# 161 - The Smart Money is Here with Eric Peters

*Author: Ryan Sean Adams, David Hoffman*
*Published: Mar 3, 2023*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/es/early-access-the-smart-money-is-here-with-eric-peters*

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Eric Peters is the Founder, CIO of One River Asset Management–his fund has made some of the largest institutional investments in crypto ever..including one purchase of over $600 million in Bitcoin and Ethereum. When we think institutional crypto, we think Eric Peters.

His first appearance on Bankless was in October 2021…we brought him back to catch us up on the current institutional thesis for crypto.

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#### TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro

9:51 Still Bullish?

16:42 Was FTX Surprising? Institutions Reaction

25:14 FTX Red Flags

33:00 3 Arrows Capital

41:40 Philosophy of Investment Decisions 

47:36 What Should Regulators Do?

58:20 Was Crypto 2022 Worth It? 

1:04:30 Ego

1:09:54 Institutional Exposure to Crypto

1:18:40 Reports 

1:24:04 Institutional Exposure to Crypto

1:30:05 2023 Macro Outlook

1:37:22 A Decade Later

1:40:37 Closing & Disclaimers

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#### RESOURCES 
Eric Peters
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericpetersoneriver/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericpetersoneriver/)
Eric’s 1st Appearance on Bankless

One River Digital Assets Research
[https://www.oneriveram.com/research/digital-daily](https://www.oneriveram.com/research/digital-daily)