Joon Ian Wong

Member of the Board of Advisors

2024 - Current

Advising and contributing to the publisher of CoinDesk Japan and the host of the bTokyo conference.

Partner

2020

Helping the best projects in crypto with their editorial and events work. We have been in crypto from 2012 and have dozens of years collectively running events ranging from financial services summits to marathons.

Owner

2020

A consultancy working on media products, framing narratives through gatherings and no-code micro-services.

Journalist

1998

Currently writing columns for CoinDesk and Techcrunch. A freelance for Londonist, Al Jazeera English, CoinDesk, Skift, the Wall Street Journal Asia, The Edge Malaysia, CNBC Magazine, the South China Morning Post, Flavorpill New York and London, Vogue Paris, DJ magazine, the New Straits Times, Malaysiakini and a bunch more.

Copywriter

1998 - 2008

A freelance copywriter or consultant for agencies and clients in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Shanghai and London. They include like Leo Burnett, Holiday Inn Express, Carlsberg and more.

Early collaborator, investor

2020 - 2023

Web3 social token incubator. Seedclub.xyz https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2021/09/22/pussy-riot-ex-bloomberg-reporter-join-seed-club-crypto-accelerator/

Researcher in residence, advisor

2020 - 2022

Research on social tokens

Mentor

2021 - 2021

Founding co-president

2020 - 2021

The ACJR is a non-profit organization that spotlights the best work in the industry.

Mentor

2020 - 2021

Mentor at The LAO, Flamingo

Consulting Editor

2021 - 2021

Consulting editor on the launch of TheStreet Crypto, a new vertical from the finance publication.