Exclusive Interview with Jiva Kwan, Co-founder of SoSoValue: AI Will Completely Revolutionize Crypto Investment Research
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Exclusive Interview with Jiva Kwan, Co-founder of SoSoValue: AI Will Completely Revolutionize Crypto Investment Research
Join Jiva Kwan, Co-Founder of SoSoValue, in a discussion about this innovative AI-powered research platform and how artificial intelligence technology can revolutionize crypto investment research, democratizing high-quality investment analysis capabilities in the digital asset space.
Navigating Web3 tides with focused insightsInterviewee: Jiva Kwan, Co-founder of SoSo Value
Interviewer: Techbullion
The digital asset management industry faces significant challenges in providing secure, efficient, and user-friendly solutions for crypto investors. As the cryptocurrency market matures and expands, demand grows among investors for portfolio management and investment strategy optimization. Many existing solutions lack comprehensive functionality to meet the complex needs of both novice and experienced investors. The crypto research platform SoSoValue is actively addressing these issues with an innovative approach.
By leveraging cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology, SoSoValue aggregates vast amounts of data and transforms complex on-chain information into intuitive investment insights. The platform's robust features—including an automated classification system, professional analytical tools, and real-time data monitoring—set it apart from other information platforms and have earned strong support from a loyal user base.
Recently, the company announced a $4.15 million seed funding round led by HongShan, with participation from GSR Markets, Alumni Ventures, CoinSummer Labs, OnePiece Labs, and notable contributors including co-founders of Gitcoin, early Ethereum investors, and founders of leading Web3 and AI tech companies. This capital will accelerate the development of SoSoValue’s AI-driven data services and expand its global research community, further empowering crypto investors worldwide.
In this exclusive interview, we speak with Jiva Kwan, co-founder of SoSoValue, about this innovative AI-powered research platform and how it leverages artificial intelligence to revolutionize crypto investment research, democratizing high-quality investment analysis across the digital asset landscape.
Institutional investors typically have better investment tools and data access than retail investors, while native crypto users often lack understanding of traditional financial operations
Techbullion: What inspired you to create the SoSoValue platform? How will SoSoValue revolutionize crypto investment research amidst recent developments such as spot Bitcoin ETFs?
Jiva Kwan: The inspiration behind founding SoSoValue was to make high-quality crypto investment research more accessible. Traditionally, institutional investors have had superior investment tools and data analytics compared to retail investors. With major developments in the crypto market like spot Bitcoin ETFs, it has become critical to provide all investors with reliable market insights. SoSoValue aims to bridge the gap between native crypto and traditional finance by using AI to simplify complex data, enabling everyone—regardless of economic background or geographic location—to make informed decisions more easily.
Techbullion: SoSoValue reached 1.2 million registered users within five months of launch. What contributed to this rapid growth, and what does this say about the platform’s effectiveness?
Jiva Kwan: Our rapid growth stems from clear product-market fit—meeting the demand for accessible, comprehensive crypto data through a user-friendly interface and effective marketing strategies. Trust built with early users played a crucial role. This success was amplified when we launched the SoSoValue Spot Bitcoin ETF Dashboard, which helped both crypto-native and traditional investors understand the impact of Bitcoin ETFs. Media exposure and positive market feedback were also key factors, reflecting our platform’s effectiveness in addressing investor needs.
Techbullion: SoSoValue was the first to introduce a spot Bitcoin ETF dashboard feature. Could you explain how this function works and its significance for both institutional and retail investors?
Jiva Kwan: Prior to the launch of spot Bitcoin ETFs, we observed that native crypto investors lacked understanding of traditional financial mechanisms. Conversely, traditional finance participants were equally confused about how crypto ETFs might affect stock and crypto markets. When spot Bitcoin ETFs were approved, we combined insights from both domains and introduced metrics such as daily net inflows and outflows for spot ETFs. This metric effectively measures the amount of capital flowing daily from traditional financial markets into the crypto space to purchase Bitcoin, helping investors track capital movements and market liquidity.
Based on this, we developed the SoSoValue Spot Bitcoin ETF Dashboard to help users quickly grasp the implications of Bitcoin ETFs and monitor key indicator changes. After launch, we received enthusiastic market feedback, with multiple media outlets such as BSCN and Foresight News citing our data. The widespread visibility of the Bitcoin ETF dashboard also brought us a large number of high-retention, high-quality users.
Techbullion: Regarding the recent $4.15 million seed funding round led by HongShan and other prominent investors, how do you plan to allocate these resources to enhance SoSoValue’s capabilities?
Jiva Kwan: The $4.15 million raised will primarily fund the development and iteration of new AI products, the establishment of a global research community, and the growth of our high-value user base globally. We fully recognize that SoSoValue represents a long-term commitment closely tied to the broader industry's evolution. Beyond this funding round, several SoSoValue co-founders have committed nearly $10 million in personal gains from early successes in stock and crypto markets to support the project’s sustained development and expansion. Our vision is to deliver real value and make meaningful contributions to the growth of the cryptocurrency industry.
Key challenges for crypto investors include information overload, volatility, and technical complexity; AI helps transform complex on-chain information into intuitive investment insights
Techbullion: SoSoValue aims to “transform complex native crypto information into intuitive investment insights.” Can you elaborate on how your AI technology achieves this?
Jiva Kwan: Our AI technology processes massive volumes of crypto data, including market trends, on-chain activity, and social sentiment. Using machine learning algorithms, we analyze and interpret this data to present it in an intuitive manner. We leverage large language models (LLMs) to classify, tag, translate, and summarize information with high accuracy. This enables investors to quickly identify relevant insights and stay updated on critical developments. Our upcoming SoSoValue News Bot, powered by AI, will directly push these updates to users.
Techbullion: SoSoValue offers features such as multi-metric comparison, real-time charts, and on-chain tracking. How do these tools specifically address the challenges faced by crypto investors?
Jiva Kwan: These tools are designed to tackle the main challenges crypto investors face: information overload, volatility, and technical complexity. Multi-metric comparison allows users to evaluate assets based on multiple factors simultaneously. Real-time charts provide up-to-date data for tracking market movements, while on-chain tracking offers transparency into actual transactions and activities on the blockchain. Together, these features offer a holistic view that supports better decision-making.
Our product-market fit (PMF) was demonstrated clearly when we launched the SoSoValue Spot Bitcoin ETF Dashboard. By bridging the gap in understanding between traditional finance and crypto impacts, the dashboard helped users track key metrics and received strong market feedback and media citations. The success of the Bitcoin dashboard exemplifies our commitment to delivering insightful tools for investors.
Techbullion: SoSoValue is developing AI-driven personalized update bots. How will these enhance the user experience?
Jiva Kwan: The AI-powered Telegram bots will deliver personalized updates based on user preferences and interests. This includes real-time alerts for major market movements, customized news feeds, and tailored investment insights. By integrating these bots, we enable users to effortlessly access timely information and make prompt decisions without needing to constantly monitor the market themselves.
SoSoValue uses large language models (LLMs) to filter, categorize, tag, translate, and summarize vast amounts of information collected from thousands of web crawlers. We eliminate noise and irrelevant content, then classify and tag the remaining data to specific cryptocurrencies with 95% accuracy, allowing investors to quickly locate relevant information or access it via API. Additionally, our proprietary AI models detect anomalies and significant changes in on-chain and off-chain data, immediately pushing alerts to users. You can try the SoSoValue News Bot on Telegram to experience its capabilities firsthand.
In today’s complex and opaque crypto market, the "right to be seen" has emerged as a new form of equality
Techbullion: You mentioned plans to support independent researchers sharing their insights. How does this initiative align with SoSoValue’s mission of information equity?
Jiva Kwan: Supporting independent researchers aligns directly with our mission of information equity—ensuring all users have access to diverse perspectives and insights. In December 2023, our Researcher Fellowship Program S1 attracted nearly 200 high-quality research reports and gained recognition from KOLs such as VicTALK and Cryptobaby, significantly boosting SoSoValue’s visibility. By incentivizing and highlighting independent research, we elevate the quality of investment insights, enabling investors to make more balanced decisions. This initiative fosters a decentralized research ecosystem, empowers talented and credible researchers, and builds an inclusive, comprehensive information platform where high-quality crypto data is democratically accessible to all.
Techbullion: Could you share more about your partnerships, such as the collaboration with SafePal, and how they benefit your users?
Jiva Kwan: Our partnership with SafePal demonstrates SoSoValue’s commitment to enhancing user experience through strategic alliances. We’ve integrated SoSoValue’s AI voice daily briefings, crypto-aggregated information feeds, and real-time price volatility alerts into the SafePal platform, delivering valuable insights and enriching the in-app user experience. At the same time, SafePal’s user base of over 20 million across nearly 200 countries has expanded our reach and validated the practicality of our AI-driven insights.
Additionally, SoSoValue collaborates with leading crypto media outlets such as BSCN to provide investors with real-time, accurate, and actionable data. For instance, our AI agent bots deliver personalized crypto news and customized data tailored to each media partner’s audience, enhancing user engagement and overall news consumption. The customizable vertical AI agents provided by SoSoValue also significantly improve the trading strategies of hedge funds and institutional partners.
Overall, these partnerships help SoSoValue build a comprehensive and dynamic ecosystem, enabling users to navigate and excel in the fast-evolving crypto environment.
Techbullion: Looking ahead, how does SoSoValue plan to adapt its products to meet the needs of the next billion investors entering crypto asset allocation?
Jiva Kwan: SoSoValue will remain investor-centric, committed to making the crypto investment landscape more transparent and equitable. In today’s complex and opaque crypto market, the “right to be seen” has become a new form of equality. Every outstanding researcher, cryptocurrency, and project should have a fair opportunity to be recognized and showcased.
We plan to foster a thriving global research community by offering free data, charting tools, and other key resources along with incentive programs. Additionally, we will host a “Researcher Competition” twice a year to cultivate a high-quality, unbiased crypto research ecosystem.
Meanwhile, we will continue developing unified information service platforms to bridge the divide between native crypto and traditional investors. Backed by a multidisciplinary team, SoSoValue continuously innovates—leveraging AI technology, capitalizing on ETF developments, and rapidly iterating features to meet evolving investor demands. Our Dex functionality provides real-time on-chain transaction data, and we will keep refining our data dashboards. Ultimately, we aim to achieve optimal product-market fit (PMF) and establish SoSoValue as the central hub for crypto investment research.
In summary, SoSoValue strives to promote greater transparency and fairness in the cryptocurrency market, ensuring that valuable insights and emerging projects have equal opportunities to be heard and seen on our platform—thereby creating a positive impact across the entire crypto ecosystem.
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