Key Takeaways from Silver’s “How to Build a Crypto Fund” Webinar

Silver’s CEO, Fizza Khan, recently sat down with Dave Rothschild, Partner at Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP and Scott Hershorin, VP of Operations & CCO at Dragonfly Capital, to share their experiences with structuring digital asset funds. The webinar replay can be found inside the article.

Silver’s CEO, Fizza Khan, recently sat down with Dave Rothschild, Partner at Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP and Scott Hershorin, VP of Operations & CCO at Dragonfly Capital, in a webinar titled, “How to Build a Crypto Fund: a Brief Discussion,” to share their experiences with structuring crypto funds.

 

 

Fizza, Dave and Scott dig into the pressing issues that impact crypto fund formation from a regulatory, legal and investment manager’s perspective. Some of the key themes covered during the course of the conversation include:

  • Discussion of the “Crypto winter” and whether now is the time to launch a fund
  • Update on the recent regulatory and legal matters that managers need to be aware of
  • Brief explanation of the due diligence process and why it is more important now more than ever
  • Closer look at the regulatory ambiguity in the space and what this means for managers who are trying to launch a fund now and/or incorporate crypto into an existing strategy
  • Insight on experience with forming a crypto fund, including defining terms, selecting service providers, bolstering operations, tax implications, increased questions around Terra Luna and how it has impacted things, and counterparty risk
  • Best practices/common pitfalls to keep in mind before, during and after a fund launch
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