Global Advisors

Dan Tapiero, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, leads investment decisions. Tapiero previously traded global macro at Tiger Management under Julian Robertson and later at SAC Capital, bringing a traditional hedge-fund discipline to the digital asset space. His macro background shapes the firm's top-down view on digital assets as an emerging asset class rather than a short-term trading opportunity.

Global Advisors predates the vast majority of crypto-native funds. The firm launched its regulated bitcoin fund in 2015, when institutional infrastructure like custody and fund administration barely existed for digital assets. This early-mover status means the firm built its operational framework from traditional finance standards — Jersey-domiciled fund structures, institutional service providers, and compliance-first processes — rather than retrofitting them onto an existing crypto-native operation.

Global Advisors invests across both liquid digital tokens and private equity in blockchain companies. The firm runs a hybrid strategy: liquid token exposure provides mark-to-market liquidity and beta to the asset class, while early-stage equity positions in infrastructure and protocol-layer companies offer venture-style upside. This dual approach allows the firm to express conviction across the capital structure of the digital asset ecosystem.

Dan Tapiero co-founded 10T Holdings in October 2023 alongside Michael Dubilier and David Riddell. 10T operates as a separate growth equity firm targeting later-stage digital asset companies, while Global Advisors continues to manage its existing fund structures and earlier-stage strategies. Tapiero remains active at both firms, but 10T was structured as a distinct entity with its own investment committee and capital base (per Bloomberg, October 2023).

The Global Advisors Bitcoin Investment Fund (GABI) is domiciled in Jersey and operates under local regulatory oversight. Access for US investors depends on the specific fund vehicle and the investor's accredited status. Global Advisors has historically marketed the fund to institutional allocators globally, but specific jurisdictional eligibility should be confirmed directly with the firm, as regulatory postures for offshore digital asset funds have evolved significantly since GABI's 2015 launch.

Global Advisors has been managing capital since 1999, giving it one of the longest operating histories of any digital asset manager. The first 16 years of that track record were built in commodities, not crypto. When the firm pivoted to digital assets in 2015, it transitioned its existing operational infrastructure and investor base into the bitcoin fund. Specific performance figures are not publicly disclosed.

Dan Tapiero's network, built over two decades at Tiger Management, SAC Capital, and as a commodity investor, gives Global Advisors access to deal flow that many crypto-native funds lack. The firm sources through relationships with venture-stage founders, protocol developers, and the traditional finance allocators who are increasingly funding digital asset infrastructure. Tapiero's macro perspective also informs thematic sourcing around monetary debasement and sovereign adoption trends.