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How to Talk to Clients About Crypto and NFTsHow to Talk to Clients About Crypto and NFTs

Practitioners need to keep up-to-date on this investment frontier.

Mark Gerson Gilfix, Attorney

January 25, 2022

14 Min Read
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In recent months, you may have seen headlines like: “Beeple collection sells for $69M,” “CryptoPunk 4156 Sells for $10.2M” or “Bitcoin/Eth/SOL/Dogecoin/Shiba hits new high.”1 These headlines underscore how cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are becoming a bigger part of the investment world. Some early investors in this space have achieved truly extraordinary returns, and others have lost millions. 

Unless you have direct experience, you’re probably a bit confused and unclear about how these new asset classes actually work, let alone how to properly advise clients about them. I’m not an expert on the esoteric or technological features of blockchain-based assets, but I’ve been involved with both cryptocurrency and NFT investin...

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About the Author

Mark Gerson Gilfix

Attorney, Gilfix & La Poll Associates, LLP

Mark Gerson Gilfix is an attorney at the Palo Alto, Calif. firm of Gilfix & La Poll Associates, LLP. Twitter: @markgilfix