Protecting Your Digital Assets: How To Safeguard Data, Crypto and Online Investments

Episode 805 | 01.29.25

In this episode of Fried On Business, Jim Fried welcomes Jeffrey Glusman of BDIC Insurance to discuss the urgent need for blockchain deposit insurance in today’s digital economy.

As cryptocurrency adoption grows, so do threats like fraud, phishing, and cyber theft.

Jeffrey shares how BDIC Insurance is bringing a first-of-its-kind product to market that provides protection for digital wallets, helping investors, businesses, and everyday users safeguard their assets.

Tune in as Jim and Jeffrey break down how digital asset insurance works, who needs it, and why it's a game-changer for the future of finance.

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About Our Guest:

Jeffrey A. Glusman

Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder 

Blockchain Deposit Insurance Corporation

After spending the prior 30 years in finance and commercial real estate development, Glusman transitioned into C-suite/equity/venture capital stepping away from retail asset management and into the CIO role with Esoteric in 2021, CFO role with Black Box Digital in 2023 and now into the CEO role with BDIC. 

As co-author of the BDIC White Paper, Litepaper and Lexicon Glusman has been collaborating with human capital in tech, marketing, media, investor relations, analytics, human resources and building a solution to normalization in the daily use of digital currency since Q4 2023.

Previously, working with HNW athletes, families & corporations, Glusman focused on Investment Policy asset management using traditional assets, alternative investments and structured products. Most recently, a Practice Director on the RIA platform (Level Four LLC 2019-21), prior a Senior Vice President on Bank platform (SunTrust Private Client 2018-2019) and career core time as Senior Vice President of Investments (Merrill Lynch 2001-2017). 

With over 100 professional athletes in the NBA, NFL and MLB and a over a billion dollars of AUM, he has spoken professionally for decades on financial literacy to student-athletes at All Star events such as the Senior Bowl, East-West Shrine Game and Portsmouth Invitational Basketball Tournament.

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Jim Fried has been a real estate business person since 1980 and has had his own radio show since 2009.

Mr. Fried specializes in capitalizing commercial real estate transactions, unearthing urban land opportunities and is also a private lender.

He has been active in the real estate industry for many years as a financial intermediary, broker and investor. He has experience with many property types including, but not limited to: apartments, condominiums, retail centers, office buildings, industrial parks and health care – with a special focus on memory care.

Jim has closed over $3BB in real estate transactions during his career in markets across the eastern US.

Jim uses his communication skills to inform and entertain on his weekly podcast show – Fried on Business. Of course, the show discusses real estate, but he also tackles issues such as branding, sports business, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, public private partnerships as well as health and wellness.

He is also a mentor to many up and coming people in the real estate industry through his membership on the Board of The University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies.

Mr. Fried is a winner of the Miami-Dade Public School Alumni Achievement Award.

Contact Jim via email at jim@friedonbusiness.com