Ep. 628 Insights into the Bull Market with Galaxy's Head of Trading

CRYPTO 101

Bryce Paul & Brendan Viehman

Business, Investing

4.6 • 821 Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Crypto 101, hosts Bryce Paul and Brendan Viehman sit down with Jason Urban, Galaxy's Global Head of Trading, to explore the latest trends shaping the crypto markets. Jason shares his journey from Wall Street to Galaxy, detailing how his expertise in volatility strategies and crypto lending positioned him at the forefront of the industry's evolution. The discussion highlights Bitcoin's rise amid ETF excitement, the growing importance of tokenization efforts for real-world assets, and Galaxy's role in managing Solana from the FTX estate. Jason also shares his insights into market cycles, regulatory challenges, and the exciting prospects for 2025 as institutional interest in crypto continues to grow.

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Time Stamps:

00:10 Introduction to Jason Urban and Galaxy Trading.

02:25 Jason’s transition from Wall Street to the crypto space.

05:42 Insights into Bitcoin’s rise amid ETF developments.

08:15 Discussion on tokenization of real-world assets.

11:30 Galaxy’s role in managing Solana from the FTX estate.

14:50 Analysis of crypto market cycles and volatility strategies.

17:05 Regulatory challenges and their impact on market sentiment.

20:20 The importance of institutional interest in driving crypto adoption.

23:45 Galaxy’s involvement in DeFi and crypto lending.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	All right, everybody, welcome back to another high caliber action-packed episode here, the Crypto 101 podcast.
0:16.3	I am your co-host, Bryce, as always joined by my friend from the other side of the coast, Mr. Brendan
0:22.7	Veman. How you doing, man? Are you guys cleaning up that state of Florida of yours?
0:27.5	We're cleaning it up. We're cleaning up the crypto markets. Man, it's a fantastic day. How could
0:33.2	you have a fantastic day when you have an interview like this one. Yeah, I'm excited for this.
0:40.4	This is whoever set this one up, Tivo, if you're listening, the producer in the back, this is a true treat and a true pleasure.
0:48.2	We are joined by Jason Urban, who's Galaxy's global head of trading. We're going to dive into a ton of cool stuff.
0:55.6	But first, Jason, welcome to the Crypto 101 podcast.
0:58.2	How are you doing?
0:59.1	I'm doing great.
0:59.9	Thanks for having me.
1:01.1	Yeah, man, we're excited to dive in.
1:02.9	You've got a crazy career.
1:06.3	You run one of the largest desks right now, trading crypto in the world.
1:12.1	So if we just back out or back up and zoom out, you know, walk us through a little bit about your career path
1:18.2	and how you ended up at Galaxy. I know you also ran, you know, some volatility strategies at
1:25.2	Goldman Sachs. Tell us a little bit about it. Yeah, absolutely. So out of college,
1:30.1	I, you know, like most people try, you figure out where you want to go in life. And I really had
1:36.2	an affinity for trading, specifically options trading, wanted to learn more. I was fortunate
1:42.3	enough to get a position to Goldman. Spent a decade at Goldman,
1:45.3	ultimately at the end, running the index volatility flow business. So that just means options
1:52.0	on S&P and things of that nature. And there's some ARBs and some trades that were structural
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