Crypto.com Adds Jon Russell As Asian Based General Partner
18 Januar 2022 - 10:40AM
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The Singapore-based company, Crypto.com, has hired the former
TechChurch and The Ken reporter, Jon Russell as their Asian-based
general partner. And with this new development, they hope to expand
Fund further. Crypto.com’s $200 million Web 3 fund came into
existence in March 2012. As of Monday, intending to expand via the
venture arm of investing in Series A stages, project at seed and
crypto startups, has grown expectedly. Russell, during an
interview, made known that the fund is believed to rise to double
its current size and will be announced in a few days. Crypto.com is
still hiring GP’s, but with the help of Russell, the fund’s
acknowledgment will extend to that Asia-based project. Though Bobby
Bao, Crypto.com co-founder, currently runs the fund. Things To Know
About Jon Russell Jon Russell is a Uk citizen based in Bangkok. He
has lived in Thailand since 2008. In 2014 Jon Russell became a
reporter for TechChurch focused on all tech-related issues in Asia.
Especially all the major names in India, China, and Southeast Asia.
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$18.7 Million Hack With this, he changed the daily life of people
across Asia. And his knowledge and influence in the tech and crypto
field are precisely one of the reasons Crypto.com has hired him as
one of their General partners in Asia. Crypto.com Expansion in Asia
The Capital prior investment of Crypto.com comprises liquidity
provider Woo Network and the first fractional-algorithmic
stablecoin protocol Frax Finance. VCs to allocate stock to the
ecosystem regardless of the bear market. This leaves Sino Global
Capital opening to outside investors through a $200 million fund
and FTX ascertaining a $2 billion investment. On June 17, 2021,
Crypto.com was integrated into the biggest and most effective
digital asset transfer network for institutions, Fireblocks
Network. And this helper, Crypto.com, reaches about 400+
institutional participants in their network, thereby helping them
grow trading volume and global level. In addition, one of the
largest banks in the Singapore region, DBS Bank, is now operating a
crypto trading desk. And recently, a majority stake in Thai
cryptocurrency exchange Bitkub was amassed by Siam Commercial Bank
(SCB), Thailand’s bank. Innovation Officer Mukaya Tai and SCB 10x
Chief Venture have proclaimed that she foresees world DeFi
protocols have interposed banks. Huge institutional yearning for
digital assets is quickly growing in Asia. Related article
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$120M+ Crypto has earned about 2 million transactions and USD 1
billion in TVL and spotlighting projects like VVS Finance and a
couple of others. Moreover, Crypto.com motivated developers to
build on Cronos via the Cronos Bounty Programme. It will grant USD
1,337,133.7 as the biggest reward and a Hackathon. Featured Image
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