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Jeremy Boynton
#491 Jeremy Boynton on Digital Asset Active Management
- Institutional adoption has shifted from dismissive skepticism in 2017–2018 to serious participation, exemplified by MicroStrategy, BlackRock, and Guggenheim, though adoption strategies differ (public vs. stealth positioning). - Active management in crypto outperforms passive indexing because value accrual happens in private pre-ICO investments and small-cap DeFi where liquidity and opportunity are abundant before mainstream awareness. - DeFi protocols like Uniswap demonstrate real cash-flow accrual to token holders—Uniswap generates ~$766 million annually in transaction fees at a ~$4.5 billion valuation (5x cash flow), comparable to traditional company multiples. - The venture capital market for crypto projects has matured from speculative ICOs (2017) to disciplined multi-year funding rounds (seed, Series A/B/C) before public launch, improving project quality and reducing fraud. - Wealthy clients are recommended to allocate 2–3% initially (or double that today) to crypto as a non-portfolio-altering position, with access to hedge funds serving as the practical gatekeeping mechanism for asymmetric alpha capture. - Small-cap DeFi is currently the most inefficient and highest-growth segment; institutional capital clustering on Bitcoin and Ethereum creates a bifurcated market that leaves alternative tokens mispriced.
Jeremy Boynton, Founder of Laureate Wealth Management: How Rich People Invest Their Money
- Jeremy Boynton transitioned from accounting and insurance to wealth management, specializing in managing portfolios for affluent investors with $5–25 million in net worth. - The investment mentality differs significantly between $25M families (seeking growth to reach $100M+) and $100M+ families (focused on wealth preservation and protection). - Family offices and institutional investors can access private placement deals with smaller capital commitments by leveraging relationship networks and demonstrating respect and serious inquiry. - Alternative investments—tax liens, life settlements, private credit, real estate debt—offer higher yields (6–12%+) with defined downside risk when structured properly (e.g., collateral-backed lending). - Jeremy launched a crypto fund-of-funds in January 2018, selecting five "world-class" managers (Metastable, Multicoin, Hazur, Digital Global, Blocktower) rather than picking individual coins, and sizes crypto at 2–5% of client portfolios as a 10-year thesis. - Biotech represents an emerging alpha opportunity in public markets where small-cap biotechs trade pre-clinical or early-stage, creating multiple value creation points overlooked by traditional Wall Street analysts lacking venture capital science expertise.