Sean Lippel is Head of Digital Assets at FinTech Collective and leads the firm's decentralized finance strategy, arguing that DeFi's long-term stability will come from deep integration with real-world assets like real estate and business loans rather than speculation. A former world-ranked poker player who helped bring poker staking online using data and analytics, Sean spent five years as an investment banker at Credit Suisse before moving into venture capital, giving him an unusual combination of professional gambling experience and traditional Wall Street training for a DeFi investor. Sean Lippel is Head of Digital Assets at FinTech Collective and leads the firm's decentralized finance strategy, arguing that DeFi's long-term stability will come from deep integration with real-world assets like real estate and business loans rather than speculation. A former world-ranked poker player who helped bring poker staking online using data and analytics, Sean spent five years as an investment banker at Credit Suisse before moving into venture capital, giving him an unusual combination of professional gambling experience and traditional Wall Street training for a DeFi investor.