He gives a walkthrough of their first and flagship product, the DragonFly Mining System, that is powered by a proprietary immersion cooling technology.
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Patrick Sweeney’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thefearguru
DaVinci 3.0 Website: davinci3.io
About Guests
Patrick Sweeney is the Founder and CEO of DaVinci 3.0. He is also Co-Founder and Partner of Chamonix Crypto, educating people on how Web3 can change the world for the better, using the Chamonix Valley as the place to focus their efforts. The height of learning in the most beautiful location on earth - meet with legends in financial technology, founders of the most important block chain companies, researchers with the most vast resources all in one place. They host the annual Chamonix Crypto Summit, the Ultimate Trail to blockchain understanding and using Web3 for good.
Patrick is Executive Producer of ODIN Air Adventure Productions that produces award winning outdoor and adventure documentaries that inspire people to get out of their comfort zone and live big. Three of their adventure documentary films have won film festivals from Los Angeles to Moscow. The company also produces branded content with high impact in the outdoor, adventure and sports areas that include health and wellness.
You’ll learn about:
Why Patrick started his company, DaVinci 3.0 and the biggest driver in entering the Web3 space
Their first product, DragonFly Mining System
How DaVinci 3.0 and DragonFly can help produce greener and cleaner crypto mining
The technology behind DragonFly
Timestamps
[01:37] Patrick’s background
[06:39] The biggest driver in entering the Web3 space
[12:23] About DaVinci 3.0
[14:47] The power behind the mining system
[16:49] Proof of work and energy uses
[22:59] The DragonFly model
[25:30] Bitcoin mining and the value of Bitcoin
[32:49] A walkthrough of DragonFly
[37:05] Elegant solution and the Gen 2 board
[39:44] Bitcoin transactions and scalability
[42:05] Roadmap for the next 6 to 12 months
[44:33] How to contact Patrick and DaVinci 3.0
DISCLAIMER: yWhales is not affiliated with YPO but at this time only allow for YPO, YPO Gold, and YNG members due to privacy & confidentiality. Support and production for today’s episode was done by Truth Work Media. Nothing in the podcast constitutes professional and/or financial advice, nor does any information on the podcast constitute a comprehensive or complete statement of the matters discussed or the law relating thereto.
Friday Oct 14, 2022
Friday Oct 14, 2022
In this episode, the yWhales team speak with the co-founders of JennyCo, Jenny Diggles and Michael Nova. Jenny and Michael discuss how JennyCo will change healthcare by putting the consumer in charge with Web3.0. They talk about how the JennyCo app collects and aggregates medical records and preferences, securely and privately on the blockchain and how they will protect user data.
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Email Jenny Diggles: jenny@jennyco.com
Michael Nova’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/michael-nova-827677
Email: michael@jennyco.com
JennyCo Website: jennyco.com
Twitter: twitter.com/JennyCoInc
Telegram: t.me/JennyCoOfficial
About Guests
Jenny Diggles is an entrepreneur with experience and passion for emerging industries. Her relentless curiosity has led her to found multiple companies in technology, creative services and cannabis. She was a partner in a digital and social media agency that was acquired by Deloitte Digital in 2012 and developed an iPhone game that garnered her a spot on Apple’s first TV show called Planet of theApps. Her personal medical journey brought her into the nascent cannabis industry prior to recreational legalization where she built multiple cannabis investments funds and first connected with Dr Nova. Jenny lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband and two dogs.
Michael Nova is a co-founder and CEO of JennyCo. He was previously the Chief Innovation Officer of Pathway Genomics and was a founding team member of the company. He was the inventor of the Pathway-IBM/Watson Deep Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence mobile application: Panorama/OME. He was also the founder and CEO of Discovery Partners Inc. (Nasdaq: DPII), which completed a successful $150M IPO. He is the 2005 WorldEconomic Forum (WEF) Technology Pioneer Award Winner and was a member of the IBM Watson, Metagenics, and Salk Institute Neuro AI Advisory Boards. Michael is a physician of record on the first person to ever have their entire genome sequenced by Illumina (2009). His scientific career began as a research associate at the Salk Institute in the laboratory of Nobel Laureate Roger Guillemin.
You’ll learn about:
JennyCo, the app that collects and aggregates medical records and preferences, securely and privately on the blockchain
How JennyCo will change healthcare by putting the consumer in charge with Web3.0 and how they will protect user data
Use cases and who this app is benefitting
The first places they will look for adoptions and the biggest challenges ahead of mainstream adoption
The services they offer through the app including telehealth medicine
Timestamps
[01:46] Jenny’s background
[02:35] Michael’s background
[03:22] Entering the Web3 world
[05:55] What is JennyCo
[08:12] Best use cases for JennyCo
[09:34] Web2 dynamics
[12:12] Biggest misconceptions when pitching this concept
[13:59] The true size of the market
[15:37] Overview of JennyCo’s structure
[22:07] The services they offer including telehealth medicine
[27:40] Solving the critical issue of personal health data storage
[31:59] Protecting user data
[34:55] User adoption
[37:22] Biggest challenges ahead of mainstream adoption
[42:02] Outlook on the Web3 future
[46:44] How to contact Jenny, Michael and JennyCo
DISCLAIMER: yWhales is not affiliated with YPO but at this time only allow for YPO, YPO Gold, and YNG members due to privacy & confidentiality. Support and production for today’s episode was done by Truth Work Media. Nothing in the podcast constitutes professional and/or financial advice, nor does any information on the podcast constitute a comprehensive or complete statement of the matters discussed or the law relating thereto.
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Friday Oct 07, 2022
In this episode, the yWhales team speak with Tuomas Holmberg, CEO of Collector Crypt. Collector Crypt offers the most secure way to trade, manage and show off collectibles to the world. Tuomas shares how his two favorite hobbies - Magic the Gathering and blockchain - led to the development of Collector Crypto. He gives a walkthrough of the process and how the team built the technology.
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Twitter: twitter.com/TuomHolmberg
Collector Crypt Website: collectorcrypt.com
Twitter: twitter.com/_collector___
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/collector-c
Telegram: t.me/CollectorChat
Medium: medium.com/collector1
Discord: discord.com/invite/EVqadTUNgF
About Guests
Collector is a project stemming from Tuomas’ passion for collectible trading cards merged with his early fascination of blockchain in 2013, when Tuom began mining bitcoin. He has collected Magic the Gathering for over 25 years.
You’ll learn about:
How Collector Crypt revolutionizes how people trade physical collectibles like trading cards, comics, coins, and stamps online
How Tuomas’ favorite hobbies - Magic the Gathering and blockchain - led to the development of Collector Crypto
The process from start to finish
How Collector Crypto builds a community
Timestamps
[01:46] Tuomas’ background
[10:04] The path to Collector Crypto
[13:56] The problem Collector Crypt solves
[21:56] Process
[33:40] Collector’s team and how they built this
[36:02] Collector tokens and digital gallery
[39:26] Collector community
[46:16] What is next for Collector
[53:01] How to contact Tuomas
DISCLAIMER: yWhales is not affiliated with YPO but at this time only allow for YPO, YPO Gold, and YNG members due to privacy & confidentiality. Support and production for today’s episode was done by Truth Work Media. Nothing in the podcast constitutes professional and/or financial advice, nor does any information on the podcast constitute a comprehensive or complete statement of the matters discussed or the law relating thereto.
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
In this episode, the yWhales team speak with Patrick Dunlop, CEO and Co-Founder of Jackal Labs and Jackal Protocol, a fast, scalable, and secure blockchain that empowers individuals, developers, and enterprises to increase their data privacy and cybersecurity posture without sacrificing ease of use. Patrick previews Jackal Protocol before its October 26 launch by discussing how this will provide a way for only end users to access, share and manage their data with a private key.
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Jackal Protocol Website: jackaldao.com
RNS: jackaldao.com/rns
Wiki: jackal-wiki.notion.site/jackal-wiki/JACKAL-Wiki-02cf967e0a10475983823645238b8852
Twitter: twitter.com/Jackal_Protocol
Discord: discord.com/invite/5GKym3p6rj
Telegram: t.me/+kyaQs5qFMF8zZDcx
Github: github.com/JackalLabs
About Guests
Identified as an emerging voice in the Cosmos ecosystem, Patrick works tirelessly to stay ahead of the curve in the ever-changing blockchain and cybersecurity landscape. Patrick is the Co-Founder of Jackal Labs, a web3 company building the Jackal Protocol, a blockchain and data storage network that is fast, ultra-secure, and easy for people to use. He was previously the digital intelligence and blockchain lead at Inquisitive Intel, a published contributor with the OSINT Curious Project, and has fulfilled requests to guest-lecture at Ottawa, McGill and Harvard Universities.
You’ll learn about:
How Patrick’s digital forensic and cyber security background played into building Jackal
Jackal’s core value that people should be self-custodial with their data
How Jackal provides a way for only end users to access, share and manage their data with a private key
Why they chose to build on the Cosmos network
Timestamps
[01:57] Patrick’s background
[05:01] About Jackal
[07:36] Building on Cosmos
[09:53] Securing the Dev team
[11:24] Use case
[15:35] How it works
[19:36] Who is Jackal’s user?
[20:31] Jackal’s financial model
[22:14] Jackal vs Web2 Applications
[23:19] Integration in the Web3 Community
[27:13] Jackal vs other protocols
[31:28] Building the protocol
[35:51] The biggest challenges
[44:49] Green energy
[46:23] Pitch deck and roadmap
[49:23] How to contact Patrick
DISCLAIMER: yWhales is not affiliated with YPO but at this time only allow for YPO, YPO Gold, and YNG members due to privacy & confidentiality. Support and production for today’s episode was done by Truth Work Media. Nothing in the podcast constitutes professional and/or financial advice, nor does any information on the podcast constitute a comprehensive or complete statement of the matters discussed or the law relating thereto.
Friday Sep 30, 2022
Friday Sep 30, 2022
In this episode, the yWhales team speak with Avery Akkineni, President of Vayner3. Vayner3 is a team of crypto-native strategists, blockchain experts, creators and NFT enthusiasts, who are guiding the world’s leading enterprises and intellectual property owners in the next iteration of consumer behavior. Avery shares her thoughts on the current state of the Web3 space. She talks about the misconceptions she hears working with big brands and how Vayner3 is educating on proper use and adoption of Web3 technology. She also talks about where she thinks we are in the mass adoption timeline and what it would take to get there.
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Twitter: twitter.com/avery_akkineni
Vayner3 Website: vayner3.com
Twitter: twitter.com/Vayner3
Instagram: instagram.com/vayner3
Facebook: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083195875482
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/vayner3
About Guests
Avery Akkineni is leading the mission to guide the world's largest enterprises and intellectual property owners in navigating the next iteration of consumer behavior, Web3. She is a leader, mentor, and investor in pioneering Web3 projects and communities and an active advisor for several tech platforms, including the Board of Advisors of One Of and Tracer, Web3 Advisory Board for Salesforce, Advisory Board for Meta Creative X, Facebook's Metaverse Council and a founding BFF member. She has been a featured keynote speaker at global events including, Cannes, Lions, SXSW, Consensus, Permissionless and VeeCon, IAB, C2, and others. Avery is frequently featured in publications across the business (WSJ, CNBC, Forbes), advertising (AdAge, The Drum,Campaign), and crypto industries (Decrypt, CoinDesk, CoinTelegraph), sharing her knowledge from inside the burgeoning space.
You’ll learn about:
What Avery brought from her tech background to Vayner3
Avery’s thoughts on the current state of Web3: where we are in the mass adoption timeline, what does mass adoption look like and where are DAOs heading
Some of the misconceptions Avery hears from working with big brands
How Vayner3 is educating on proper use and adoption of Web3 technology
Investing in the Web3 space
Timestamps
[00:52] Intro to Avery
[02:34] Bridging Avery’s background to Vayner3
[06:01] Where the web2 tech community stand in the web3 transition
[12:38] Where are we in the mass adoption timeline?
[15:05] Biggest misconceptions from big brands
[17:51] What does true mass adoption look like in the future?
[20:39] Biggest hurdles we need to focus on
[22:40] Education at Vayner3
[25:52] Outlook for future use cases in NFTs
[28:23] Where are DAOs headed?
[30:46] Who is investing in the space
[33:33] How to approach investing in the space
[35:35] How to contact Avery
DISCLAIMER: yWhales is not affiliated with YPO but at this time only allow for YPO, YPO Gold, and YNG members due to privacy & confidentiality. Support and production for today’s episode was done by Truth Work Media. Nothing in the podcast constitutes professional and/or financial advice, nor does any information on the podcast constitute a comprehensive or complete statement of the matters discussed or the law relating thereto.
DISCLAIMER: yWhales is not affiliated with YPO but at this time only allow for YPO, YPO Gold, and YNG members due to privacy & confidentiality. Support and production for today’s episode was done by Truth Work Media. Nothing in the podcast constitutes professional and/or financial advice, nor does any information on the podcast constitute a comprehensive or complete statement of the matters discussed or the law relating thereto.
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
In this episode, the yWhales team speak with Vince Kadar, CEO of Polymath and Governing Council Member for Polymesh. Polymath is an institutional-grade platform that digitizes real world assets represented as security tokens and operated through smart contracts. Polymesh is an institutional-grade open-source blockchain built specifically for regulated assets. Vince talks about the platform and blockchain and how these provide a foundation for a security token market.
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/Vinnie2dotOh
Polymath Website: https://polymath.network/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PolymathNetwork
Blog: https://blog.polymath.network/?gi=9357e3386ab2
Github: https://github.com/PolymathNetwork
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/polymathnetwork
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC77syPQJO0eA5FBUMczZ4bA
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/PolymathNetwork/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/polymathnetwork
Polymesh Website: https://polymesh.network/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PolymeshNetwork
Blog: https://polymesh.network/blog
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/Z9MAUtYaG7
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/polymeshnetwork/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PolymeshNetwork
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/PolymathNetwork/
About Guests
Vincent guides the growth of Polymath, delivering an innovative and evolutionary software platform for a new generation of capital markets, leaning on his successful 25 years of start-up and scale up experience in financial software and services, as well as telecom software. Prior to Polymath, Vincent was the CEO of Telepin Software Systems Inc, a fintech software company providing a disruptive digital wallet and payments platform for developed and emerging markets globally (acquired by Constellation Software Inc. (TSX:CSU). He has also held CTO and founding positions at Airwide Solutions, a software provider in mobile messaging and security software for the telecoms industry (acquired by Mavenir). Vincent is also a member of the Governing Council of the Polymesh Association, an institutional–grade permissioned blockchain built specifically for regulated assets.
You’ll learn about:
Vince’s background in tech and how it led him to work with a new asset class in Web3
Polymath’s platform to digitize real world assets represented as security tokens and operated through smart contracts
The technology behind the platform, including the Polymesh blockchain, and how they tokenize assets
Why it’s important that Polymath is allowing other dApps to operate on their blockchain
Vince’s thoughts on the current state of Web3
Timestamps
[01:51] Vince’s background
[15:43] About Polymath
[19:37] On laws and regulation
[24:22] Digital custodians
[33:04] Tokenization
[36:58] Remarks on DAOs
[39:08] How Polymesh is built
[41:17] Is regulation moving in the right direction?
[48:05] The biggest differentiator in building web3
[56:08] How to contact Vince
DISCLAIMER: yWhales is not affiliated with YPO but at this time only allow for YPO, YPO Gold, and YNG members due to privacy & confidentiality. Support and production for today’s episode was done by Truth Work Media. Nothing in the podcast constitutes professional and/or financial advice, nor does any information on the podcast constitute a comprehensive or complete statement of the matters discussed or the law relating thereto.
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Monday Sep 26, 2022
In this episode, the yWhales team speak with Esther O’Callaghan OBE, Founder and CEO of hundo, the home of Gen Z, metaverse and the future of work. hundo’s mission is to end youth unemployment through Web3. Esther discusses how hundo is changing the future of work through the learn and earn campus in development and why they are focusing on Gen Z. She shares how the platform works and the technology behind it.
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Esther O’Callaghan OBE’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/estherocallaghan/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaesther42
hundo website: https://www.hundo.xyz/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hundo.xyz/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hundo.xyz
About Guests
From Manchester to the Metaverse, Esther left school at 16, and has been working to improve the odds for young people ever since. From being the first female DJ/producer to own a specialist vinyl store in Manchester to building the world's first on-chain Learn-and-Earn platform for GenZ, powered by a utility token (with some waitressing, window cleaning, and IronMan training in between), it’s been an incredibly unique journey.
You’ll learn about:
How hundo provides education to fill the future work roles in tech
hundo’s first learn and earn campus for Gen Z through Web3
How hundo works, what the platform offers students and their focus on Gen Z
Esther’s participation in AllStarsWomen NFT Club & DAO and Global Tech Advocates (GTA)
Timestamps
[02:42] Esther’s Background
[04:27] Identity in web3
[14:26] About hundo
[19:59] Gen Z focused
[23:32] How hundo works
[29:18] On utility NFTs and mainstream adoption
[35:06] Target in education
[38:39] Managing a busy career
[40:35] Importance of flexibility in web3
[43:33] About AllStarsWomen NFT Club & DAO
[45:11] About GTA and Future of Work
[48:22] Real case scenario
[51:07] How to contact Esther
DISCLAIMER: yWhales is not affiliated with YPO but at this time only allow for YPO, YPO Gold, and YNG members due to privacy & confidentiality. Support and production for today’s episode was done by Truth Work Media. Nothing in the podcast constitutes professional and/or financial advice, nor does any information on the podcast constitute a comprehensive or complete statement of the matters discussed or the law relating thereto.
Friday Sep 23, 2022
Friday Sep 23, 2022
In this episode, the yWhales team speak with Janine Grainger, Co-Founder and CEO of Easy Crypto. Janine shares how Easy Crypto makes it easy for anyone to buy, sell and exchange over 160+ cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, Solana, and many more. She discusses how the platform works and what they are doing to protect their clients’ assets. She also shares her thoughts on how people should be thinking about cryptocurrency today.
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Twitter: twitter.com/janine_ec
Easy Crypto Website: easycrypto.com
Facebook: facebook.com/easycryptonz
Twitter: twitter.com/easycrypto
Instagram: instagram.com/easycrypto.global/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/easy-crypto/
YouTube: youtube.com/c/EasyCryptoGlobal
Hub EasyCrypto: hub.easycrypto.com
About Guests
Janine Grainger is the co-founder and CEO of Easy Crypto. She is a blockchain and cryptocurrency tech and regulatory expert with a background in finance, economics and consulting. She has worked for a number of years delivering strategy for leading corporations such as Air New Zealand and Westpac, as well as in the public sector. She has a broad range of experience across a wide remit of business operations, from governance, strategy and planning through to execution.
You’ll learn about:
How the idea for Easy Crypto came about
How Easy Crypto makes it easy for anyone to buy, sell and exchange over 160+ cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, Solana, and many more and how they manage their client base
Why it’s important to think about how the Web3 space should manage transparency and privacy
How they employ industry-leading security measures to help ensure their clients’ crypto assets are protected and secured
Janine’s thoughts on how people should be thinking about cryptocurrency today
Timestamps
[02:36] Janine’s Background
[05:58] Path to mainstream adoption
[09:05] The need for instilling regulation in web3
[12:01] Easy Crypto’s origin story
[16:28] How Easy Crypto works
[19:54] Easy Crypto’s Road Map
[23:33] deFi future prospects
[27:59] Perspective on a transparent regulation agency
[32:35] Outlook on future communities representing web3
[35:12] PoW vs PoS
[36:56] Education in web3
[47:14] Separate keys concept
[49:17] Finding solutions to future problems
[52:04] Janine’s approach to crypto today
[59:30] How to contact Janine
DISCLAIMER: yWhales is not affiliated with YPO but at this time only allow for YPO, YPO Gold, and YNG members due to privacy & confidentiality. Support and production for today’s episode was done by Truth Work Media. Nothing in the podcast constitutes professional and/or financial advice, nor does any information on the podcast constitute a comprehensive or complete statement of the matters discussed or the law relating thereto.
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Monday Sep 19, 2022
In this episode, the yWhales team speak with Samed Bouaynaya and Roland Roventa, Portfolio Managers at Altana Wealth. Samed and Roland talk about the Altana Digital Assets Fund, which invests in Blockchain Technology across a wide spectrum of sectors in the digital assets space using a VC style investment process, They discuss the investment strategy and how it was created to generate aligned alpha from niche strategies uncorrelated to other asset classes, their approach for handling the market today, and why real world economics still applies regardless of the asset class. They also share three factors that differentiate Altana from other crypto funds.
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Roland Roventa’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rolandroventa
Email: roland.roventa@altanawealth.com
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About Guests
Samed Bouaynaya has sell-side experience in cross asset structured products quantitative analysis and buy-side experience in equity portfolio management and digital assets research and investment. He is the Director of UCITS Funds at Altana Wealth.
Roland is joint PM of the Altana Digital Assets Fund, which invests in Blockchain Technology across a wide spectrum of sectors in the digital assets space using a VC style investment process. Roland’s expertise comes from leveraging his longstanding market experience within digital assets to anticipate market trends and generate alpha for the fund. He first started investing personally in blockchain and cryptocurrencies in 2017 and joined Altana Wealth in June 2020, where he supported the Investment Management Team focusing on systematic trading and competition analysis. Roland graduated with honors from the University of Monaco with a Bachelor’s degree, majoring in Finance
You’ll learn about:
How Altana looks at the market today and their approach
Three factors that differentiate Altana from other crypto funds
How they are following Smart Money
Why real world economics still apply regardless of the asset class
Their thoughts on the Ethereum Blockchain merge
Timestamps
[02:27] Intro to Roland
[07:57] Intro to Samed
[13:47] Altana and market approach today
[16:24] What differentiates Altana
[22:34] Macro and sectors tracked
[32:24] Early adopters
[45:36] ETH merge
[58:31] Insights and Alpha Drop
[1:08:18] How to contact Roland and Samed
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