CoinFund's Chris Perkins Talks Web3 and the Future of Finance

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After graduating from the United States Naval Academy and serving in the US Marine Corps, Chris Perkins started his finance career at Lehman Brothers and eventually became a managing director at Citi, where he was Global Co-Head, Futures, Clearing and FX Prime Brokerage. Then, in the second half of last year, Chris left Citi to become President and Managing Partner at CoinFund.
In this wide-ranging interview, Chris talks about his career pivot and the exciting promise of Web3, including how new advancements like decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) can reshape industries beyond finance. He also offers advice for other finance executives pondering similar career changes and also details the work he is doing to help military veterans transition into careers in digital assets.
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Chapters

1. CoinFund's Chris Perkins Talks Web3 and the Future of Finance (00:00:00)

2. The transition to CoinFund (00:02:38)

3. The evolution of digital assets (00:03:48)

4. Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) (00:07:30)

5. Growth of Web3 (00:10:19)

6. Bipartisan support for digital assets (00:12:40)

7. Are there too many digital assets? (00:16:31)

8. The role of DAOs in ESG (00:18:54)

9. Wave of legacy finance execs moving to Web3 (00:23:59)

10. The difference between working in legacy finance and Web3 (00:28:22)

11. Advice for other pondering pivot to Web3 (00:29:44)

12. Veterans in Digital Assets (00:33:20)