Since its rise in 2020, DeFi has become the core driver of consistently unbeatable yields in crypto. Retail and institutional investors want to cash in on high yield DeFi projects that pay participants who provide liquidity handsomely. But most capital allocators don't know how to navigate the complex risks that come with the DeFi ecosystem.

In this 1 hour fireside chat we will discuss how investors can leverage DeFi to juice their personal and fund portfolio returns. Where to find alpha in the plethora of market making pools, staking, and lending investment opportunities. Why compounding crypto market exposure with DeFi yields is a great way to hedge your market long position. What safe guards investors can put in place to mange risks like stablecoin peg breakages, rug pulls, and emerging coin value crashes.

Join us to learn key DeFi investment strategies from experts who deliver DeFi returns for a living:

  • What the most attractive DeFi investment opportunities for each risk/reward profile are
  • How each protocol affects yields based on trading costs and liquidity
  • Where DeFi experts find lucrative DeFi pools every day
  • Which assets to stake - Stablecoins, Blue Chip Cryptos, or Emerging coins
  • How to evaluate a Defi pool's risk before putting any capital at risk
  • Why insurance and hedging is key for downside protection
  • How long this high yield environment will last
  • Whether the SEC's effort to standardize the market will affect yields

Event Recording

Compounding Crypto Market Exposure with DeFi Yield Generation

00:59:52

Speakers

  • Jeremy Johnson

    Title
    Digital Growth Master
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    Company
    FLAIA
    Role
    Moderator

    Jeremy has 10+ years of experience as a lead web developer with a demonstrated history of working in the media production industry. As the head of FinTech/Web Development of FLAIA, Jeremy is responsible for hosting digital events, managing the website and onboarding new technological solutions for FLAIA members and community. He has previous experience in state level government legislative policies where he partook on various consulting projects for state elected officials on new/emerging technology.

    Since the early 2017, Jeremy has been a strong believer of Blockchain Technology and has been investing in the space ever since. He is a DeFi user and has been supporting the Blockchain community by being a host & moderator for various Blockchain & Cryptocurrency panels and Q&A sessions and spreading its impact to the alternative investment community around the globe.

  • Kenny Estes

    Title
    CEO
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    Company
    Diffuse Inc.
    Role
    Panelist

    Kenny was one of the first high-frequency traders (when he was 18) with Getco, a pioneering HFT company that is now Virtu. While (and after) helping grow Getco into a 1,500 people strong public entity, Kenny launched 7 investment funds, spanning capital markets, real estate, and venture capital. Through his unique experience, Kenny spotted an opportunity to apply his tried-and-true capital markets strategies to one emerging alternative asset class in particular - digital assets. 

    Kenny founded Diffuse Inc to capitalize on attractive investment opportunities across alternative assets and Diffuse Digital to give investors access to differentiated digital asset strategies.

    To capture the compelling returns generated from Decentralized Finance “DeFi” (the bleeding edge of crypto) Diffuse Digital launched two Defi Funds - StableFi (high yield market neutral) and MaxFi (high yield market long) investing stablecoins and blue-chip cryptos in emerging DeFi projects.

    Kenny holds an MBA from Chicago Booth, two BS degrees (Math & CS) from Truman State University, and is an active member of the Global Digital Currency Association's Policy & Regulatory Committee.

  • Danielle Wall Elliott

    Title
    Chief Operating Officer at Nayms.io
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    Company
    Nayms.io
    Role
    Panelist

    Danielle Wall Elliott fell down the crypto rabbit hole in 2014 and hasn’t been able to see the world the same since. Danielle is the COO of Nayms. Nayms bridges legacy insurance with blockchains. They enable investors, brokers, insurers, and insureds to conduct their affairs in cryptocurrency, from capital to premiums to claims. In this way, participants in the marketplace mitigate exchange risk by matching assets with liabilities whilst accessing alternative capital for the most efficient risk transfer. Prior to her work at Nyams, Danielle spent 6 years in Operations at ShapeShift, an exchange turned DeFi aggregator platform. Her noteworthy contributions include driving stakeholder alignment, orchestrating execution of all major initiatives, and treasury management of a crypto balance sheet of over $100 million dollars. Pioneering the crypto world, she has taken ShapeShit from a centralized entity to a Decentralized Autonomous Organization, DAO. Danielle is a self proclaimed decentralization advocate and is passionate about teaching others about financial freedom. If you learn nothing else from Danielle, remember not your keys, not your coins. 

About

FLAIA

FLAIA is an open access platform of alternative investments for institutions, wealth advisors, family offices, RIAs, and accredited investors. General Partners gain access to a vertically integrated digital & traditional fintech marketplace. Investors gain access to special opportunities, educational webcasts and digital events. All of our digital events, educational content and alternative investment opportunities are available in one place under a single sign on.

Diffuse Inc.

Diffuse Inc is an alternative fund platform offering differentiated investment products. 

Our flagship offering is Diffuse Digital, a family of products for investors who want exposure to the potentially attractive returns in digital assets.

All our funds are represented by Wall Street respected service providers and adhere to tight compliance, risk management, and investing processes.

Nayms.io

Nayms plans to build the world’s leading, fully-regulated marketplace for on-chain insurance. Through our work so far with the industry we are paving the way in providing a new digital asset risk market that allows regulated brokers and underwriters to find digital asset capital providers to share in the premium and liability entailed in covering digital asset risk. Our traceable smart contract is built on a trustless system, meaning insurance brokers can place a contract between market participants in a limitless number of areas and share in the future value of such open trade.