On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Jake Ryan, Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Tradecraft Capital, a digital asset management firm focused on cryptocurrency, blockchain, and emerging technologies. Jake shares how he moved from software engineering and artificial intelligence into digital assets after early angel investing in a blockchain company and buying his first Bitcoin in 2016, and how his tech background helps him assess long-term project defensibility. 

He explains Tradecraft’s evolution from programmatic discretionary trading to more automated, quantitative trend-following strategies that can go long or short in a 24/7, highly correlated market. Jake discusses what traditional investors misunderstand about crypto adoption and regulation, how he thinks about valuation using revenue-based models and on-chain activity metrics, and his “age of autonomy” framework combining IoT, AI, robotics, and blockchain. He also covers volatility management through position sizing and multi-year duration, the rise of stablecoins, and tokenized real-world assets.

 

Visit Tradecraft Capital LLC at www.tradecraft.capital/

Reach out to Jake at www.linkedin.com/in/jakeryan/, and on x.com/TradecraftJake

 

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