Kevin Ballard

Spear’s Review

Based on the Isle of Man, Block Asset Management claims to have been the world’s first fund of funds focusing solely on blockchain technology.

The firm prides itself on having a team of ‘seasoned professionals’ and making itself ‘accessible to clients that are unfamiliar with crypto’, says co-founder Kevin Ballard. ‘In the crypto universe, where people are unsure of or not very well-educated on the asset class, we were advised by our network that they wanted more diversification than just bitcoin.’

As institutional recognition of cryptocurrencies has risen, so has the firm’s profile. It serves a diverse clientele of HNWs and qualified investors, typically from private banks and family offices. The firm says it takes a safety-first approach to the notoriously turbulent asset class.