Gm! This week, Seth Ginns, from CoinFund, and Cosmo Jian, of Pantera Capital, join Yano to dive into the funds’ mandates, the overall outlook of the market, whether narratives or fundamentals drive price, how DATs play a role in the investor ecosystem and why sometimes non-consensus trades pay off!

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Chapters:

(00:00) Intro

(02:34) Liquid Funds

(05:35) CoinFund’s Mandate

(06:40) Pantera Capital’s Mandate

(15:22) Portfolio Construction

(20:17) Ads (Skale, Katana)

(21:48) Token Picking Strategy

(29:20) Narrative Driven Markets

(35:42) Acquiring, Trading & Selling Tokens

(50:25) Ads (Skale, Katana)

(51:56) Investor Relations Advice For Founders

(55:03) DATs Explored

(01:12:29) Ads (LEDN)

(01:13:39) Convergence

(01:17:58) What Sectors Benefit Most From DATs

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