Why AKJ Token?
AKJ Crypto is reinventing the enterprise model. We are using AKJ Token to help professional investors “get off zero” with managed exposure to crypto. AKJ Token:
- 01. provides diversified exposure to the cryptoeconomy, through the top hedge funds on the AKJ Crypto platform
- 02. pays 25% of net revenues from the AKJ Crypto platform, in perpetuity
- 03. benefits from top-tier fund managers holding the token for both its investment and its platform utility attributes
- 04. offers participation in the appreciation of the platform fund of funds, managed by specialist
- 05. fuels a platform that is already complete, in market, and acquiring customers, and
- 06. leverages a regulated, award-winning fund platform with a well-established global brand.
AKJ Crypto is operated by AK Jensen Group Limited. The group and its subsidiaries, established in 1995, are owned by shareholders who, combined, have more than US$18 billion in assets under management. The group serves hedge fund and institutional clients in 35 countries around the world.
How it works
Neal Mitra, CEO of AKJ Crypto, talks to Nick Fitzpatrick, Group Editor, Funds Europe, about how investors could access crypto assets in a regulated environment and what AKJ Crypto itself does to help with infrastructure.
Revenue sharing components
AKJ Digital Assets FoF — the fund of funds and seed capital provider
The fund of funds (the ‘FoF‘) that invests in selected hedge funds on the AKJ Crypto platform. Proceeds from the token offering will be held in the FoF, providing funds with seed capital, and token investors with access to capital appreciation generated by top managers. 25% of all net revenues and capital appreciation generated by the FoF are shared with token holders.
AKJ Core — the legal and regulatory foundation
The legal and regulatory infrastructure for crypto hedge funds, with tier-one providers and regulated entities managing all components necessary. 25% of net revenues from annual regulatory and infrastructure fees are shared with token holders.
AKJ Port — the trading system and asset management services
An institutional-quality service for trading, storage and settlement, enabling hedge funds to manage and trade in digital assets. Includes integration to multiple exchanges and access to custody services and wallets. 25% of all net revenues from transactions, trading systems and storage are shared with token holders.
Offering details
Token allocation
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Stage One participants
30% of all tokens
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Development and reward programs
10% of all tokens- issued in Stage One
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Stage Two participants
20% of all tokens
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AKJ Crypto plc
20% of all tokens- issued in Stage Two
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Stage Three participants
20% of all tokens
Maximum number of tokens to take part in revenue sharing until Stage Two: 400,000,000
Maximum number of Tokens to be issued: 1,000,000,000
Roadmap
AKJ focused on developing substance and going live, before launching the token, under the following roadmap:
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Q2 2012
Launched the AKJ Hedge Fund Platform, onboarding and serving hedge funds as an assembly line.
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April 2016
Won the first HFM European Services 'Best Hedge Fund Platform' award.
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Q4 2016
Initiated developments of AKJ Port, a gateway to multiple crypto exchanges with integration to custodians, using the ecosystem’s systems and experience.
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Q1 2017
Reorganised the traditional AKJ Hedge Fund Platform’s legal and regulatory architecture to accommodate digital assets, as AKJ Core.
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April 2017
Won the second HFM European Services 'Best Hedge Fund Platform' award.
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Q4 2017
Signed the first pilot fund on AKJ Core's Cayman platform.
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February 2018
Signed the first pilot fund on AKJ Core's Malta platform.
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March 2018
Established AKJ Crypto plc as token issuing company and platform administrator. Aim to develop true substance and revenues before launching.
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April 2018
Won the third HFM European Services award 'Best Hedge Fund Platform – Emerging Funds'.
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January 2019
Launched the AKJ Digital Assets FoF and its Capital Allocation Programs offering seed and accelerator capital to qualifying crypto funds on the platform.
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April 2019
Won the fourth HFM European Services 'Best Hedge Fund Platform' award.
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May 2019
With the initial crypto hedge funds and the FoF live and generating revenues for Shareout to Token holders, launched the main Stage One offering of AKJ Token.
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October 2019
Ten crypto funds signed.
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At $200M AuM
With funds managing $200m on AKJ Crypto, conduct Stage Two, the secondary public offering under a prospectus, to assist a ramp to $2bn in AuM. Raised capital will be held in AKJ Digital Assets FoF.
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At scale
With strategic partners, leverage the platform and its installed client base and evolve AKJ Port to include an exchange function.
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At $2BN AuM
Conduct Stage Three of the now public security token offering, selling the remaining 20% of tokens to fuel the next stage of platform growth (from $2bn to $20bn+ AuM), with raised capital to be held in AKJ Digital Assets FoF.
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Later
Collapse AKJ Traditional Hedge Funds onto the AKJ Crypto platform, and consolidate as a single platform, for aggregation power for clients and to the benefit of AKJ Token holders.
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Later
Leverage the position as the digital hedge fund platform to establish an equivalent status in the overall financial marketplace, as it evolves to become a digital financial marketplace.
Team
AKJ Hedge Fund Platform is operated by a team of more than 70 members.
- Anders Kvamme JensenExecutive Chairman
- Neal MitraCEO, AKJ Crypto plc
- Tom MackayGeneral Counsel
- Oskar ÅslundHead of Business Development and Token Operations
- Andrei AmariteiChief Technology Officer
- Sher MalhiChief Financial Officer
- Felicity GuttormsenChief Operating Officer, AK Jensen Investment Management
- Svend Erik EngerCrypto Operations
- Alessandro PalmaManaging Director, AK Jensen Limited
- Jan Ketil DaleExecutive Director Sales
- David J. HarveyHead of Execution
- Geir Arne SkundbergChief Operating Officer, AK Jensen Limited
- Alexandra IordanHead of Client Services
Strategic partners
AKJ in the News
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AKJ Fund featured on CoinDesk:
Ex-Cinnober Blockchain Lead Joins Nordic Crypto Fund to Bet Big on Bitcoin -
AKJ Crypto - enabling value creation for crypto hedge fund managers & institutional investors
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Neal Mitra, CEO of AKJ Crypto, in video-interview on the end of "the Crypto Winter"
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HFM has Awarded AK Jensen Group Best Hedge Fund Platform for Fourth Successive Year
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The Security Token Network interviews AKJ in their "Hedge Funds & Crypto Asset Investing Q&A"
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HFM asks: "What are the characteristics and advantages of AK Jensen's crypto token?"