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#138 AI Vaults, Yield Dynamics, and Where Crypto Markets Go Next - James Harris of Tesseract
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- Alt Funds Network
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- Feb 27, 2026
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Background: James is an expert in building regulated crypto businesses, having scaled companies across custody, market data, and asset management since transitioning from traditional banking and fund management to crypto in 2017. Description: Mike Schroeder and Skyler Steinke host James Harris, CEO of Tesseract, a regulated digital asset yield manager based in Finland. James shares his path from traditional finance to building and exiting crypto businesses before leading Tesseract. They discuss the October $19B flash crash, the February selloff tied to ETF-driven volatility, weak market sentiment, and Bitcoin’s macro narrative. James explains Tesseract’s MiCA-regulated model, generating institutional yield through vetted lending and compliant DeFi “vaults,” and shares insights on tokenization, digital asset treasuries, and the future of institutional-grade crypto yield.