Wald is the CEO of Valkyrie, an alternative asset management firm centered in Nashville that specializes in digital assets.
Early years
She started her career employed at the World Bank, then moved on to work in multi-billion-dollar asset management companies and venture capital firms.
She has written for Forbes regarding female entrepreneurship, and co-authored a book called Hyperwave Theory: The Rogue Waves of Financial Markets.
She provided entries related to her book Hyperwave on a related Medium page called, “How and why I lost my crypto virginity,” and “Stripping down Bitcoin.”
She is a Founding Advisor for Naadam Cashmere, a college venture she started in her Sophomore year. The Naadam fund reinvests profits into obtaining livestock insurance for the herders, improving sustainability of the commerce loop.
Wald cofounded Veterati, a mentorship program designed to help veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan. The veterans can select from various professionals to receive a one hour mentorship phone call.
She is a boxing afficionado and participant.
Involvement with Valkyrie
Wald persuaded Charlie Lee of Litecoin to invest in Valkyrie Series A funding.
Valkyrie launched a Bitcoin futures ETF in 2021. They also sponsor a Bitcoin mining centered ETF which started trading in February of 2022, with an abbreviation symbol of WGMI (likely a nod toward the pervasive crypto-lingo WAGMI = We’re All Gonna Make It).
In early 2023, Valkyrie has offered to assume operations of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, which is trading well below initial value. As such it has run into legal proceedings. By throwing their hat in the ring, and planning to accept a much lower management fee, Valkyrie is asserting their dominance in this space.
It was recently revealed that 90% of Valkyrie Digital Asset holdings belonged to Justin Sun, equal to over 500 million dollars worth of Bitcoin.
In October 2022, Wald was appointed to sit on the board of Huobi… the same month Justin Sun and TRON took over the Singapore-based exchange.
