Jeff Dorman

Jeff Dorman, a CoinDesk columnist, is chief investment officer at Arca where he leads the investment committee and is responsible for portfolio sizing and risk management. He has more than 17 years of trading and asset management experience at firms including Merrill Lynch and Citadel Securities.

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Consensus Magazine

Opinion

Macro Is Back to Moving the Digital Asset Markets

Extra-crypto factors retake center stage as digital assets thrive amid a banking crisis, policy response, and credibility loss for the Fed and Treasury.

By Jeff Dorman

Mar 27, 2023 at 9:01 p.m. UTC

Mar 27, 2023

OpinionCryptoRegulationbankingInvestingStablecoins

Markets

Opinion

Parsing 3 Types of Risk in Digital Assets

In digital assets, high yields are ubiquitous, but it’s not always clear what risks are actually taken to generate these yields, says our columnist.

By Jeff Dorman

Jul 29, 2021 at 7:01 p.m. UTC

Jul 29, 2021

OpinionDeFiJeff Dorman

Policy

Opinion

Fundamental Investing Is Alive and Well in Crypto

Ironically, digital assets might be one of the best asset classes for true fundamental investment analysis, says our columnist.

By Jeff Dorman

Feb 5, 2021 at 7:37 p.m. UTC

Feb 5, 2021

OpinionFundamental Analysis

Opinionated

Podcasts

‘You’re Starting to Democratize Access’: Arca’s Jeff Dorman on Crypto’s Impact on Organizational Structure and Other Big Trends to Look for in 2021

A leading crypto investor on the year ahead for bitcoin, NFTs, India and DeFi community tokens. Your host is Ben Schiller.

By Ben Schiller Jeff Dorman

Jan 17, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. UTC

Jan 17, 2021

PodcastsOpinionated

Markets

Opinion

What This Digital Asset Investment Firm Missed and Capitalized On in 2020

Arca's CIO on DeFi's big year, bitcoin's ascent to “mainstream global investment” and the promise of digitizing the live sports experience.

By Jeff Dorman

Dec 19, 2020 at 1:07 p.m. UTC

Dec 19, 2020

OpinionArcaPredictionsYear in Review 2020

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Markets

Economy

How Activist Investors Can Help the Digital Assets Industry Mature

Often demonized for acting self-interestedly, activist investors can bring much needed focus to struggling organizations. In crypto, too.

By Jeff Dorman

Sep 21, 2020 at 4:47 p.m. UTC

Sep 21, 2020

EconomyOpinionActivist investment

Markets

Opinion

Amazon Prime Membership Should Have Been a Tokenized Asset

Tokenization can distribute investment gains more fairly, says our columnist. Just think if Amazon had been a tokenized by its users rather than run for shareholders.

By Jeff Dorman

Jul 16, 2020 at 4:57 p.m. UTC

Jul 16, 2020

OpinionTokenization