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BitMEX Founder's Family Office Launches Maelstrom Fund Focused on Decentralization and Blockchain-Based Financial Products

Arthur Hayes' family office has launched a new fund called Maelstrom, which is focused on investing in startups with mission-critical offerings, high-quality founders, and complementary business models. The fund is also positioning itself for the future of decentralized systems and blockchain technology, with a focus on investing where there is no conflict between regulatory concerns and decentralization.

Maelstrom is open to any business model that monetizes the internet in a new way, not just blockchain-based financial products. The firm's longer investment horizon allows for the building of a long-term portfolio of decentralized infrastructure companies/protocols that will serve as building blocks of the future, and it is positioned to capture value when legacy financial infrastructure fails.

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