Episode #9: Alex Shin (#Hashed)
Alex Shin is a co-founder of Hashed, a cryptocurrency fund accelerating the global enablement of decentralized projects through impact investing and community building. While he doesn’t share the technical background of his fellow co-founders, he’s made it his mission to promote blockchain adoption in Asia and beyond. In this interview, Alex and Elaine talk about what it was like transitioning from the venture startup world to the blockchain world, the fund’s recent investment in XCHNG (by Kochava), and why he thinks the first widely accepted blockchain application will thrive in South Korea.
List of Topics Covered in This Episode:
00:00 — Introduction to Alex Shin
01:35 — Working in San Francisco and leaving it for the blockchain scene in South Korea
04:13 — Current state of blockchain innovation in South Korea
06:17 — Hashed and community building
07:14 — Evaluation of blockchain projects, investment thesis of Hashed
09:03 — The Hashed team
10:16 — Carving a path as a “pure-play crypto-fund”
11:30 — Hashed investment in XCHNG (Kochava)
14:56 — What other sectors can blockchain revolutionize?
16:24 — South Korea’s role in the future of the industry
18:03 — Closing thoughts
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