Fintech & EM-focused Analyst, KT Capital Group

Alec Tseung

Alec is currently a partner in KT Capital Group and the Chinese shareholder representative of a public P&C insurer in Kazakhstan/Central Asia. 

Previously, he served as the Research & Investments Partner at Re:base Ventures (rebase.vc), a Web3 and DeFi investment firm with a strong focus on building and incubation. 

Before that, he spent time with Tencent, where he was responsible for the group's investments in the overseas markets (Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Europe). 

Prior to Tencent, he was in the Principal Investments team at Swiss Re, where he focused on driving the group's investments into financial services and Fintech sectors in APAC. 

He has been responsible for a wide range of investments and transactions (venture/growth, buyout, direct secondaries, etc.) totaling >$5 billion. Alec started his career with Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Fintech & EM-focused Analyst

DeFi Options Protocols Series (#3): Where Can the Next Phase of Growth Come From?

DeFi Options Protocols Series (#4): Bringing Real World Risks On-Chain?

DeFi Options Protocols Series (#1): The New "Robhinhood" Of DeFi?

KT Capital Group

Principal investments and advisory firm that focuses on connecting the CIS countries with East Asia.

Principal investments and advisory firm

Crypto

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<li>DeFi options protocol's TVL dropped significantly over the past three months since the collapse of Terra/Luna and amid a series of crypto platforms' liquidations and withdrawal freezes.</li>
<li>Albeit this, the three protocols we highlighted in our first note have shown no signs of slowing down in terms of launching new updates and products.</li>
<li>DeFi options protocols are still at the beginning of their development and need to see to some of their own issues before being able to challenge CeFi/Deribit.</li>
</ul>


DeFi options protocol's TVL dropped significantly over the past three months since the collapse of Terra/Luna and amid a series of crypto platforms' liquidations and withdrawal freezes.
Albeit this, the three protocols we highlighted in our first note have shown no signs of slowing down in terms of launching new updates and products.
DeFi options protocols are still at the beginning of their development and need to see to some of their own issues before being able to challenge CeFi/Deribit.


DeFi Options Protocols Series (#2): The Story of David and Goliath?

Opyn Squeeth

DeFi Options Protocols Series (#2): The Story of David and Goliath?