The Block Presents: The Evolution of Crypto Lending

Ryan Todd, Analyst at The Block Research, will take a look at the Evolution of Crypto Lending.

About the panelists:

Matthew Ballensweig - Vice President - Genesis Global Capital

Matt Ballensweig currently serves as Vice President at Genesis where he leads the institutional lending desk, Genesis Capital. Matt has spent the last 3 years building the largest digital asset loan portfolio within the industry surpassing $10.0B in originations and over $2.0B in active loans outstanding. At Genesis Capital, Matt Ballensweig covers hedge funds, quant firms and oversees all day-to-day underwriting and originations activity. Prior to Genesis, Matt spent 3 years as a Research Associate at Bridgewater Associates. He graduated Boston College in 2013 with a B.S in both Finance and Accounting.

Zac Prince - CEO & Founder, BlockFi 

Zac’s experience includes leadership roles at multiple successful tech companies. Initially in adtech, where he was a part of two successful acquisitions, Admeld (Acquired by Google) and Sociomantic (acquired by DunnHumby). Prior to starting BlockFi, he led business development teams at Orchard Platform, a broker-dealer and RIA in the online lending sector, and Zibby, an online consumer lender. He graduated Cum Laude from Texas State University with a BA in International Business and a minor in Spanish.

Robert Leshner - Founder - Compound

Robert is the founder of Compound. Robert considers himself a product person, finance geek, and DeFi loyalist.