Podcast
Saber: The Rise of DeFi on Solana ft. Dylan Macalinao
10/15/2021
FTX.US: A Crypto Future for All ft. Brett Harrison
This week, President of FTX.US Brett Harrison discusses how FTX.US went from a trading platform to an entire conglomerate fueling retail crypto adoption in the US.
Episode guests
Brett Harrison
President, FTX.US
Brett Harrison is the President of FTX US, a US-regulated cryptocurrency exchange. Prior to joining FTX US, Brett was Head of Semi-Systematic Technology at Citadel Securities, where he managed technology for the firm’s Options, ETF, OTC, and ADR trading globally. He began and spent the majority of his career at Jane Street, where he led the firm’s algorithmic trading system development. He also previously worked at Headlands Technologies as a senior software developer. Brett received his M.S. and B.A. in Computer Science from Harvard.
Peter Johnson
Partner & Crypto Co-Lead, Jump Capital
Peter leads Jump Capital’s investments in fintech and crypto/blockchain sectors. He has led investments into several industry leading companies including Personal Capital (acquired for $1bn), Voyager (VYGR:CN), BlockFi, Tradingview, M1 Finance, BitGo, and Bitso. He is a founding partner and advisor to the DeFi Alliance. Prior to joining Jump in 2013, Peter advised financial institutions as a Morgan Stanley investment banker and Deloitte consultant.