To read a post about the call on Medium and/or view a video replay of the call click here Speaker Bios: a New York firm that specializes in cryptoassets. Prior to Placeholder, Chris pioneered ARK Investment Management’s Next Generation strategy, leading the firm to become the first public fund manager to invest in . He then transitioned to focus exclusively on cryptoassets, paving the way for Wall Street to recognize it as a new asset class. Chris has been featured on CNBC, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times. Chris Burniske — Co-Founder of Placeholder Ventures Internet bitcoin a leading cryptocurrency investment firm. Ari was previously a portfolio manager for the University of Chicago’s $8 billion endowment, and a derivatives market maker and proprietary trader for Susquehanna International Group (SIG). Ari Paul — Co-founder and CIO of BlockTower Capital where he teaches valuation, financial analysis and venture capital. Stephen’s work on cryptoassets, security issuance, and M&A has been published in top finance journals, and widely quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and NY Times. His professional experience includes 6 years as a CFO and work with VC backed start-ups as a Co-Founder and Board Member. Stephen McKeon — Assoc. Professor of Finance at University of Oregon , who has been active in the cryptocurrency space since mid-2013. Ryan was formerly Managing Director at CoinDesk and Director of Investments at Digital Currency Group. Ryan writes a popular blog, “TBI’s Weekly Bit.” You can follow him on Twitter at @twobitidiot and on Medium at Ryan Selkis —Entrepreneur and investor TwoBitIdiot 0.00000001 Bitcoin If you got at least worth of value from this post or enjoyed the video, go ahead and “Clap” below .