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Anders Kvamme Jensen (born 10. December 1968) Anders Kvamme Jensen is the norwegian founder of AKJ, a token-driven crypto ecosystem for hedge funds, banks, and brokerages.
He is a thought leader within the digital assets sector, particularly regarding tokenomics and the future of decentralized finance and its effect on the financial industry.
Education[edit]
Kvamme Jensen graduated with a finance degree from the University of Denver in 1992. He went to Harvard University in 1994 but dropped out the following year to focus on his career in finance.
Business career[edit]
After Harvard Kvamme Jensen founded the US FINRA-regulated brokerage AK Jensen Inc. In 1998, he founded the AKJ Hedge Fund alongside Leif H. Olsen, former Chief Economist at Citibank[1], And sold in 2000. In 2002 he established the UK FCA brokerage AK Jensen Limited, followed by group company AK Jensen Group Limited in 2003, crypto specialist AKJ Crypto plc in 2017, the AKJ Digital Assets FoF in 2019, and digital assets and technology incubator AKJt Holdings Limited in 2020.
AKJ provides turnkey solutions to hedge fund managers trading in both digital assets and traditional securities. Services include investment management, trade execution and prime brokerage.
Industry commentator[edit]
Kvamme Jensen regularly provides thought leadership to the global financial media, including Reuters and the Financial Times.
He has shared his views with Reuters on Tether and ‘hyper-bitcoinisation'[2], and with the Financial Times on the FTX collapse[3]. His views on the future of cryptocurrencies are regularly published in PWM, a Financial Times publication.[4] [5]
In December 2021 Banking Risk & Regulation published, a publication owned by Financial Times, an article where Kvamme Jensen commentated on the importance of regulatory harmonization in the digital assets industry.[6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ Gilpin, Kenneth N.; Purdum, Todd S. (1985-04-18). "BUSINESS PEOPLE ; CITIBANK'S ECONOMIST TO RETIRE". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ "Cryptoverse-Tether gets a lift from stability doubts".
- ^ Fletcher, Laurence (2022-12-16). "Hedge funds raise bets against bitcoin miners". Financial Times. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Bender, Yuri (2023-06-07). "Communication the key to unlocking tech transformation of wealth management". Professional Wealth Management. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Mohamed, Taha (2022-07-26). "Are cryptocurrencies the future of finance?". Professional Wealth Management. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Khalique, Farah (2023-07-27). "Crypto industry welcomes FSB crypto asset framework". Banking Risk and Regulation. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ "Finansavisen 26.Dec.2021".