Cega Co-Founder Arisa Toyosaki Talks User-Friendly DeFi Options | Blockcast 46
After gaining tech and product skills at Google in Tokyo, Arisa Toyosaki co-founded Cega, a DeFi protocol focused on structured investment products in 2021.
Rather than creating a full-fledged options exchange, Cega targets retail investors with structured products that are less risky and user-friendly. In this Blockcast episode, Toyosaki explains how Cega offers exotic options that cover market fluctuations up to 90% and educates users through detailed documentation and various media
Toyosaki also discusses how retail and institutional trading has evolved, with more retail interest in meme coins and perpetuals, institutional adoption, and developments in Japan’s crypto landscape.
The Japanese native also reflects on how the upcoming US election will impact the local crypto scene more than Japan's election and how "Mrs. Watanabe" retail traders can transition into crypto trading if they receive support through education and improved tax policies.
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Takatoshi Shibayama
Takatoshi Shibayama is the Head of Revenue APAC for Copper.co, a crypto prime and
custodial service.
Previously, Takatoshi was an analyst and investor of distressed corporate situations for
17 years. He started his career with investment banks such as JPMorgan and Goldman
Sachs, later joining the US hedge fund Davidson Kempner Capital Management, and
co-founding 3D Investment Partners in Singapore with nearly US$1bn in Assets Under
Management.
Arisa Toyosaki
CEO, Cega
Arisa is the co-founder and CEO of Cega. Cega is a decentralized exotic derivatives protocol. Cega is building exotic options structured products for investors that generate superior yield and offer built-in protection against market downturns. Cega is developing new capabilities in tech, token contracts, and data modeling that will enable the next evolution of DeFi derivatives.
Arisa is the co-founder and CEO of Cega. Cega is building exotic options structured products for investors that generate superior yield and offer built-in protection against market downturns. Cega is developing new capabilities in tech, token contracts, and data modeling that will enable the next evolution of DeFi derivatives. Arisa was previously a derivatives trader at UBS and a product marketing manager at Google. She is a board member at the Japan Blockchain Association, lobbying for Web3 adoption and regulation.