160 - The Smart Money is Here with Eric Peters

Eric Peters operates one of the largest institutional crypto hedge funds in the world. What do the institutions think of our little crypto asset class? Are they running for the hills?

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------ Eric Peters is the Founder, CIO of One River Asset Management–his fund has made some of the largest institutional investments in crypto ever..including one purchase of over $600 million in Bitcoin and Ethereum. When we think institutional crypto, we think Eric Peters. 

His first appearance on Bankless was in October 2021…we brought him back to catch us up on the current institutional thesis for crypto.

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------ Topics Covered

0:00 Intro 9:51 Still Bullish? 16:42 Was FTX Surprising? Institutions Reaction 25:14 FTX Red Flags 33:00 3 Arrows Capital 41:40 Philosophy of Investment Decisions  47:36 What Should Regulators Do? 58:20 Was Crypto 2022 Worth It?  1:04:30 Ego 1:09:54 Institutional Exposure to Crypto 1:18:40 Reports  1:24:04 Institutional Exposure to Crypto 1:30:05 2023 Macro Outlook 1:37:22 A Decade Later 1:40:37 Closing & Disclaimers

------ Resources:

Eric Peters https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericpetersoneriver/ 

Eric’s 1st Appearance on Bankless https://youtu.be/NMPiGjxdH0E  

One River Digital Assets Research https://www.oneriveram.com/research/digital-daily 

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