2. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
Edith YeungSelected
by
Inc's
Magazine
as
one
of
the
Silicon
Valley’s
investors
you
must
know,
Edith
Yeung
is
the
head
of
500
Startups
Greater
China
and
partner
of
500
Mobile
CollecFve
Fund.
Edith
invested
in
over
50
mobile,
AI
and
blockchain
startups.
machine
learning
startups,
including
Hooked
-‐
#1
reading
app
for
millennium,
DayDayCook
-‐
#1
Asian
Cooking
media
and
plaOorm,
Fleksy
(acquired
by
Pinterest),
Human
(acquired
by
Mapbox),
Silk
Labs
(acquired
by
Apple),
AISense,
Stellar,
Oasis,
The
Republic
Protocol,
Libra
Credit
Network,
Solana,
Perlin,
Quarkchain,
Hypernet,
Nervos
and
many
more.
3. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
Disclaimers
• This session is purely for knowledge sharing
• I cannot give you any investment or legal advice ☺.
• I am not a lawyer or financial advisor.
• Token investments are extremely risky
• Please DO NOT invest in anything you don’t truly understand
and cannot afford to lose
4. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
人工智能
Bitcoin 比特币
Blockchain 区块链
Lambo 兰博基尼
Chive 韭菜
All in 梭哈
Crypto Chinese 101
7. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
Chinese People are Crazy about
Cryptocurrency….
8. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
Trend 1
Crypto World is Flat and Global.
9. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
A Few Chinese Project Have Reached over $1
Billion in Market cap including NEO, QTUM,
EOS, TRON, etc
h[ps://coinmarketcap.com/coins/
10. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
Trend 2
The Rise of Crypto Hedge Funds
11. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.coh[ps://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?
__biz=MzUxMDY2NjQxNA==&mid=2247484628&idx=3&sn=054fd60b89f50eaa410d3ed8b2520a67&chksm=f97e3715ce09be030263d5407739d0da0d6a1c32de912ecb7e5fa5459cbbe9c108214263ab10&mpshare=1&scene=1&srcid=0630goqllAwodE7V5v2BY56E&pass_Fcket=fGjC568
g%2B7evzOb%2Flzhue91%2FMi6WqTZ75MK55SB8u7%2FaBIK%2FzokZJQ6K1kq%2BS2Wn#rd
Fenbushi, INBlockchain, LinkVC are Some of
the Most Active Chinese Crypto Funds
12. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.coh[ps://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?
__biz=MzUxMDY2NjQxNA==&mid=2247484628&idx=3&sn=054fd60b89f50eaa410d3ed8b2520a67&chksm=f97e3715ce09be030263d5407739d0da0d6a1c32de912ecb7e5fa5459cbbe9c108214263ab10&mpshare=1&scene=1&srcid=0630goqllAwodE7V5v2BY56E&pass_Fcket=fGjC568
g%2B7evzOb%2Flzhue91%2FMi6WqTZ75MK55SB8u7%2FaBIK%2FzokZJQ6K1kq%2BS2Wn#rd
投资家 tracks over 150
Crypto hedge funds in
and outside of China
Polychain, BlockTower,
DeKrypt, Blockchain
Capital, Metastable,
A16Z, Pantera, etc
13. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
Trend 3
Infrastructure Protocols are Still
Investors Favorite
15. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
Oasis Labs - Security and Scalability for Smart
Contracts
Crypto
Briefing
16. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
QuarkChain - 2-layer Architecture to Create
Blockchain Scalability using Sharding
Technology.
Crypto
Briefing
17. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
Trend 4
B2C Protocols are Rising in Asia
18. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
Nervos – Foundation for All Decentralized
Applications (dApp) & Blockchains Powers
Entertainment Industry and SNH48
19. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
ContentBox - Blockchain Infrastructure For The
Digital Content Industry
20. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
Cocos & CocoaChina are Launching New Token
for Gaming Industry
21. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
Trend 5
Private Sale is Raising More than
Crowd Sale
22. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
84% of all ICO Fundraising this Year Has Come
from Private and Presales
h[ps://news.bitcoin.com/icos-‐raised-‐2-‐billion-‐year-‐mostly-‐private-‐sales/
24. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
With more than $500 million Raised in the First
Half of 2018, SAFT (Simple Agreement for
Future Tokens) is Drawing Regulatory Scrutiny
h[ps://www.marketwatch.com/story/what-‐is-‐a-‐sar-‐a-‐crypto-‐fundraising-‐method-‐drawing-‐regulatory-‐scruFny-‐2018-‐05-‐10
25. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
Trend 6
Asian Exchanges are the Driving
Force of Global Trading Volume
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70% of Top 10 Crypto Exchanges by Highest
Daily Trading Volume Are Originally from China
1. Binance 币安网
2. OKEx
3. CoinEx
4. Huobi 火币Pro
5. ZB.com ZB网
6. Bithumb
7. Upbit
8. Bitfinex
9. Bibox
10. HBTC
CoinMarketCap
27. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
Trend 7
Crypto is Eating the Fiat World
28. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
TRON has acquired BitTorrent for $140M and
Will Use BitTorrent to "Legitimize" its Business
h[ps://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2018/06/19/tron-‐bi[orrent-‐cryptocurrency/
29. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
Stellar in Talks to Acquire Blockchain Startup
Chain for $500 Million in XLM
h[ps://www.ccn.com/stellar-‐in-‐talks-‐to-‐acquire-‐blockchain-‐startup-‐chain-‐for-‐500-‐million-‐in-‐xlm-‐report/
31. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
$9 Million a Day Is Lost in Cryptocurrency
Scams
h[ps://news.bitcoin.com/9-‐million-‐day-‐lost-‐cryptocurrency-‐scams/
37. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
Trend 9
Government Love/hate Relationship with
Crypto
38. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
Chinese Government Supports Blockchain
Technology and launched $1B Blockchain Fund
h[ps://www.coindesk.com/1-‐billion-‐blockchain-‐fund-‐launches-‐with-‐chinese-‐government-‐backing/
h[ps://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/30/chinese-‐president-‐xi-‐jinping-‐calls-‐blockchain-‐a-‐breakthrough-‐technology.html
39. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
On September 4 2017, China Has Banned all
ICOS
h[ps://techcrunch.com/2017/09/04/chinas-‐central-‐bank-‐has-‐banned-‐icos/
40. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
On September 11 2017, China Asked All
Domestic Bitcoin Exchanges to Shut Down
h[ps://www.theverge.com/2017/9/11/16288898/china-‐shutdown-‐rumored-‐bitcoin-‐exchanges-‐crackdown
41. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
US Securities & Exchange Commission
Appoints New Crypto Chief to Oversee Digital
Assets and ICOs
h[p://fortune.com/2018/06/05/sec-‐crypto-‐chief-‐valerie-‐szczepanik/
42. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
Securities and Exchange Commission Stated
that Ether Are Not Securities And Shouldn't be
regulated in the same way as stocks and bonds
h[ps://www.wired.com/story/sec-‐ether-‐bitcoin-‐not-‐securiFes/
43. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
SEC Issues Investigative Report Concluding
DAO Tokens, a Digital Asset, Were Securities
h[ps://www.sec.gov/news/press-‐release/2017-‐131
44. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
Trend 10
Blockchain is Biggest Buzzword for
Enterprises
45. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
Eastman Kodak NYSE Stock was up 44% after
KODAKone Token Announcement
h[ps://twi[er.com/sfiegerman/status/950778999550152704?ref_src=twsrc%5EOw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm
%5E950778999550152704&ref_url=h[ps%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F2018%2F1%2F9%2F16869998%2Fkodak-‐kodakcoin-‐blockchain-‐plaOorm-‐ethereum-‐
ledger-‐stock-‐price
46. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
Spin, an Electric Scooter Startup in San
Francisco, is Raising around $125M its Security
Token Offering (STO)
h[ps://techcrunch.com/2018/06/29/electric-‐scooter-‐startup-‐spin-‐is-‐finalizing-‐a-‐125-‐million-‐security-‐token-‐offering-‐on-‐the-‐blockchain/
47. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
Overstock’s tZERO Raises $160M Security Token
Investment from GSR Capital
h[ps://cointelegraph.com/news/overstock-‐s-‐tzero-‐signs-‐le[er-‐of-‐intent-‐for-‐160-‐mln-‐security-‐token-‐investment
48. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
Tencent and CFLP will Work Together to
Develop Tencent Blockchain-TrustSQL
h[p://news.8btc.com/chinas-‐tencent-‐to-‐embrace-‐blockchain-‐logisFcs-‐and-‐help-‐smaller-‐enterprises-‐out-‐of-‐financing-‐plight
49. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
Baidu has Developed a High-Performance
“Super Chain” Blockchain
h[ps://cointelegraph.com/news/internet-‐giant-‐baidu-‐unveils-‐energy-‐efficient-‐super-‐chain-‐blockchain-‐protocol
50. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
Top 10 US-China Crypto Trends of 2018
1. The crypto world is flat and global
2. The rise crypto hedge funds
3. Infrastructure protocols are still investors favorite
4. B2C protocols are rising in Asia
5. Private sale is raising more than crowd sale
6. Asian exchanges are driving force of global trading volume
7. Crypto is eating the fiat world
8. Crypto worldwide scam alert
9. Government love/hate relationship with Crypto
10. Blockchain is biggest buzzword for Enterprises
51. Edith Yeung | @edithyeung | edith.co
Final thoughts…