426 Making Crypto More Useful w/ BlockFi’s Flori Marquez

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Flori Marquez is the cofounder of BlockFi, a fintech firm that provides wealth management products to investors in cryptocurrency.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">BlockFi currently offers interest-bearing crypto accounts, crypto trading, and crypto-backed loans.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the last year, BlockFi has raised an $18.3 million Series A and a $30 million Series B from investors like Morgan Creek Digital, Fidelity, the Winklevoss twins, and Valar Ventures.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Flori has spent her career managing alternative lending products, including a $125MM portfolio for Bond Street (acquired by Goldman Sachs). </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this conversation, Flori and Aaron discuss the founding of the company, the new customers BlockFi is targeting, and why banking people across the world is challenging.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Text Me What You Think of This Episode 412-278-7680</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><em>Flori Marquez’s Challenge;</em></strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Take $100 and invest in something new or different.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><em>Connect with Flori Marquez</em></strong></p> <p><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/flori-marquez-5020a021/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Linkedin</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/founderflori"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Twitter</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://blockfi.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Website</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">support@blockfi.com</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you liked this interview, check out our</span> <a href= "https://www.goingdeepwithaaron.com/blockchain.html"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">past blockchain and crypto interviews with Anthony Pompliano, Brendan Eich, and Joe Lubin</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><br /> <br /> <br /> <b