Jon Ma, founder of Artemis, an institutional data platform for cryptocurrencies, shared his experience of entering the cryptocurrency industry from traditional finance on social media. He mentioned that when he first came into contact with Bitcoin in 2015, he did not take it seriously until 2017 when he paid attention to and purchased Bitcoin and other encrypted assets again.
He stated that through communication with Erik Voorhees from Shapeshift, he began to realize the possibility of separating currency from government. In the following years, he missed out on the DeFi craze and the rise of NFTs, but returned to the crypto field in 2021, investing in Solana and its NFTs, and attempting to participate in DeFi projects.
He also supported Filipino scholars with his girlfriend through Axie Infinity, believing that participants in traditional finance will drive the growth of cryptocurrency assets from $3.5 trillion to over $100 trillion in the future. Asset management companies such as Fidelity and BlackRock are actively launching digital asset ETFs and related products, while the world's largest fintech companies, Stripe and Visa, may also benefit from encrypted payment networks.
