OUR ORIGINS

JAN ‘22

A group of friends in Singapore launched the global WhatsApp group to gather followers of Jesus

We scheduled recurring Zoom calls to share our faith and work journeys and testimonies

JUL ‘22

Leaders hosted missional fellowship and prayer gatherings in Denver, Austin, New York, Singapore and San Francisco

In January 2022, the world was still grappling with the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many were isolated and lacking purposeful connections. Recognizing the need for a trusted community in the rapidly evolving Web3 space, a group of Christian friends in Singapore led by Jason, Wen, and John Kim launched a private WhatsApp group called ‘Christians in Crypto (CiC)’. Their goal was to create a safe space for builders and investors to support one another. 

God used this thread to draw people together in tangible friendship, belonging, and shared vision. Many members said that before joining they felt like they were the only believers in the Web3 space – and it was a joy and relief to find out this community existed. As word spread about the group, current members referred their friends from around the world. 

By April, leaders began hosting Zoom video conference calls for members to share their faith and work journeys and learn from one another’s expertise. These gatherings not only provided an avenue for personal growth and spiritual development but also served as a launchpad for collaborations and innovative ideas that combined faith, work, and Web3 thought leadership.

In July 2022 governments continued to lift COVID restrictions, making travel possible again. Dozens of members gathered to meet in person and pray, fostering even stronger bonds through attending the same conferences and events in Denver, Austin, New York, Singapore, and San Francisco. With the growing momentum from finding global partners, the founding team recognized that God was calling CiC to unite believers into a missional prayer movement – and so they brought on John Knox as CiC’s first Executive Director and rebranded as Christians in Web3 (CW3).

GLOBAL LEADS

  • John received his first Eth in 2018 and did not know it would change his entire life trajectory. Fast-forward 6 years, and he’s on a quest to convene Christian technology professionals and help them steward their callings as righteous builders and investors. A California native, John is at home in both San Diego and the San Francisco Bay Area.

    Beginning his career in strategy consulting, he quickly discovered his two passions: (1) transforming how startups serve their customers, and (2) convening key stakeholders for technology ethics summits and missional prayer movements. Since 2015 John has worked in startups (including an IPO with SurveyMonkey in 2018).

    Recently he served as the Director of customer success at CrowdSmart.AI, co-led a summit of A.I. leaders for Christianity Today, and participated in the Vatican’s global A.I. ethics roundtable. John is the co-founder of Harvest Success Consulting and the Executive Director for Christians in Web3 (CW3).

  • Jasmine is a visionary leader with a passion for harnessing technology to bring positive change to society. She has over 25 years of experience in the financial services and technology sectors, with a proven track record of driving innovation and growth. She co-founded Women In Blockchain Asia and EPIC Homes, a non-profit organization building homes for underprivileged communities. In addition to her social enterprise work, She is also the Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees for Junior Achievement Malaysia and the Secretary of the ACCESS Blockchain Association of Malaysia.

    Jasmine's expertise in technology and finance has led to her success in many senior leadership positions in traditional finance. She is also a co-founder of the blockchain-based ID management project, EnGame, and a founding team member of GIFT10, a crowdfunding platform for those in financial crisis.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES



  • Jason held various positions previously in the Web3 industry since 2017, including as Chief Operating Officer / Global Head of Community with Algorand Foundation and NEM Foundation as Trustee, Vice President and Executive Committee, Board Secretary, and Partnerships & Strategic Alliances. He was a Board Director for Blockchain Australia and an advisory board member of the Blockchain Philanthropy Foundation.

    Recognised as a Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list-maker, Jason was a FinTech startup co-founder, ecosystem builder and Wealth Management professional with Standard Chartered Bank, having worked with partners across 30+ cities throughout his career. Jason holds a Master of International Business and a Bachelor of Laws and has completed the Cambridge Judge Business School executive programs on strategy, innovation, and creating high-performance teams. He is also a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

  • John has been in the Web3 space since 2015, advising, consulting, and contributing to dozens of blockchain/crypto projects from launching protocols to building developer tooling to creating NFT marketplaces to architecting Unreal engine-based games to bringing Metaverse experiences to life.

    John has also worked closely with over a dozen protocols to build and support developer/Web3 communities such as Developer DAO, H.E.R. DAO, TalentDAO, and others to democratize access and equity to education/training, opportunity pathways, and funding/resourcing in the Web3 ecosystem. John cofounded Christians in Web3 in 2022 to help bring believers in the space together to find friendship, support, encouragement, and accountability through authentic relationship, and also co-leads FaithTech in the San Francisco Bay Area.

  • Cynthia founded Rhodium Ventures to invest in fintech and early stage blockchain and Web3 projects after serving as a Partner in venture fund Immersive Capital – an early stage fund launched to drive innovation for an Asian Global 100. Prior to that she served as Managing Director of Nanoholdings and ran Venture Initiative, providing strategic directives and implementation to corporate and venture capital communities, including Microsoft, Franklin Funds, Redwood Venture Partners, and NASA’s Ames Technology Commercialization Center. Cynthia actively engages in the community, mentoring entrepreneurs and nonprofits.

    In the past fifteen years, she has advised hundreds of startups on strategic development, including as interim CEO, focusing on blockchain, Web3, data, media, IoT and fintech. Early in her career, she held business development roles at BioSource (acq, Invitrogen) and mail.com (acq, United Internet). She served for many years as Director of Family Promise, providing emergency shelter to homeless families. Cynthia earned her degree from Stanford University.

COMMUNITY LEADS

  • Andy's Calling is to evangelise the impact of product and design thinking in solving complex and meaningful problems in any discipline. His career took him through being a product leader in large corporations, to becoming COO of a tech unicorn, and now being the CTO of SMEs (small medium enterprises) in Singapore as the architect of SME digitisation for the Singapore ICT regulator.

    His Creative self led him to dabble into Web3 back in 2020, and his company launched WildpawsNFT to raise funds for cat shelters across Southeast Asia.

    He believes that Web3 part of God's beautiful creation that could redeem and rebalance resources, opportunities, and communities across the world, and bring the love of Christ to all His people.

  • Aaron is a husband and father of two adorable children. He currently worships at Riverlife Church in Singapore with his family. In his service to the Lord, he is currently part of the leadership team of Indigitous Singapore, the Chief Digital Servant of Digital Missions 360, and part of the core team of CW3 Singapore.

    In his professional life, he is currently holding two concurrent appointments as the tech lead of BBRC Studios (a web3 studio focused on digital fashion and collectibles) and the product lead at Candee Labs (a web3-first media IP studio). Prior to his foray into web3, he was a technical and product leader at multiple healthcare startups and government agencies.

  • Originally from Korea, Yumi is a US qualified lawyer with experience in corporate, M&A, capital markets, project finance and disputes. She w works at Tokyo International Law Firm, serving web3 businesses, MNCs and private equity funds in cross-border transactions and disputes. Yumi is a former classical pianist, having performed extensively in Europe, including the Buckingham Palace for King Charles III’s 50th birthday celebration.

  • Chris is a multi-skilled leader who excels at seamlessly pivoting between deep research and analysis, operational improvement, and high-level strategy development. He has a decade of experience helping government executives up to the Cabinet level see around corners and solve ambiguous, technical problems.Most recently, he was an advisor in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, who is the President’s chief trade advisor, negotiator and spokesperson.

    At USTR, Chris developed successful strategy for winning trade disputes, advised on negotiations with other countries, developed partnerships across the federal government and managed various capacity-building projects.Prior to his time at USTR, Chris led international trade investigations into foreign companies and governments at the Commerce Department.

  • Andrew is an Enterprise Engineering Manager at Meta working on Contingent Workforce Products. Prior to this, he was the co-founder and CTO of a fintech startup and an Engineering Manager at LinkedIn. Andrew is Purdue alumni with 15 years experience in engineering management, web and mobile development at scale. Andrew is passionate about accessibility in global technology. He is an advocate for Faith and Work movements in Web 2 and Web 3. He resides in Austin with his two children.

  • With a rich background of more than 7+ years in the blockchain industry focusing on interoperability, Achinta is both a dedicated researcher and a experienced technology executive.

    As a follower of Jesus, Achinta has a deep love for the Indian people. His deep passion lies in equipping the Church and Christian businesspeople for reaching the next generation, ensuring that the message of God's kingdom transforms lives everywhere it reaches.

  • George is a proven, respected leader, entrepreneur and industrial designer with over 20 years of experience creating innovative, user-centered consumer electronics and bringing them to market efficiently and quickly, at scale. Having started his career in hardware design and development at both small and large companies, in recent years George has moved into design program management and has served in senior positions at HP and Meta, developing VR hardware and software for enterprise customers. After living in Silicon Valley for 9 years, he recently moved his family to London and is connecting with Christians in the region to bring the light and salt into the tech scene there.

  • Jay is a missionary of WEC International (UK branch) and the founder of The Lightdao web3 project. He is passionate about spreading the gospel to the unreached and he is interested in digital mission and Web3. He currently resides in North London, with his wife Julie and two lovely daughters. He has a heart to mobilize Christians and equip young people for the Great Commission.