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Cryptocurrency investing is extremely risky and speculative. Collective Shift team members produce a range of content about cryptocurrency—including educational reports, market commentary, fundamental and technical analyses.
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Collective Shift Cryptocurrency Holdings Disclosure Policy

  • Last update: July 11
  • Changes: Matt added IMF, removed AIXBT, Checkmate removed STX, STFX
  • Next update: July 18

Consistent with our mission of being a trusted and transparent source for those wanting to learn about our financial world, all full-time employees and content contributors at Collective Shift adhere to a material cryptocurrency holdings disclosure policy.

$2,000 (AUD) is our threshold for what constitutes a material cryptocurrency investment.

Collective Shift Full-Time EmployeeCryptocurrency Holdings
Ben SimpsonBTC, ETH, SYRUP, SOL, JUP, PEPE, SUI, AI16Z, HYPE, IMF
Matt WillemsenBTC, ETH, SOL, JUP, TAO, AI16Z, HYPE, KAITO, SUI, PENGU, NRN, IMF
Aaron BerghuberBTC, ETH, ARB, VF1/Book Games
David TranBTC, ETH, SOL, SUI, HYPE, AI16Z, LIQD
Simon AmeryBTC, SOL, SUI, AI16Z, SNS, USELESS, SPX6900
Tim Swiss–
Alice MacfarlanBTC, HYPE
Collective Shift full-time employees’ material holdings are updated weekly.
Content ContributorCryptocurrency Holdings
CheckmateBTC
Victor HuBTC, ETH, AAVE, AR, AVAX, BEAM, BNB, CETUS, CHZ, CGPT, CPOOL, FET, FTM, LINK, NEAR, ORCA, PAID, PENDLE, POL, RAY, RENDER, SFUND, SNX, SOL, SUI, SUPER, THETA, The Currency by Damien Hirst, VIRTUAL, AI16Z, PAAL and ANON
Content contributors’ material holdings are updated quarterly. The above holdings are accurate as of May 2025 and will next be updated in August 2025.

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  • Bamboo
  • Ledger

If you are unsure if we have a referral arrangement with a particular business or service, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

As a matter of policy, we do not accept payment for interviews. We reserve the right to select who we interview based on guests we believe can deliver value to our audience.