Opinion
Despite surging crypto adoption in emerging markets, the promise of financial sovereignty remains unfulfilled. Millions hold digital wealth they can’t easily use without seamless payment systems and practical off-ramps.
Timothy Chen
Timothy Chen is the Global Head of Strategy at Mantle. Previously, he was a partner at MSA, a global $2-billion investment fund investing in early and late-stage technology companies globally, such as Uber, Airbnb, Palantir, Meituan, Nubank, and Animoca Brands. He also incubated the fund’s proprietary Bitcoin mining operations and launched a Chinese equities-focused ETF. He is now driving Mantle’s initiatives across new financial products, including the MI4 (Mantle Index Four) Fund and Mantle Banking.
The crypto revolution remains half-built