Perspectives

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Bitcoin-backed direct lending brings crypto to private credit

Our Co-Founder and CIO, Matt Dines, had the great opportunity to speak with Shubham Saharan of 9fin about the launch of our Build Secure Income Fund and how it uniquely leverages the characteristics of Bitcoin as its collateral against the securitized loan to deliver an attractive yield profile for investors.

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Is the Treasury Market Breaking?

In this episode, we are joined by Build CIO Matt Dines. Matt walks us through the epic bear market in Treasuries and projects that investors are approaching yield levels that will bring portfolios a lot of pain. Nik asks Matt to explain why the 3-month/6-month Treasury bill curve is inverted and what it means for markets.

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Bitcoin Swings the Pendulum Back to the Jeffersonian Ideal

The arrival and ascent of a self-reliant money represents a rhythmic shift back to the ideals of liberty, individual rights, and civic virtue as America advances into the 21st century.

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BlackRock ETF and the Future of Retirement Plans, with Matt Dines

The world's largest asset manager, BlackRock, made waves last month by submitting an SEC filing for a spot Bitcoin ETF. Build Co-Founder and CIO Matt Dines, CFA, sat down with Marty Bent, Jesse Myers, and Michael Tanguma on The Last Trade podcast to discuss the chances of the SEC permitting the ETF and the potential implications for American retirement savers.

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Retirement Funds in the Age of Bitcoin

Build Co-Founder and CIO Matt Dines, CFA, sat down with Marty Bent of TFTC to discuss the past and future US retirement landscape, and how to handle a potential large-scale adoption of Bitcoin as a store of value.

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401k’s, Fund Building, and Crypto!

What is it like going from being a financial advisor to building and managing investment products? Build Co-Founder and CEO John Ruth sat down with Dennis Mattern on The Complete Advisor to discuss the inspiration for Build and his journey from one side of the investments industry to the other.