Brian Rudick

Brian Rudick is Head of Research for GSR, where he conducts research to demonstrate thought leadership externally as well as support firm products and services. Prior to GSR, Brian spent eight years at various hedge funds where he managed a book of bank stocks as part of a larger financials team, and also spent time at the Federal Reserve, where he conducted research as part of the monetary policy process.

Latest from Brian Rudick

CoinDesk Indices

In Defense of the ‘MSTR Premium’

The premium given to the company’s massive bitcoin holdings will exist as long as investors believe it will continue to increase the amount of its bitcoin held per share.

Feb 26, 2025

Markets

The Anatomy of a Meltdown (and Just BTFD)

GSR’s Brian Rudick discusses the recent market meltdown, how towering bull tenets and fading risks could propel Bitcoin to $1m, and why the recent dip is a gift, all combining to make cryptocurrency’s risk-reward its most compelling in years.

Aug 14, 2024

Opinion

Sizing the Massive Spot Bitcoin ETF Opportunity

The likely imminent approval of spot exchange-traded funds for bitcoin could be a game-changing moment for the digital assets industry. Brian Rudick and Matt Kunke, at GSR, explain why.

Nov 6, 2023

Chair Gary Gensler's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is weighing Hashdex's ETF application, which analysts suggest could have a leg up because of its novel approach. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

CoinDesk Indices

Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin and the Bull

What’s behind the bull case for bitcoin? Brian Rudick and Matt Kunke from GSR take us through the reasons in today’s Crypto for Advisors newsletter.

Aug 31, 2023

Institutional traders are more bullish on bitcoin than alternative cryptocurrencies. (Hans Eiskonen/Unsplash)

Tech

Ethereum Ecosystem Is Getting Busier, Not Quieter, Amid Layer 2 Shift

Many transactions are getting offloaded onto layer-2 blockchains, and those should be included in any analysis of the Ethereum ecosystem.

Jun 14, 2023

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