CHARLES PARKHURST

Ucla

A lot hastakenplaceover thecourseof thelast year! Asyoucan imagineif you?veseensomeof therecent news,thecryptocurrency spacehasundoubtedly beengoingthroughsometurbulent times Unfortunately,thehedgefundI wasworkingat wasnot unscathedand ended uplettinggoof their employeesover thesummer (myself included) I decidedtotakesometimetowork for myself and buildmy backgroundrather thanimmediately apply for new positions I took a number of onlinecoursesover thesummer inareasrangingfrom decentralized financetoprogrammingand financial modeling AsI?ve built experienceasatrader sincethesummer of 2016,I?vebeentrading for myself theselast few monthsasmy primary income TheskillsI built at thehedgefundworkingonalgorithmictradinghavegivenmeagreat set of toolsthat I?vebeenutilizingtobesuccessful withthis I?vealso beguntakingconsultingcallswiththefirmAlphaSights,providing insight for firmslookingtoget intotheblockchainspace Havingbeen throughthelast bear market that startedroughly fiveyearsago,thisis all market behavior I?mused toandI?mstill highly confident inthe potential for blockchaintechnology intheyearsto come I fully planon continuingtobuildacareer inthespaceandamworkingonanexciting entrepreneurial venturewithacoupleof my colleagues However,it?s great toknow that I alwayshavetheoptionof continuingmy work in eCommerceaswell I?mstill figuringout my path,but withhardwork I?m surethat all will work out!