What happens when money is reinvented and becomes natively digital, stateless, programmable and permissionless? An explosion of innovation emerges not seen since the birth of the internet. In this session, we will explore what makes bitcoin so special, how unstoppable automated financial applications are emerging and how this could change the world of finance forever.
73% of the High Net Worth (HNW) individuals around the world intend to or have already invested in some form of cryptocurrency by 2022, according to a survey conducted by deVere Group. Bitcoin’s impressive performance in recent times is drawing the attention of wealthy investors that don’t want to be left behind. Institutional investors – including Wall Street banks - are also taking interest in the high returns that these digital assets offer and are the drivers behind the most recent price surges. Is Bitcoin proving to be a ‘better gold’ to hedge against inflation or is just another bubble? Can the emergence of decentralised finance or a DeFi ecosystem help prevent future financial crisis? Given the recent involvement of institutional investors, are cryptocurrencies closer to becoming a form of money widely used for everyday transactions?
Join us and hear from Kenrick Drijkoningen, Founding Partner of LuneX Ventures to learn more about the recent developments in the crypto markets as digital assets reach a more mature stage bringing us closer to the establishment of a decentralised financial ecosystem.
About the Speaker
Kenrick Drijkoningen, Founding Partner, LuneX Ventures
Kenrick is the founding partner of LuneX Ventures, the blockchain and crypto fund by Golden Gate Ventures based in Singapore. LuneX invests in both crypto currencies and equity of startups building a new open financial system and Web 3.0.
Kenrick holds an MBA from HKUST in Hong Kong and has spent the past 15 years with various tech startups in South East Asia.
