Block Kong: The Current Crypto Scene in Hong Kong and China's CBDC Status with Charles d'Haussy

Jamil catches up with Charles d'Haussy (夏多希), who is APAC Managing Director - ConsenSys

Charles d’Haussy is Asia Managing Director at ConsenSys, a leading blockchain engineering company. Among his responsibilities, he leads ConsenSys’ projects on central-bank digital currencies with HKMA, BOT, PBOC, CBUAE & BOK.

Prior to this, Charles served as head of fintech with the Hong Kong government (InvestHK). In that capacity he helped found and scale Hong Kong Fintech Week, and supported the growth of over 450 fintech companies. He has 15 years of prior experience in Hong Kong’s private sector and is licensed to invest and deal in securities.

In 2018, Charles was elected as a Top-50 fintech influencer in Asia. In 2021 he published Block Kong, a book about Blockchain leaders shaping the Hong Kong blockchain ecosystem. He studied in France at Rennes International Business School and in Guangzhou, China at Sun Yat Sen University. He is a certified Bitcoin professional and studied blockchain business strategy at Be9 London.

Follow Charles :
http://www.blockkong.com
http://www.twitter.com/charlesdhaussy
https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesdhaussy/