Hunter Merghart brings over a decade of Wall Street equity trading experience before moving into crypto, plus senior trading roles at major crypto platforms like Coinbase and Bitstamp, giving him hands-on operator perspective on exchanges and institutional crypto market mechanics that most venture investors lack. He currently serves as both COO of Digital Assets at Millennium Management—one of the largest hedge funds—and Venture Partner at Castle Island Ventures, providing him direct insight into how top institutional allocators structure digital asset strategies while evaluating startups. Hunter Merghart brings over a decade of Wall Street equity trading experience before moving into crypto, plus senior trading roles at major crypto platforms like Coinbase and Bitstamp, giving him hands-on operator perspective on exchanges and institutional crypto market mechanics that most venture investors lack. He currently serves as both COO of Digital Assets at Millennium Management—one of the largest hedge funds—and Venture Partner at Castle Island Ventures, providing him direct insight into how top institutional allocators structure digital asset strategies while evaluating startups.