# Kenneth Bok

> Kenneth Bok is a digital assets and financial markets professional known for his roles in institutional trading, digital asset strategy, and venture building across Southeast Asia.

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- Created: 2026-08-12T16:58:32.331Z
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**Kenneth Bok** is a Singapore-based [digital assets](https://iq.wiki/wiki/digital-assets) and financial markets professional whose career has spanned institutional trading, proprietary trading, [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) strategy, and [digital asset](https://iq.wiki/wiki/digital-assets) advisory. His experience includes roles at Goldman Sachs, [Zilliqa](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zilliqa), Blocks.sg, and SC Ventures by Standard Chartered, alongside early-stage investment and advisory work in the [digital asset](https://iq.wiki/wiki/digital-assets) sector. [\[4\]](#cite-id-N9CchJhRAvRWycJE) 

## Education

Bok graduated from Imperial College London with an MEng in Mechanical Engineering in 2008. He then attended the California Institute of Integral Studies, where he earned his MA in Philosophy and Religion in 2015. [\[2\]](#cite-id-hTyrTKr8HcntUU4k) 

## Career

Bok began his career with the Singapore Armed Forces, serving as an Infantry Officer from 2002 to 2004 and as a Platoon Commander with the 3rd Singapore Infantry Regiment. He later worked as a Summer Analyst at GIC from July to September 2006, where he analyzed private equity fund performance and conducted financial modeling. From June 2008 to June 2010, he was an ETF / Delta One Trader at Goldman Sachs in London, working on ETF market making, trade execution, hedging, risk management, and liquidity management.

From December 2010 to January 2014, Bok worked as an independent proprietary trader, managing an algorithmic trading portfolio focused on foreign exchange and commodities. He subsequently became an angel investor in September 2014, investing in and advising early-stage [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) and [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) projects across areas including [Layer 1](https://iq.wiki/wiki/layer-1) networks, [DeFi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi), [NFTs](https://iq.wiki/wiki/non-fungible-token-nft), and the [metaverse](https://iq.wiki/wiki/metaverse). He founded Blocks.sg in June 2017 and served as Managing Director until August 2024, providing [digital asset](https://iq.wiki/wiki/digital-assets) advisory services to [DeFi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) and fintech startups and consulting to financial services firms.

Bok joined [Zilliqa](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zilliqa) as Head of Growth & Strategy in October 2019, leading market expansion, business development, enterprise adoption, ecosystem development, and partnerships across Southeast Asia. In August 2024, he joined SC Ventures by Standard Chartered as Digital Assets Lead, Partnerships and Ecosystem, where he works on developing the firm's [digital asset](https://iq.wiki/wiki/digital-assets) ecosystem and supports ventures including Zodia Markets, Zodia Custody, Libeara, Olea, and SWIAT. He has also served in Singapore's Digital and Intelligence Service since May 2025 through national service reservist duties. [\[1\]](#cite-id-DGJa9tZBzKGr72go)  [\[3\]](#cite-id-trDYypMkW3uYGJxu) 

## Panels

### The Right Blockchain

At the Stablecoin Summit in October 2025, Bok participated in a panel with [Kevin Chan](https://iq.wiki/wiki/kevin-chan) of [Grove](https://iq.wiki/wiki/grove-protocol), Charles Jansen of S\&P Global, Marc Egli of ChainSecurity, and [Rene Reinsberg](https://iq.wiki/wiki/rene-reinsberg) of [Celo](https://iq.wiki/wiki/celo), moderated by Dmitry Zakharov of MixBytes, discussing [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) infrastructure for [stablecoins](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin). The panel examined factors influencing infrastructure selection, including modular [stablecoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin) platforms, regulatory compliance, liquidity, security, and institutional trust, as well as the impact of evolving regulation and the growing adoption of non-dollar [stablecoins](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin). Bok and the other panelists also discussed the trade-offs between decentralization and centralized controls for different [stablecoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin) use cases, particularly where security and regulatory requirements are significant. The discussion concluded with views on continued [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) fragmentation followed by consolidation, increasing institutional and retail adoption, and regulation as a major factor shaping the development of the [stablecoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin) market. [\[6\]](#cite-id-jAv4A8pctlJXgK9z) 

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