Episode Details

BlockFi Chief Risk Officer Rene Van Kesteren joins the show to explain how crypto lender and brokerage BlockFi engages in risk management. In this episode:

• Rene's career trajectory and the path that led him to joining BlockFi
• The mechanics of how BlockFi offers interest bearing accounts
• The borrowing and lending market structure
• How BlockFi thinks about counterparty risk
• The reason why rates on U.S. Dollars are higher for stablecoins vs. dollars in a bank account
• How margin calls work
• Differences and similarities in market structure in 'traditional' vs. cryptoasset markets
• The biggest misconceptions about BlockFi and crypto lending in general

To learn more about risk management at Blockfi visit:

https://blockfi.com/how-blockfi-handles-risk-and-security

To learn more about BlockFi's products visit: www.blockfi.com