Making Markets
Episode 15 Crypto’s New Regime
Making Markets

Episode 15: Crypto’s New Regime

Making Markets

Episode 15

Crypto’s New Regime

David Kalk is the CIO of reflexive Capital. We cover the regime change in crypto, how reflexivity applies in this market, and how he evaluates new tokens.

(00:00:08) - (First question) Assessing the current state of cryptocurrency

(00:03:04) - Exploring the concept of reflexivity

(00:10:17) - Unpacking the structure of Reflexive Capital

(00:25:36) - Positioning crypto within the broader risk asset context

(00:29:02) - Strategies for researching the crypto market

(00:36:03) - Non-crypto funds' perspectives on crypto trends

(00:42:01) - Delving into the significance of pricing in crypto

(00:50:28) - Evaluating the current phase of cryptocurrency investment

 

Crypto’s New Regime

Introduction

Eric
My guest today is David Kalk. David used to run Peter Thiel's macro fund and is currently the CIO of Reflexive Capital, where he spends most of his time managing the crypto-focused liquid trading fund. We start the conversation by asking where we are in the new regime. We then talk about reflexivity and how it applies to crypto.

We also cover his trading process, how he evaluates new tokens, Solana's resurgence, the Bitcoin ETF and more. Please enjoy this conversation with David Kalk. So Dave, this is going to be fun. Crypto is back just like it was 2021. The question that everybody wants to know, are we back.

David
Hi, Eric, thanks for having me. So I think you have a disclaimer. This is not financial advice, not specific to my investment strategy. And I'll just say, you often hear traders talk on a podcast, and they sound really smart about the next 6 months. But you have to be very careful because the risk is they change their mind the next day. The time horizon for a trader is 20 minutes.

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