As the co-founder of web3 investment firm Rarestone Capital, Charles Read is intimately familiar with the crypto market’s topsy-turvy nature: the euphoric highs and crippling lows that regularly spawn both eulogies and obituaries. But the 28-year-old is the antithesis of the wired investor who burns the midnight oil while endlessly obsessing over trading candlesticks. A father of three, the quiet-spoken Englishman says the secret to his success is keeping a level head and striving for balance.
“This industry is truly remarkable, the talent at work is on another level, but you can definitely get too wrapped up in it if you’re not careful. Like others in the space I have an addictive/compulsive personality, and I do get carried away and overwork at times. But I make a point of decompressing. For me, the best way to do that is by travelling – I find it hard to think about crypto when I have my music on and I’m moving around the world taking it in. Exercise is also great for unplugging and de-stressing.”
Restless Youth
Rarestone, which began life as an accelerator before evolving into a focused investment vehicle, has financed close to 100 projects since launching five years ago. Read started the company with long-time pal Camron Miraftab, ex-Head of Strategy at Korean blockchain startup Blocko, and most of their investments to date have been in DeFi, GameFi and NFT ventures. Read also sits on the advisory panel of several crypto startups like Caduceus, a blockchain dedicated to metaverse development. But how did he get involved in crypto in the first place?
“Gaming was my first passion, so it’s been really cool to see blockchain games and tokenised digital commodities come to the fore. My involvement in the industry obviously predates that whole movement.
“Before I found my way into the space I spent a lot of time in college bouncing around different subjects – medical science, art, photography, graphic design, English, sociology, psychology – but I never followed through with anything because I didn’t fall in love with them. The last time I wage cucked was as a headhunter, recruiting for defence and government organisations. I was reasonably good at it but I didn’t get paid enough, in my humble opinion,” Read chuckles.
Prior to forming Rarestone, there were also stints at wallet company Zumo as well as consulting for blockchain venture funds and high net worth investors. A Rarestone prototype in the form of Servamps then…
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