The boss of a crypto data firm that serves over 200 asset managers shares his top 7 altcoins as well as 3 tips for retail investors looking to break into the industry

• Robert Materazzi heads up Lukka, a crypto data and software specialist.
• He said he is closely watching 7 altcoins right now, including ether, solana, and cardano’s ada token.
• Materazzi shared the crypto investing tips he gave his parents and relatives.

Robert Materazzi remembers the moment last fall when he realized traditional investors were starting to put their money into cryptocurrencies.

“I always joke around that when my mom bought crypto I knew it had hit the mainstream,” he told Insider. “Now, both my parents and all my relatives own it.”

Materazzi is the chief executive of Lukka, a data and software provider that works with over 200 crypto funds, as well as S&P Dow Jones, Deloitte, and Third Point. He joined in 2018 from the accountancy firm PwC.