Institutional money watches their data before it moves with Joshua Frank

🎙 In this episode, we sit down with Joshua Frank, the visionary Founder & CEO of The Tie — the leading provider of alternative data and analytics powering the institutional side of crypto.

🔍 With clients ranging from hedge funds and trading desks to top exchanges, The Tie delivers real-time insights into crypto sentiment, market-moving news, and on-chain activity. Joshua shares how he built the company from a simple idea into a must-have intelligence tool for the digital asset industry.

🔥 What you’ll learn:

How data and sentiment shape crypto markets

Why institutions rely on alt-data for an edge

The future of crypto intelligence and token analytics

Joshua’s journey from idea to industry standard

💡 Whether you’re a trader, investor, or builder, this episode is packed with insights on the real signals driving crypto adoption.

📊 Data doesn’t lie. People do. – Joshua Frank

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Timestamps:
00:16 Intro – Holistic Investments & The Tie
01:47 – the start of Joshua’s journey
03:18 – Why choose B2B vs B2C
06:26 – How much money was raised
08:40 – Exit strategies & generating revenue
10:44 – Paying out dividends to investors & employees
12:42 – How to distribute to employees
14:42 – USP of the Tie
19:32 – Quantitive approach
21:52 – Matching strategy with tailored data
24:11 – AI usage
30:02 – Pricing
32:33 – Important trends
38:32 – Risks of big institutions entering the market
40:48 – New liquidity in crypto
43:02 – RWA tokenization
44:42 – TXSE
50:22 – Advice on building successful data driven B2B business
53:42 – Biggest mistake
55:55 – Meaning of life for Joshua
57:22 – Origin of the brand name (“The Tie”)