Travis Kling is the Chief Investment Officer at Ikigai. In this interview, we discuss being on the frontline of the FTX collapse: Ikigai had a large majority of its investment funds in FTX when it stopped withdrawals; Travis had a majority of his liquid net worth also stuck in the bankrupt company.

TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:44 On the front line of the FTX implosion 00:17:17 The personal toll; reflections on all of crypto 00:31:31 Bitcoin vs crypto 00:40:19 Responsibilities for endorsements and sponsorships 00:47:15 Solutions: onchain, regulation or self-regulation? 00:55:35 Distorted signal; Alameda; FTX; Luna 01:05:41 Counterparty risk; hype cycles 01:15:13 Fed cycles; next steps in 2023