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Old Men, New Money: Where Traditional Finance Meets Digital Revolution

Three seasoned finance professionals decode the crypto and blockchain revolution for investors who didn't grow up with Bitcoin. Douglas, Phil, and Ali bridge the gap between traditional Wall Street wisdom and the new digital economy, delivering practical insights on digital securities, cryptocurrency investing, and blockchain innovation.

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Learn About the Team:


Douglas Borthwick

Wall Street Veteran Leading the Security Token Revolution

With 30+ years navigating traditional finance at Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, and Standard Chartered Bank, Douglas now stands at the forefront of blockchain's institutional adoption. As CEO of Skye Meta and former Chief Business Officer of INX Digital Company, he helped execute the world's first SEC-registered security token IPO. Douglas combines Carnegie Mellon economics training and Yale MBA financial engineering expertise to decode how digital securities are reshaping capital markets. When traditional finance meets blockchain innovation, Douglas is your guide.

Phil Larmon

The Multi-Asset Entrepreneur Bridging Old Money and New Tech

Phil brings 24+ years of real-world investing experience across sports, entertainment, tech, and real estate to the digital asset conversation. Currently managing $200M+ in real estate as Chief Growth Officer at OBP Development while raising a $100M fund, Phil understands how institutional capital actually moves. His journey from professional football player to founding a video notarization startup (helping pass Ohio's pioneering remote notary law) to producing award-winning films gives him a unique lens on how disruptive technologies gain mainstream adoption. Phil translates crypto complexity into strategies that work for serious investors.

Ali Davoudi

The Strategic Investor Decoding Digital Asset Opportunities

JD/MBA educated serial entrepreneur and angel investor with a portfolio spanning from The Thayer Hotel at West Point to cutting-edge startups like Qomplx and Rice Nuclear Diagnostics. As a Founding Judge of the nation's largest business plan competition at Rice University, Ali has evaluated thousands of business models and identified winning investment strategies across multiple economic cycles. His approach to digital assets combines legal expertise, entrepreneurial insight, and the calculated risk assessment of a high-stakes poker player. Ali helps investors separate blockchain hype from genuine wealth-building opportunities.

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Three finance veterans decode blockchain and digital securities for traditional investors. Where Wall Street wisdom meets crypto innovation.