Mike Schroeder, Skyler Steinke

Alt Funds Network

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The Alt Funds Investment podcast explores those making investments in the alternative asset landscape, as well as the vendors who service these funds. We provide resources for emerging managers and insights for those in the alternative fund space.

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Mike Schroeder, Skyler Steinke

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#170 Nine Years of Underwriting DeFi: Claims, Pricing and What Isn’t Covered | Ralf Taner, Nexus Mutual 13.11.2026 38:21

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#169 Why Crypto Protocols Choose Cayman Foundations | Sarah Wheeler, Marfire 04.11.2026 43:47

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#168 Generative Engine Optimization: The Future of AI Search | Andreas Voniatis, Artios 28.10.2026 46:31

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#167 Why Smart Contract Audits Are No Longer Enough | Henri Binsztok, OKcontract 21.10.2026 58:46

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#166 Venice AI (VVV):How to Value a Token Built on Buybacks and Burns |Mike Treidl,Blue Coin Capital 16.10.2026 28:07

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#165 Setting Up a Crypto Fund in the Cayman Islands: Rules, Risks & Governance | Darragh Murphy, Marfire 14.10.2026 48:49

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#164 An Ex-JPMorgan PM Breaks Down Crypto’s Biggest Regulatory Gray Area | Bo Zhang, Unsquared 09.10.2026 51:58

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#163 The Case for Putting Idle Stablecoins Into Real-World Credit | Waseem Salim, Valdora Finance 30.09.2026 31:08

Mike Schroeder and Skyler Steinke sit down with Waseem Salim, CEO of Valdora Finance, who spent six years in crypto — including running communities globally for the Algorand Foundation — before setting out to fix what he calls the circular yield problem. Most DeFi yield comes from crypto activity feeding itself: lending, borrowing, providing liquidity. When the market slows, the yield collapses wi...

#162 Signature Bank Had $34B in Liquidity. They Shut It Down Anyway | Scott Shay, N3XT 23.09.2026 49:16

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#161 The DTCC and Brazil's Stock Exchange Picked Canton | Ryan Wishnow, Memora 16.09.2026 41:30

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#160 Why Do the People With the Most Influence Have the Least Wealth? | Travis Henry, Factory 08.09.2026 45:46

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#159 Give Away Your Company Before You Sell It | Phoenix Hafen, UI Charitable 28.08.2026 34:49

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#158 Businesses Trade at 6x. Their Real Estate Trades at 20x. | The Sale-Leaseback Arbitrage Explained | Mark Sinnett, Avison Young 21.08.2026 53:22

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#157 “Drugs, Thugs & Bugs” — She Made $2M From Ohio’s Worst Apartment Complex | Dani Lynn Robison 14.08.2026 53:56

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#156 "It Looked Like a Ponzi Scheme" — Why This Hedge Fund CIO Changed His Mind on MSTR | Michael Treidl, Blue Coin Capital 07.08.2026 51:25

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#155 The Vault That Grew to $180M+ in a Year 31.07.2026 1:01:20

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#154 Why the S&P 500 Ignores Founders — And How This ETF Fixes It | Haren Bhakta, Inside Ownership 24.07.2026 51:49

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#153 Why the Biggest Investment Gains Happen Before You Can Buy? 17.07.2026 59:18

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#152 How Institutional Investors Are Reshaping Crypto ETFs with Krista Lynch of Grayscale Investments 10.07.2026 44:36

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#151 Growth Equity with Isabelle Tashima of Volition Capital 03.07.2026 37:32

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#150 ETFs, Market Themes, and New Credit Ideas with Matthew Tuttle 12.06.2026 48:23

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#149 Automate or Die: The Secret Tech Saving Real-World Factories - Renan Devillieres of OSS Ventures 05.06.2026 42:04

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#148 Self-Storage Real Estate with Jacob Vanderslice of Van West Partners 29.05.2026 57:36

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#147 Investing in Manufactured Housing & RV Parks with Nathan Jameson of Arx Capital 22.05.2026 1:04:27

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#146 The Money Multiplier with Brent Kesler 15.05.2026 52:29

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