In this episode, Ben sits down with Kelvin Koh, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of the Spartan Group. Kelvin was previously a partner at Goldman Sachs and CIO of Indus Capital before launching Spartan out of Hong Kong. Spartan has a liquid hedge fund, a DeFi VC fund, a metaverse and gaming VC fund, as well as a prestigious advisory arm that has been involved in several large transactions within the industry.
Let's get into it.

Timestamps
2:09 What is your background?
6:08 What was the response from your colleagues at Goldman when you went full-time crypto?
7:08 Can you explain the evolving business and regulatory landscape in Hong Kong?
11:36 Why is there positive momentum in Asia regarding crypto?
14:39 What are your thoughts on the latest narratives driving price movement?
19:10 What is your perspective on Bitcoin and the innovations taking place within the btc ecosystem?
23:03 What excites you regarding the future of DeFi?
26:00 What does cross chain interoperability unlock?
27:56 What projects within the metaverse and gaming sectors are you excited about?
32:46 Where will the value accrue in the gaming sector?
34:19 Are there any games you recommend?
40:20 What’s your general perspective on L2s?
43:35 What is your most contrarian take in crypto?
47:42 What is your most contrarian take outside of crypto?
50:21 Where can people find out more about you?

Resources Mentioned
Hong Kong Twitter Thread https://twitter.com/SpartanBlack_1/status/1628230582265315333
Bitcoin NFTs (Ordinals) https://decrypt.co/resources/what-are-ordinals-a-beginners-guide-to-bitcoin-nfts
Blockstack https://medium.com/@melodyhe/blockstack-partners-with-spartan-group-for-asia-expansion-eb52df118cce
Layer Zero https://layerzero.network/
Dookey Dash https://dookeydash.com/
Sewer Pass https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/01/18/yuga-labs-sewer-pass-nft-collection-nets-over-6m-in-sales-in-just-hours/
Shrapnel https://www.shrapnel.com/
Metalcore https://www.metalcore.gg/
Scroll https://scroll.io/

Connect with the guest
Follow Spartan on Twitter https://twitter.com/TheSpartanGroup
Spartan Group https://spartangroup.io/
Kelvin on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanBlack_1

Disclaimer
Ben Jacobs is a partner at Scenius Capital Management. All views expressed by Ben and the guests of this podcast are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Scenius Capital Management. Guests and the host may maintain positions in the assets or funds discussed in this podcast. You should not treat any opinion expressed by anyone on this podcast as a specific inducement to make a particular investment or follow a particular strategy but only as an expression of their personal opinion. This podcast is for informational purposes only.