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Jesus Rodriguez

Jesus Rodriguez

Jesus Rodriguez is the CEO and co-founder of IntoTheBlock, a platform focused on enabling market intelligence and institutional DeFi solutions for crypto markets. He is also the co-founder and President of Faktory, a generative AI platform for business and consumer apps. Jesus also founded The Sequence, one of the most popular AI newsletters in the world. In addition to his operational work, Jesus is a guest lecturer at Columbia University and Wharton Business School and is a very active writer and speaker.

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Finance
Consensus 2022
The Intelligent Crypto Thesis
AI and machine learning will usher in new forms of digital assets from intelligent NFTs to self-determining DeFi protocols. This essay is part of CoinDesk's "Big Ideas" series...
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By Jesus Rodriguez
Jun 5, 2022 at 8:08 p.m. UTC
Jun 5, 2022
Consensus 2022AIOpinion
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Consensus Magazine
Defi
Here Is How to Improve DeFi Governance Using Ideas from Computational Voting Theory
The decentralized finance ecosystem is evolving at a rapid pace. It's time governance caught up.
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By Jesus Rodriguez
Apr 27, 2022 at 7:50 p.m. UTC
Apr 27, 2022
DeFiGovernanceOpinionDAO
Web 3's use of AI will present challenges. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
Consensus Magazine
Web 3.0
Web 3’s Use of AI Will Present Challenges, but They Are Not Insurmountable
Software trends, including cloud computing, networking and cyber security are being reimagined, with machine learning as a first-class citizen.
Web 3's use of AI will present challenges. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
By Jesus Rodriguez
Mar 14, 2022 at 4:46 p.m. UTC
Mar 14, 2022
Web 3.0Artificial IntelligenceMachine Learning
Gladys Roy plays tennis with Ivan Unger (member of the "Flying Black Hats") as Frank Tomac pilots the plane at 3,000 feet. The only problem with this match is trying to retrieve a ball after it has bounced off the wing of the plane and plunged a few thousand feet.
Consensus Magazine
Defi
The 5 Big Risk Vectors of DeFi
IntoTheBlock CEO Jesus Rodriguez offers a taxonomy for understanding risk in DeFI
Gladys Roy plays tennis with Ivan Unger (member of the "Flying Black Hats") as Frank Tomac pilots the plane at 3,000 feet. The only problem with this match is trying to retrieve a ball after it has bounced off the wing of the plane and plunged a few thousand feet.
By Jesus Rodriguez
Feb 3, 2022 at 5:22 p.m. UTC
Feb 3, 2022
DeFiRisk Management
A score card
Policy
Opinion
A Few Unorthodox Thoughts on DeFi Regulation
Why not try a “scorecard” for protocols?
A score card
By Jesus Rodriguez
Nov 16, 2021 at 1:26 p.m. UTC
Nov 16, 2021
OpinionKYCDeFiAML
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Finance
Ai
The Coming Convergence of NFTs and Artificial Intelligence
Building AI capabilities into the lifecycle of NFTs opens the door to forms of intelligent ownership, says the CEO of IntoTheBlock.
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By Jesus Rodriguez
Oct 25, 2021 at 6:43 p.m. UTC
Oct 25, 2021
AINFTsOpinion
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Markets
Quantitative finance
3 Factors That Make Quant Trading in Crypto Unique
Blockchain technology presents new opportunities for traders with quant strategies, says the founder of IntoTheBlock.
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By Jesus Rodriguez
Sep 30, 2021 at 3:06 p.m. UTC
Sep 30, 2021
quantitative financequantsPaul SamuelsonOpinionDeFi
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Markets
Opinion
6 Reasons DeFi Will Stay Inefficient (and Profitable)
Traders assume the DeFi market will become more efficient over time, reducing arbitrage opportunities. But that may not be true.
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By Jesus Rodriguez
Aug 16, 2021 at 7:11 p.m. UTC
Aug 16, 2021
OpinionDeFi
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Markets
Opinion
Finding Alpha in DeFi
DeFi has challenged many aspects of traditional capital markets including the creation and discovery of alpha returns, says IntoTheBlock's CEO.
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By Jesus Rodriguez
Jul 29, 2021 at 2:29 p.m. UTC
Jul 29, 2021
OpinionDeFi
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Markets
Opinion
DeFi Is the Next Frontier of High-Frequency Trading
The world of high frequency trading is characterized by heavy competition and short-term opportunities. Could DeFi be a new way to get ahead?
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By Jesus Rodriguez
Jun 23, 2021 at 5:44 p.m. UTC
Jun 23, 2021
OpinionHFTDeFi