143: Government Regulation's Impact on the Broader Crypto Market and Personal Finance with Peter Eberle

In this episode of Saving With Steve, host Steve Sexton is joined by Peter Eberle, the President and Chief investment officer of Castle Funds.

The media is rife with stories of crumbling crypto empires. From mismanagement to outright malfeasance, individuals have suffered financial losses. Like the untamed territories of the wild west characterizing the early days of novel industries, the nascent stages of crypto were no different. However, when financial harm becomes widespread, government regulators step in. As a result, federal intervention is now underway. This raises the question: "How will governmental oversight impact the broader crypto landscape and individual financial decisions?"

Today's guest, Peter Eberle, has extensive experience in portfolio management, derivatives, trading, and risk management. He joins us today to discuss what increasing regulations for crypto mean for the industry, the appeal behind independent crypto movements, regulations and impact on DeFi, and personal finance and crypto-based assets.

Peter Eberle is the President and Chief Investment Officer of Castle Funds. He has extensive experience in portfolio management, derivatives, trading, and risk management.

For the past ten years, Peter has been the Managing Member of 3 private investment funds which invest in equities, options, exchange-traded funds, and commercial real estate.

He began his career as an options market maker for Group One Trading LP and, a few years later, became a partner at Oppenheimer, Noonan, Weiss, LLC (“ONW”).

Peter was instrumental in the negotiation of the sale of ONW to SLK-Hull Derivatives LLC, which was subsequently acquired by Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (“Goldman”).

At Goldman, he served as the Co-Head of Trading on the Pacific Exchange and was a member of the U.S. Equity Derivatives Risk Management Committee.

Peter has an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.