Crypto
Are crypto treasury companies a marvel of financial engineering or a ticking time bomb?
Understanding crypto treasury companies' amplified returns and their leveraged risks is crucial in assessing their potential impact on financial markets.
Robert Schmitt is the Founder and product lead at Cork, a DeFi primitive designed to enable the pricing, hedging, and trading of risk in the crypto ecosystem. Previously co-founder & COO at Toucan Protocol, Robert led tokenomics for the project, which became a major player in the carbon credit market with 4b$ of volume and 100m$ TVL. His vision for Cork arose from concerns about cascading risks in staked tokens and potential ecosystem-wide impacts. Robert also has a strong experience raising over $30 million across various projects. He specializes in DeFi, risk management, onchain credit, institutional DeFi adoption, and stablecoins. Robert envisions a future where DeFi yield integrates with traditional finance, with Cork providing crucial risk management solutions for the evolving financial landscape.
