Daniel Masters
Daniel Masters is the Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of CoinShares, the largest and longest-standing digital asset investment group in Europe. Masters is a Bitcoin pioneer and was among the first traditional investors to get into the cryptocurrency space, helping craft the value proposition that many institutional investors now embrace. He is a visionary founder and industry leader in the domain space's first two Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin and Ethereum tracking certificates. Prior to CoinShares, he co-founded Global Advisors, which notably launched GABI, a first-of-its-kind, actively managed bitcoin investment strategy. Before joining the crypto movement, he held senior leadership roles at JPMorgan and Salomon Brothers.
Daniel Masters Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
-
Chairman
-
Global Head, Energy Trading
Academic History
-
Graduate Certificate, Applied Statistics
-
MSc, Management Science Operational Research
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Executive Chairman, CoinShares
Director, XBT Provider
Director, DGLD
Director, Crypto Composite
Director, CommerceBlock
Director, SatoshiPay
GABI
Masters managed the set-up and launch of the world’s first ever regulated Bitcoin Investment Fund to widespread press coverage.
He secured buy-in from the government, the JFSC and a diverse group of stakeholders through reputation, powerful presentation, and engaging interaction.
He devised a rigorous selection process and secured leading outsourced service providers to further enhance the fund offering and drive the business forward.
GLOBAL ADVISORS
He was responsible for ensuring effective management and smooth optimisation of Global Operations Services, the US subsidiary.
He attracted investors from the US, UK, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan shaping investment and commodity trading strategies initially in the natural gas and metals markets.
He spearheaded several investment programmes notably Global Advisors Commodity Investment Fund Ltd and Global Commodity Systematic Ltd managing circa $1bn of client Funds.
He orchestrated the consolidation of the two businesses at the height of the economic crisis in 2008 establishing Global Advisors (Jersey) Ltd.
ENERGY AT JP MORGAN
He was responsible for conceiving and directing innovative trading strategies and performing risk management in all actively traded energy bases including physical markets, forward transactions, swaps, options and derivative products.
He expertly coordinated research into methods of profiting systematically from the price, political and fundamental information available in the energy markets.
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
Masters has been featured or quoted in various financial media outlets and publications.
He has appeared in Forbes, CNBC, Business Insider, Yahoo! Finance, and Blockworks, among others.