In a brand new Twitter put up dated Dec. 12, Du Jun, co-founder of cryptocurrency change Huobi World, shared new perception on his expertise of operating ABCDE Capital, a $400 million Internet 3.0 enterprise capital (VC) fund, in June this yr. In line with Jun, the thought for ABCDE Capital got here in March, and by April, it was already registered in Singapore. Nonetheless, amidst the $40 billion Terra Luna implosion in Could, Jun stated that “outdated cash has all however fled” after the incident.
We selected to start out @ABCDECapital on the most troublesome time of the market. Hope to convey a glimmer of sunshine to builders and convey extra equity, innovation and energy to crypto trade. https://t.co/GmxFFsG7qL
— Du Jun (@DujunX) June 17, 2022
Undeterred, Jun continued that in August, the VC fund was totally operational, with “just a few companions pooling tens of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} to take a position.” Whereas an preliminary report early November revealed “excellent” outcomes, Jun stated that the following collapse of FTX was “far past expectations” for the trade:
“Layoffs, wage cuts, and contraction turned fundamental themes for crypto firms. One thought the feud between FTX and Binance would encourage wholesome trade growth, nevertheless it turned out FTX was so weak that it simply straight-up surrendered, bringing a wave of disaster. Immediately Binance has over 75% market share, and whether or not he likes it or not, CZ’s [Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao] angle in the direction of regulation represents that of the complete trade, and it is an enormous problem for CZ.”
With regard to decentralized finance, or DeFi, Jun attributed final summer time’s growth to quantitative easing (QE) measures of the U.S. Federal Reserve. Tying it to regulation, Jun stated that DeFi development befell largely resulting from firms similar to Coinbase, Circle, Grayscale, and Paxos “actively embraced regulation” and allowed massive institutional traders to enter the house towards the backdrop of QE.
“FTX’s implosion made conventional outdated cash and authorities businesses afraid, and even disgusted, by the chaotic and orderless realm of crypto. For a very long time thereafter, governments wouldn’t assist relaxed insurance policies that assist growth and innovation in crypto, nor would sovereign wealth funds make investments available in the market.”
Jun additionally revealed that since ABCDE Capital started investing in August, the agency has since amassed seven firms in its portfolio within the safety, information, social, zero information, and nonfungible tokens sectors. “ABCDE solely invests in 15-20 companies per yr; a superb agency shouldn’t be afraid of the bear market, referrals are welcome, let’s proceed!” wrote the co-founder.
