Caspar Sauter is a quantitative economist working on the intersection of decentralized and traditional finance. He specializes in risk management, tokenomics, product-related incentive structures, and decentralized governance. As a former Executive Director at UBS, he pioneered and directed a team of quantitative analysts spanning Europe and Asia. Caspar holds a PhD in Economics and previously conducted research at different Universities and the UN.
Opinion: Turn away from Gary Gensler and the US SEC’s soap opera, and look to Switzerland for guidance instead.
D8X, a Polygon-based perpetual futurures decentralised exchange, or perp DEX, has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding from investors led by Polygon Ventures.