James Butterfill
James Butterfill is Head of Research at CoinShares, a leader in the cryptocurrency exchange traded products industry. In addition to market analysis and research, he is also responsible for the preparation and writing of in-depth research white papers on investment topics and the identification of investment opportunities in the digital asset space. James has been involved with building and expanding the cryptocurrency ecosystem since 2015. He has over 20 years of industry experience in portfolio management, investment banking, and asset management. Previously, he served as Head of Research at ETF Securities, and a multi-asset Fund Manager and Investment Strategist at Coutts, HSBC, and ING Barings.
James Butterfill Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Head of Research
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Fund Manager and Investment Strategy Director
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Head of Equity Strategy
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EMEA Equity and Quant Strategist
Academic History
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B.Eng., Industrial Geology
James manages a team that delivers intelligent and independent research and idea generation, covering all key sectors of the crypto world, including Layer 1, decentralized finance, and blockchain equities.
He and his team also identify investment opportunities and help investors understand the digital asset world.
They also make significant contributions to the advancement and identification of new financial products and services that will provide investors with transparent, secure, and easy access to these new asset classes.
EARLY CAREER
He served as Managing Director at Exoshock, where he led the development and commercial role-out of unique dynamic systems for use in the financial, energy and governmental sectors.
As Head of Research at ETF Securities, he was esponsible for analyzing cryptocurrency and bitcoin markets, as well as modeling and valuation of and with traditional asset classes.
During his tenure at ETF Securities, he also gained extensive experience in portfolio construction as well as asset allocation for institutional portfolios and mutual funds.
He served as Fund Manager at Coutts, where he provided in-depth macro commentary and analysis, as well as equity market valuation and modeling.
He was Head of Equity Strategy at HSBC Private Bank and an Equity and Quant Strategist at ING Barings.
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
He is a regular media commentator, and frequently appears on Bloomberg TV, CNBC, BBC, and other broadcast outlets.
He has also appeared or been quoted in CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, Binance, The Block, and Real Vision.