Episode description

Lex chats with Arno Castillo, founder and CEO of CrunchDAO. CrunchDAO is a research team of data scientists and quants that leverage the power of collective intelligence and Web3 to produce and sell next-generation predictive financial insights. In the discussion, Lex and Arnaud touch on decentralized asset management, data science, building portfolios, and web3 organizations. Arnaud shares his background in finance, including his experience working at Lehman Brothers and Deutsche Bank, as well as his work in consulting and entrepreneurship. Arnaud explaines how CrunchDAO has developed a framework called the design framework to address the challenges of using machine learning in financial markets. The framework is designed to share their research and data sets with others in the industry, allowing for collaboration and feedback.

MENTIONED IN THE CONVERSATION

CrunchDAO's website: https://bit.ly/3z60sDU

Arnaud's Linkedin profile: https://bit.ly/40cWrJS

Topics: Decentralized Autonomous Organizations, DAO, artificial intelligence, machine learning, Blockchain, Web3

Companies: CrunchDAO, Numerai, Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank

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TIMESTAMPS

1’25”: Arnaud’s background in finance & experience working at Lehman Brothers and Deutsche Bank

5’06”: Learning the concept of Economic Value Add (EVA) and its connection to DAOs & DAO Networks

9’15”: What it means to be a DAO stakeholder & the agency issues around management in a corporation versus the public goods inside of a DAO

15’17”: The role of a CEO/Business Leader & how this changes when applied to a DAO  

18’35”: Identifying business opportunities in fairly technical, difficult, innovative markets & immersion into the machine learning fintech space

23’42”: CrunchDAO: What it does, the problem it solves for, and the architecture of the technology involved relating to the user experience

28’40”: Comparison of CrunchDAO to Numerai (developer competition-based hedge fund) & the evolution of decentralized asset management in capital markets

36’22”: Machine learning challenges in financial markets & CrunchDAO’s framework for sharing their research and datasets

38'26”: Channels to use to connect with Arnaud & learn more about CrunchDAO

Disclaimer here — this newsletter does not provide investment advice and represents solely the views and opinions of FINTECH BLUEPRINT LTD.

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