The Third Wave of DeFi: The Outlook for One of Crypto’s Most Exciting Sectors – Bitwise – 2.25.22

Overview:
Title: The Third Wave of DeFi: The Outlook for One of Crypto’s Most Exciting Sectors
Date: Friday, February 25, 2022
Time: 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
Duration: 1 hour

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Summary:

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Decentralized finance (or DeFi) emerged as an exciting new sector of crypto in 2017, with promises to disrupt traditional finance with new “programmable money.”

The market soared in the “DeFi Summer” of 2020, with the launch of major new applications like Uniswap and Aave.

In this special, one-hour webinar, Bitwise’s CIO, Matt Hougan, Director of Research, David Lawant, and lead DeFi researcher Ryan Rasmussen will look ahead to the “Third Wave” of DeFi, and examine the outlook for one of the most important verticals in crypto.

Among the topics they’ll cover:

  • The first two adoption waves of DeFi that introduced one of the leading verticals to crypto, and how the current challenges are laying the groundwork for the third wave of DeFi adoption
  • The innovative scaling solutions that are solving the biggest issues holding DeFi back
  • The rise of “permissioned DeFi”: What it is, why it exists, and when it will take off (sooner than you think)
  • DeFi’s emerging role as the financial backbone of NFTs, gaming, DAOs, the metaverse, and other crypto verticals

Speakers:
SpeakerName Matt Hougan Chief Investment Officer Bitwise Asset Management

Matt Hougan is one of the world’s leading experts on crypto, ETFs, and financial technology. He is the Chief Investment Officer for Bitwise Asset Management, the world’s largest provider of cryptocurrency index funds. He was previously CEO of ETF.com and Inside ETFs, where he helped build the world’s first ETF data and analytics system, the leading ETF media site, and the world’s largest ETF conference.

Matt is co-author of two publications for the CFA Institute Research Foundation: “A Comprehensive Guide to Exchange-Traded Funds” and “Cryptoassets: The Guide to Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies for Professional Investors.” He is a crypto columnist for Forbes, a three-time member of the Barron’s ETF Roundtable, a member of the ETFdb’s ETF Hall of Fame, and the eighth person to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from ETF.com for contributions to the ETF industry.

Hougan sits on the board of directors for Equbot, creator of the first AI-driven ETFs (in partnership with IBM Watson), and is a strategic advisor to multiple crypto- and financial advisor-related startups, including Blockworks, Stratifi, Advisor Circle, and Exchange.
SpeakerName David Lawant Director of Research Bitwise Asset Management

David Lawant is a research analyst at Bitwise Asset Management. Previously, he worked for 10 years as an equity research analyst for J.P. Morgan and Itau BBA, the largest investment bank in Latin America. Lawant was ranked 13 times in the Institutional Investor Ranking among the leading analysts in his space. Previously, he was also a co-founder at Iron Capital, a Brazilian investment boutique, and a partner a Hashdex, a crypto index fund. Lawant holds a B.A. in electrical engineering from Sao Paulo’s University and a M.S. in management from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
SpeakerName Ryan Rasmussen Crypto Research Analyst – DeFi Bitwise Asset Management

Ryan Rasmussen is a researcher at Bitwise Asset Management with a focus on Decentralized Finance (DeFi). Prior to Bitwise, he held a variety of corporate finance roles at Cetera Financial Group, a network of independent broker dealers with over 8,000 financial advisors and $300 billion in assets under administration. Before Cetera, Ryan was a business analyst at Oakley and spent time as a research associate at UK Trade & Investment in Sydney, Australia. He is a graduate of the Argyros School of Business & Economics at Chapman University, with a B.S. in finance and a secondary focus in graphic and web design.