ParaFi Capital

Informative chat with Ben Forman of ParaFi Capital for Ep 14 of Hutt Capital's Inside the Hutt podcast, discussing stablecoins, DeFi, tokenization, and fundamental investing in crypto. Full topics below: -Ben's background, pitching bitcoin at KKR early on, and why he started ParaFi (+ what was the firm's original name) -Overview of ParaFi, its strategies, team, and focus areas -ParaFi’s proprietary tools including Trask and Alexandria -Overview of tokenization of real world assets, why it is interesting, and what Ben is seeing from large asset managers interested in this space -Why Ben is excited about stablecoins -Importance of regulatory clarity for DeFi and building systems that institutions can interact with -How DeFi landscape has evolved over the past several years -Fundamental investing - does the market care about fundamentals? -How ParaFi supports portfolio companies and measures its impact Apple: https://lnkd.in/ezMj436e Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eD_Jyf_k

Centrifuge has raised $15M to scale the adoption of institutional DeFi. With this round of Series A funding secured, we're excited to share our key focuses for Centrifuge's development, innovation, and adoption across the worlds of traditional and decentralized finance: 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: We're building the most efficient and user-friendly fund management platform onchain. Managers can launch funds, tokenize assets, and offer investment opportunities — all through Centrifuge. 𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: We're continuing to build more integrations for lending, borrowing, and investing in real-world assets, taking advantage of the entire DeFi ecosystem's composability and utility. 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵: Through being a founding member of the Tokenized Asset Coalition as well as hosting the global Real-World Asset Summit, we're fostering an industry where a rising tide lifts all boats. 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁: Key hires to our core team will accelerate Centrifuge's development and adoption. "The Centrifuge team is a leader in real-world asset tokenization, taking a deeply thoughtful approach to design decisions around legal, regulatory, and smart contract architecture. We believe we're reaching an inflection point in institutional adoption and are excited to double down with the Centrifuge team." - Ben Forman, ParaFi Capital "We firmly believe that Centrifuge is poised to claim significant portions of this market. Having pioneered their category, the team demonstrates unwavering resilience through many years of commitment across several market cycles. Their expertise in navigating the intricacies of integrating real-world assets into decentralized finance is unparalleled." - Felix Machart, Greenfield Capital We're grateful for Centrifuge's supporters who share our vision of a better financial system onchain. As we move forward, we're more enthusiastic than ever about creating a more efficient, fair, and inclusive financial system. ParaFi Capital • Greenfield Capital • Arrington Capital • Bloccelerate VC • Circle Ventures • Edessa Capital • Gnosis Ventures • IOSG Ventures • Re7 Capital • Scytale Digital • Skynet Trading • The Spartan Group • Modular Capital • Stake Capital Group • TRGC • Wintermute • Stefan George • Lyuben Belov