Arjun Balaji is an outspoken commentator on the development of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency through social media, videos and essays. He first discovered Bitcoin in 2012 and fully dedicated himself to the bitcoin market microstructure in 2016, helping traditional hedge funds evangelize the original cryptocurrency. He was a software engineer at HubSpot and Flip before becoming the founder and managing partner of Shomei Capital, an investment fund focused on crypto assets. He is the author of the articles “Crypto Thesis for 2019” and “Conflict of Crypto Visions,” among other works.