Ethereum: What The Merge Means for Investors – Bitwise Asset Management – 9.21.22

Overview:

Title: Ethereum: What The Merge Means for Investors
Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Time: 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Duration: 1 hour
 

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Summary:

Around September 15th, Ethereum will deploy its largest network infrastructure upgrade to date. “The Merge” is expected to be the biggest crypto event of the year due to major shifts in Ethereum’s economic logic and energy efficiency.

Days following the upgrade, Bitwise Director of Research David Lawant and Crypto Research Analyst Anais Rachel will host a special one-hour webcast to explain what will change with The Merge, what it means for investors, and what’s next for Ethereum. Plus, they’ll answer advisors’ questions about Ethereum and the outlook for the world’s second most valuable blockchain.

Topics include:

  • An overview of Ethereum and its top use cases: DeFi, NFT marketplaces, and gaming
  • The three major implications of The Merge
  • What Ethereum’s next big network improvement will be
  • Considerations for advisors invested in Ethereum, or for anyone considering an investment
 

Speakers:

David LawantDavid Lawant Director of Research Bitwise Asset Management

David Lawant is the Director of Research at Bitwise Asset Management. Previously, he worked for over ten years as an equity research analyst for JP Morgan and the largest investment bank in Latin America. David was ranked 13 times in the Institutional Investor Ranking among the leading analysts in his space. David holds a BA in Electrical Engineering from Sao Paulo’s University and a Master of Science in Management degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He was also a co-author of the guide to Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency for Investment Professionals published by the CFA Research Institute.

Anais RachelAnais Rachel Crypto Research Analyst Bitwise Asset Management

Anais Rachel is a Crypto Research Analyst at Bitwise Asset Management, where she focuses on Layer 1s, Layer 2s, and Web3. Prior to joining, she was an analyst at Autonomous Partners, a cryptocurrency hedge fund and blockchain-focused venture capital firm, where she focused on infrastructure and monetary use cases. Before Autonomous, Anais worked in impact investing with a focus on emerging markets at Capria Ventures in Seattle and the Wharton Social Impact Initiative in Philadelphia. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan, with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.

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