Episode 1232

Tether USDT Crypto's Black Swan? + Alternative Assets with Masterworks, Fundrise & Rally | E1232

Jun 16, 20211:26:33Watch on YouTube

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Show notes:

00:00 Intro

04:58 What is Tether?

09:12 New York takes legal action against Tether

12:33 Linkedin Jobs - Go to https://LinkedIn.com/TWIST to post your first job for free.

14:08 Tether's asset breakdown

18:56 Third-party verification of the funds backing USDT

21:33 Is Tether another Theranos?

24:07 Linode - Create an account and receive a $100 credit at https://linode.com/twist.

25:45 Alternative Asset Roundtable guest intro

32:51 How the pandemic impacted Rally Rd with President Chris Bruno

34:19 Dell - Sign up for a free IT consultation at https://launch.co/dell.

35:40 Inflation on Rally Rd

39:06 Asset appreciation in Art with Masterwork's CEO Scott Lynn

43:34 Fundrise's residential real estate expansion with CEO Ben Miller

47:04 How to build collections & invest in a hot market - Chris Bruno

51:34 Why Banksy artwork is poised for appreciation - Scott Lynn

59:30 Why Fundrise is moving up the value chain - Ben Miller

1:04:18 Monetizing asset collections

1:09:04 Macro trends impacting investing

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