Ep. #20: Fintech/Blockchain Hub with Joe Seunghyun Cho (Founding CEO Lattice 80) by Decrypt Asia

Our guest for this episode is Joe Seunghyun Cho (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-seunghyun-cho/). Joe has been a hedge fund manager and has run an asset management company before founding Lattice 80, one of the world’s largest fintech and blockchain hubs in Singapore. Joe has been a mentor to several young companies and regularly coordinates with the government and larger corporations to support the startup ecosystem.

Tune in to this episode to find out about:

1. Joe’s background
2. How Lattice 80, the world’s biggest fintech/blockchain hub by size, came about
3. Government involvement in building out the startup ecosystem and getting all stakeholders involved
4. Expansion of Lattice 80 beyond Singapore, with the ultimate vision to open Lattice 80 in 100 cities eventually
5. Value add beyond a co-working space by getting multiple stakeholders involved - startups, financial institutions / corporates, government, public
6. Evolution of fintech companies in Singapore
7. Kaya network: connecting all stakeholders locally physically and globally to collaborate and do business and reducing the time required to take care of legal and due diligence issues
8. Kaya network database and mini social database to eliminate travel costs
9. Utility of the Kaya token
10. Use of token beyond the Lattice 80
11. Why Kaya is being built on the NEM Blockchain
12. Diving in to a ‘staggered’ ICO
13. First few locations that Lattice 80 is going to focus on
14. Joe’s plans beyond the co-working space
15. Link to Lattice 80 website: http://www.lattice80.com/