Eric Yakes is the Founder and Managing Partner of Epoch – a bitcoin adoption focused venture capital firm. He left the world of distressed private equity buyouts to join the bitcoin revolution by authoring The 7th Property – a best selling new release and internationally published book on bitcoin. As a CFA charter holder, his thought leadership is focused on the financial community helping them understand the revolutionary investment characteristics of bitcoin. Eric is a founding member and board Chairman of The Space – a Denver based non-profit educating the masses on technology, economics, and bitcoin.