James Slazas, Founder of DARMA Capital & Former Director of Capital Markets at Consensys
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James Slazas is the founder of DARMA Capital. He has an unique background across legacy finance and cryptocurrency, including time as the Director of Capital Markets at Consensys. These days he is focused on driving outsized returns via quantitative strategies at DARMA Capital and helping the Open Law Initiative.
In this conversation, James and I discuss:
His decision to use Quant strategies in crypto
How important institutional infrastructure is
What he's doing with the Open Law Initiative
How crypto is related to the 2008 financial crisis
I really enjoyed this conversation with James. Hopefully you enjoy it too.
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