Thomas McLaughlin

Chief Investment Officer

2021 - Current

Asset Management platform focused on alpha-generating strategies within digital asset markets. Coral offers innovative fund structures and catered products to investors seeking exposure to the liquid crypto markets and the Venture Capital industry. As a founding partner & CIO of Coral, my responsibilities include: - Development of investment strategies to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for LPs. - Manage >$100m AUM in 18 months, from sub $5m in GP capital at inception. - Oversee trading strategies that allocate LP capital to yield generating opportunities in the liquid capital markets. Manage the overall risk and allocation of investor capital for all of our investment vehicles. - Source private deal flow (pre-ICO, ICO, pre-IPO, private equity, etc.) and work directly with founders to develop the next generation of financial protocols. >$5m LP capital ($30m mark to market) deployed into private deals since inception in February 2021. - Manage a team of 10 world-class investment professionals. - Provide market commentary to current and prospective LPs, offering context to make informed allocation decisions and position their financial exposure to the digital assets appropriately. Other relevant roles include: - Development of Coral Labs, an internal incubator building the next wave of onchain financial applications. - Independent manager of multiple SPVs for digital asset transactions with a combined value of >$250m of capital. Provide value to SPV investors by generating yield on assets held in the entity prior to lockup and liquidation events. - Angel Investor & advisor to dozens of early-stage digital asset companies & protocols. Provide strategic value through: capital introduction, the structuring of protocols, recruitment of talent and designing a user experience that grows TVL. - Admin of a top telegram syndication group for asset managers and founders operating within the DeFi ecosystem.

Chief Executive Officer

2017 - 2021

Blockstake operates a portfolio of crypto mining hardware and manages multiple mining pools Leveraging efficient power costs & logistical expertise, we mine with a long-term focus on the accumulation of Bitcoin. Our Flagship Pool and portfolio of ASIC and GPU miners currently operate in South Dakota, Nebraska, and North Carolina.

Restructuring & Turnarounds

2012 - 2014

North America Corporate Restructuring (NACR) Restructuring Investment Banking Group • Functioned as an analyst in the corporate finance division, a boutique middle-market investment banking practice, specializing in distressed situations involving corporations facing complex operational or financial difficulties • Developed an understanding of distressed corporations by working directly with managing directors on a variety of engagements, including: restructurings, mergers & acquisitions, and specialized financial advisory services • Researched, assembled and actively managed a compilation of fifty distressed middle-market corporations, across all major industries. Analysis of key operational and financial intelligence, included: covenant cushions, potential payment defaults, industry developments, impending maturities, capital structure, key stakeholders and secondary trading levels

Investment Banking Analyst (Lev Fin)

2011 - 2012

Global Capital Markets & Investment Banking Leveraged Finance Origination • Focus on the origination, structuring, and execution of high-yield and leveraged loan capital raising with respect to: leveraged buyouts, mergers & acquisitions, corporate refinancings, first time issuers, divestiture & carve-outs and dividend recapitalizations • Notable Clients / transactional experience: MGM, Caesars, Penn National Gaming, Graphic Packaging, Institutional Brokers • Create integrated financial models to analyze multiple operational scenarios and capital structure alternatives on the proforma credit profile of target companies to contemplate leveraged buyouts and other financial transactions • Conduct detailed business, industry and financial due diligence, prepare analysis for covenant negotiations, and collaborate with clients and lenders to facilitate syndication of credit facilities • Analyze comparable high-yield and leveraged loan issuance, covenant structures and precedent transactions to assist senior bankers in all aspects of the origination process • Completion of ten-week global analyst training program, leveraged buyout specific training and successful qualification as NASD limited representative (Series 79 & 63)

Investment Banking Summer Analyst (Lev Fin)

2010 - 2010

Global Capital Markets & Investment Banking Leveraged Finance Origination

Global Wealth Management

2009 - 2010

Global Wealth Management Internship Program • Organized and distributed materials to current and prospective clients, regarding current market conditions, portfolio performance and potential strategies for their investment account moving forward

Corporate Development

2009 - 2009