Annelise Osborne's
FROM HOODIES TO SUITS
Innovating Digital Assets for Traditional Finance
Learn how digital asset technologies can be applied to the traditional finance industry for improved performance and potential returns.
In From Hoodies to Suits: Innovating Digital Assets for Traditional Finance, leading finance innovator Annelise Osborne bridges the gap between the “hoodies” who invented the technology behind digital assets and the “suits” who run traditional financial markets, in an entertaining and insightful guide for implementing digital assets in an institutional environment.
A fascinating new take on the future of finance, From Hoodies to Suits is a must-read guide for aspiring and practicing finance professionals, technology developers, fintech participants, and anyone else with an interest in the intersection of finance and technology.
You’ll discover the possibilities unlocked by new technological advancements, including alternative investments, new marketplaces, interoperability between counterparties, and even improved forms of diversification.
You’ll also find:
Discussions of why the adoption of digital assets is so critical for the future of finance and the ways the industry’s largest players are implementing its technologies and concepts now
Explorations of what we can learn from some of the crypto industry’s most infamous and well-known wins and losses, including the collapse of FTX
Strategies for implementing institutional digital assets to realize opportunities in private markets, funds, debt, repo, alternative assets and back office transactions in this evolving and dynamic financial environment
J. Christopher Giancarlo
Former Chairman, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission & Executive Chairman, Digital Dollar Project
"A must read for senior executives, corporate management, policy makers and investors to understand the history, benefits and future of institutional digital assets and how they will change everything we know about recording and transacting things of value."
Nitin Gaur
Global Head Digital Assets,
State Street
"For finance and technology executives, this book is not just recommended; it is essential reading. Osborne accelerates the perspective of the landscape, empowering decision-makers to make intelligent and well-informed choices. "Hoodies to Suits" transcends being a mere book; it becomes a strategic tool for those steering the helm of finance and technology, equipping them with the knowledge to navigate the dynamic shifts in the industry.”
Edward A. Glickman
Executive Chairman USA,
AIP Asset Manager
"Annelise Osborne succeeds brilliantly at the difficult task of explaining the complex origins and use cases of crypto finance while creating a captivating, fun to read book. This book breathes life into personalities and palpable excitement of the formation of a new industry. Bravo."
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What's So Great About Blockchain?
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Decreases Costs
Efficiency, decrease of intermediaries, reduced costs, increased transactions speed.
Reduced costs have been proven out by institutional use cases.
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Opens New Markets
Tradable, tokenization, smaller deals, programmable compliance features and payments, real time settlement.
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Builds Trust
Transactions are transparent and traceable, improving security and privacy. Blocks are Immutable and parties have access to the same information.
“Bitcoin itself is a hyped-up fraud,” Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase CEO, replied.
“It’s a pet rock.”
But then Sorkin began to ask about firms like BlackRock investing in infrastructure to support cryptocurrencies, and Dimon began to soften.
“No, no, that’s different,” he said, extending his hand. “Blockchain is a technology ledger system that we use to move information…We’ve used it to move money.”
In short, blockchain is not bitcoin, and blockchain is the future of finance.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ANNELISE OSBORNE
Born in Finland and raised on Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands, Annelise Osborne has worked in New York, Kyiv, and London. After over 15 years in traditional finance, she moved to the startup world once she recognized the benefits of blockchain technology for traditional capital markets. Annelise has lectured at many universities and is a speaker at industry events. She holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA from the College of William and Mary. Annelise lives in Westport, CT with her three boys and rescue pups.
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A William & Mary graduate who went on to earn her MBA at Columbia, Annelise Osborne spoke at the annual Women's Stock Pitch, hosted by the William & Mary School of Business and its Boehly Center for Excellence in Finance in April. After speaking with students, she sat down with us to discuss hoodies, suits, and the future of finance.