Predicting the market using a machine learning competition built on a decentralized science platform, with CrunchDAO CEO Arnaud Castillo

Lex chats with Arno Castillo, founder and CEO of CrunchDAO. CrunchDAO is a research team of data scientists and quants that leverage the power of collective intelligence and Web3 to produce and sell next-generation predictive financial insights. In the discussion, Lex and Arnaud touch on decentralized asset management, data science, building portfolios, and web3 organizations. Arnaud shares his background in finance, including his experience working at Lehman Brothers and Deutsche Bank, as well as his work in consulting and entrepreneurship. Arnaud explaines how CrunchDAO has developed a framework called the design framework to address the challenges of using machine learning in financial markets. The framework is designed to share their research and data sets with others in the industry, allowing for collaboration and feedback. MENTIONED IN THE CONVERSATION CrunchDAO's website: https://bit.ly/3z60sDU Arnaud's Linkedin profile: https://bit.ly/40cWrJS Topics: Decentralized Autonomous Organizations, DAO, artificial intelligence, machine learning, Blockchain, Web3 Companies: CrunchDAO, Numerai, Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank ABOUT THE FINTECH BLUEPRINT 🔥Subscribe to the Fintech Blueprint newsletter to stay at the forefront of Fintech and DeFi: https://bit.ly/3hyhlC2 🤝 Partner with Fintech Blueprint through sponsorships: https://bit.ly/3UZllsV 👉 Twitter: https://twitter.com/LexSokolin TIMESTAMPS 1’25”: Arnaud’s background in finance & experience working at Lehman Brothers and Deutsche Bank 5’06”: Learning the concept of Economic Value Add (EVA) and its connection to DAOs & DAO Networks 9’15”: What it means to be a DAO stakeholder & the agency issues around management in a corporation versus the public goods inside of a DAO 15’17”: The role of a CEO/Business Leader & how this changes when applied to a DAO 18’35”: Identifying business opportunities in fairly technical, difficult, innovative markets & immersion into the machine learning fintech space 23’42”: CrunchDAO: What it does, the problem it solves for, and the architecture of the technology involved relating to the user experience 28’40”: Comparison of CrunchDAO to Numerai (developer competition-based hedge fund) & the evolution of decentralized asset management in capital markets 36’22”: Machine learning challenges in financial markets & CrunchDAO’s framework for sharing their research and datasets 38'26”: Channels to use to connect with Arnaud & learn more about CrunchDAO