Ep. #40: Baek Kim from #Hashed (Crypto fund in Korea) at Deconomy 2019

Published: April 8, 2019, 3:21 p.m.

b'We record this episode in an empty locker room that we found on the sidelines of Deconomy 2019 (a Crypto and Blockchain conference in Seoul, South Korea). We speak to Baek Kim who is an Investor at one of the most widely known crypto funds globally, #Hashed.
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\\nIn this episode, we are also joined by John Riggins who heads up BTC Media\\u2019s (https://b.tc/) Asia efforts and who will be a regular host on the Decrypt Asia podcasts.
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\\nTune in to hear about:
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\\n \\tBaek\\u2019s background, how he got into crypto and how Hashed came about
\\n \\tInvolvement with Kakao\\u2019s Blockchain subsidiary called GroundX and their Blockchain called Klaytn (https://www.klaytn.com/)- note Kakao has 50m+ users for their banking, mobility, beauty verticals with more than 95% penetration rate in South Korea (total population of South Korea around 52m)
\\n \\tInvolvement with the hugely successful messaging app Line\\u2019s Blockchain initiative called Link (https://link.network/)
\\n \\tDifference in #Hashed\\u2019s strategy in Asia and USA
\\n \\tFund structure of #Hashed and investment strategy
\\n \\tKey priorities and goals of #Hashed in the near term
\\n \\tThoughts on where the industry is headed'