Our Investment Philosophy
We believe blockchain presents a more efficient mechanism for transacting. Blockchain’s consensus mechanism (de minimis cost of trust), data objects (NFTS, etc.), and smart contracts are deflationary technologies that are lowering barriers to entry and cost to ransact for products and services across the economic spectrum.
We’re uncovering and building alongside the next wave of Web3 entrepreneurs that will influence digital assets through our quantamental approach that combines a comprehensive, quanty-heavy mining and filtering process with deep fundamental and technical assessment.
Our Portfolio of Web3 leaders1
Who We Are
Louis Mohn
Senior Deal Analyst
Julian Love
Senior Deal Analyst
Knowledge hub
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Bitcoin as an investable asset
Learn more about the opportunity offered by the introduction of spot bitcoin ETFs.
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Understanding the value of the Ethereum network
Ethereum’s extensive developer community and its leading role in sectors like decentralized finance, non-fungible tokens and gaming highlight its significant impact on the decentralized digital economy and its position at the forefront of Web3 innovation.
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The rise of Bitcoin Layers
This article examines Bitcoin layers—a decentralized financial system for decentralized money.
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Mythbusting: Four things investors often get wrong about crypto
The Franklin Templeton Digital Asset team believes cryptocurrencies are much more than the misconceptions that often surround them and as the asset class matures, investors need to move beyond myths and evaluate cryptocurrencies with a nuanced, informed perspective.
Disclosures
*Quantamental: A method of analysis that combines quantitative and fundamental research, where evidence from quantitative data allows fundamental research to be adapted.
1. The specific portfolio companies shown represent all the Blockchain Venture Capital platform’s past and current portfolio companies as of March 31, 2025. It should not be assumed that investments in the portfolio companies shown were, are or will be profitable.
What are the risks?
All investments involve risks, including possible loss of principal.
There is no guarantee that a strategy will meet its objective. Reduced liquidity may have a negative impact on the price of the assets. Where a strategy invests in a specific sector or geographical area, the returns may be more volatile than a more diversified strategy. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
There are risks associated with the issuance, redemption, transfer, custody, and record keeping of shares maintained and recorded primarily on a blockchain.
For example, shares that are issued using blockchain technology would be subject to risks (including the following: blockchain is a rapidly-evolving regulatory landscape in the United States and in other countries, which might result in security, privacy or other regulatory concerns that could require changes to the way transactions in the shares are recorded.
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