Superscrypt: A Conversation with Asia's Powerhouse Web 3 Venture Fund - Jacob Ko, Superscrypt, Ep. 246

Superscrypt is an early-stage web3 company seeded by Temasek, a globally recognized investment powerhouse headquartered in Singapore. Recognizing the immense potential of the decentralized digital landscape, Superscrypt focus exclusively on the next generation of internet technologies.  Today, we have Jacob Ko, Partner at Superscrypt to share with us:  Contrasting investment philosophies between the West and Asia Verticals Superscrypt is excited about Convincing & onboarding non-Web 3 users Singapore vs HongKong’s Web 3 scene Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice. Timestamps: (00:00:00) – Introduction to Superscrypt (00:02:55) – Temasek & Jacob’s transition into Web 3 (00:09:42) – Western vs Asian investing focus (00:12:01) – Superscrypt’s investment in social & creator economy (00:16:18) – Discussion on blockchain wallets (00:23:21) – Convincing non-Web 3 users (00:30:15) – Handling security in Web 3 (00:33:14) – Singapore vs HongKong’s Web 3 scene Sponsor message: Filecoin is enabling open services for data, built on top of IPFS.   Today, Filecoin focuses primarily on storage as an open service, but looks to build the infrastructure to store, distribute and transform data.   Read the full 30-page report on the future of Filecoin written by Blockcrunch over here: https://bit.ly/41gLdUm More Resources: Guest Superscrypt’s Twitter:https://twitter.com/superscrypt Jacob Ko’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jacobkxyz   Blockcrunch Blockcrunch VIP: https://blockcrunch.substack.com/ Blockcrunch Twitter: https://twitter.com/theBlockcrunch Jason Choi’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrjasonchoi     Disclaimer: The Blockcrunch Podcast (“Blockcrunch”) is an educational resource intended for informational purposes only. Blockcrunch produces a weekly podcast and newsletter that routinely covers projects in Web 3 and may discuss assets that the host or its guests have financial exposure to. Views held by Blockcrunch’s guests are their own. None of Blockcrunch, its registered entity or any of its affiliated personnel are licensed to provide any type of financial advice, and nothing on Blockcrunch’s podcast, newsletter, website and social media should be construed as financial advice. Blockcrunch also receives compensation from its sponsor; sponsorship messages do not constitute financial advice or endorsement.   Full disclaimer: https://blockcrunch.substack.com/about