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The Daily Upside

Pinterest is taking an interest in your scrolling habits Tierney gave the example of TV ads versus social media ads. Most people don’t...

The Wall Street Journal: Paul Hsu of Crypto Venture Firm Decasonic Weighs in on Sector's Future

Hsu sat down with Marc Vartabedian from The Wall Street Journal to talk about the state of crypto and investing.

Family Offices are backing AI, even as rich Americans are skeptical of the hype.

Family offices are among the most innovative groups of capital allocators today, exploring opportunities across emerging managers, new...

Tech VCs Resort to Party Crashing in Middle East During Downturn

An Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund and others have deep ties to Silicon Valley. Decasonic's, CEO & Founder was featured in a Bloomberg...

Block’s content creator stint

Block wants to help its merchants flaunt their assets (and sell them, too). The company is looking to patent a platform for customizable...

Crain's Chicago Business Featured the Decasonic x OV Partnership

Chicago-based Decasonic and Outlier Ventures have started a Web3 accelerator aimed at driving mainstream adoption in the Web3/AI space.

Crypto VCs say half their token bets are sidelined with no launch date in sight

How are regulatory headwinds impacting token launches across the crypto and web3 industry? Kari McMahon and Ryan Weeks of The Block...

UK CMA Intervention in Meta-Giphy Deal Could Signal Increased Tech Space Regulation

There might be a significant wave of change underway, one that might have an impact on future Big Tech purchases. Chinecherem Nduka...

20 Top Innovators Building The Chicago Crypto And Web3 Ecosystem

Decasonic founder and CEO Paul Hsu had the opportunity to co-author a blog post with HPA's Pete Wilkins, which identifies the bright...

Web3 Investor Day in Chicago | ChicagoInno

Investors and entrepreneurs in Chicago gathered to pitch their visions for the future of the internet at the inaugural Web3 Investor Day.

Purpose First Entrepreneur

Pete Wilkins details Decasonic founder and CEO Paul Hsu's thoughts on how web3 technology will transform and function moving forward,...

Bloomberg Quicktake Interview

Paul Hsu discusses why VC's continue investing in crypto despite recent downturn on Bloomberg Quicktake.

talks and podcasts

MoneyLive North America

What was discussed: 👉Is Apple's release of spatial computing technology going to increase the use of mixed reality? 👉CDBCs on the...

The Intersection: Mainstream Adoption of Blockchain, Web3, & Metaverse

What was discussed: Decasonic’s investment thesis and investment activities Predictions for mass adopted and widely culturally accepted...

Asian Hustle Network: Web3 as Life Changing Tech

Decasonic founder and CEO Paul Hsu sits down with Brian Pham and Maggie Chui of the Asian Hustle Network podcast to discuss web3 and the...

The Curious Learners Podcast: Metaverse as the Immersive Internet

Decasonic Founder and CEO Paul Hsu discusses what it means to be a catalyst for mass blockchain adoption with host of The Curious...

Wharton Business Daily Podcast

Host Dan Loney speaks with Decasonic CEO Paul Hsu about California's executive order on the blockchain industry.

Crypto Club: VC Funding Trends

Paul Hsu speaks with Public.com's Annika Lewis about crypto adoption and blockchain innovation (app download required).

The Come Up Series

Paul Hsu joined The Come Up Series for an engaging conversation discussing Venture Capital 3.0, funding a blockchain project, the...

ETH Denver

Watch Paul Hsu's participation in panel discussion, "VCs Dive Headfirst into the Metaverse and Web3" where he discusses ideas around...

Let's Grab Coffee Podcast

George Khalife and Paul Hsu: Investing in Web3 with a $48.8M Blockchain Venture Fund

Blockchain Gaming Alliance's panel on VC funding

Watch Paul Hsu's participation in Blockchain Gaming Alliance's panel on VC funding for blockchain game projects where he discusses...

press releases

Decasonic Boosts Best-in-Class Venture Team with Two Venture Investment Hires to Work with Bold Foun

An Expanded Investor Team Unlocks the Potential for Web3, Metaverse, AI and more, Boosting Origination and Fresh Perspectives CHICAGO,...

Outlier Ventures and Decasonic Launch First Base Camp Accelerator for Greater

Official Press Release Web3 Accelerator and Investor Partnership Announce First Cohort of Companies for 12-Week Intensive Program with...

Inaugural Web3 Investor Day launches in Chicago

As the Midwest region’s largest Web3 event, Global VC Firm Decasonic Convenes Top Institutional Investors and Innovators to Chicago...

Decasonic Welcomes Alejandro Ballesteros as Venture Associate

Experienced mechanical engineer with a strong background in fixed income trading to support the fund’s investment and operating...

Decasonic CEO Paul Hsu Appointed to World Business Chicago Board of Directors

Early stage venture investor commits to catalyze talent density and innovation capital formation in Chicago and Midwest CHICAGO (March...

Decasonic Announces Final Close of Blockchain Venture Fund at $48.8 Million with 88 Investors

The Pritzker Organization joins as Anchor investor; fund invests and co-builds seed-stage innovations in blockchain, DeFi, gaming,...

Introducing Decasonic Labs, An Innovation Generator For Technical Entrepreneurs

Led by veteran Google and DoubleClick engineering leader Allister Lam, Decasonic’s innovation arm drives rapid technical and product...

Decasonic Raises Crypto Venture Fund to Build With Blockchain and Web3 Innovators

Former Two-Decade Sand Hill Road and Internet Executive With Eight Years of Blockchain Investments Launches $20 Million Venture and...