Jehan Chu, Kenetic Capital: How blockchain venture funds run in China vs. the USA & stories of hanging out with Arthur Hayes (Bi
Joel Palathinkal and Jehan Chu delve into Jehan's journey from tech to crypto, focusing on his early industry involvement and founding Kinetic Capital. They discuss his transition from web development to Sotheby's, contrasting startup and corporate cultures, and his role in building the Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong. The episode explores blockchain community evolution, challenges in thought leadership, educational resources, and regulatory engagement. They also cover investment strategies, the hybrid fund model, and crypto's appeal to millennials, along with institutional interest, VC hesitations, and potential risks in the crypto community.
Jehan Chu is the cofounder of Kenetic Capital. Kenetic Capital is a proprietary trading and investment firm focused on digital assets and blockchain related companies. They have developed technology to facilitate quantitative trading strategies and offer various digital asset related structured products to counterparts. In this discussion we talk about Jehan’s story of how he started out in technology in New York City and what intrigued him to move to Hong Kong to pursue the crypto space and how he started Kenetic Capital. Jehan founded the Ethereum HK community (2014), (sponsored by InvestHK), co-Founded the Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong (2014) and founded the Hyperledger HK community (2016). We hear some great stories about his experience being involved in the crypto community in the early days with big names today like Arthur Hayes & Vitalik ( aka the OGs). We also talk about how the investment community differs between China vs. the US, how important it is in the community to connect with people in person and the channels he uses to build communities, stay up to date, and the importance of continuous importance of educating the institutions on crypto. Jehan shares his learnings from being a venture fund manager and how institutions and LPs are looking at crypto these days vs. a few years ago. We wrap up with Jehan’s biggest fear in crypto
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