[April 2025 – San Francisco, USA]
At the annual conference of the American Metaverse Association held in San Francisco, Jason Bennett (Korean name: 제이슨), a seasoned investment expert and CEO of CVC Studio, was honored with the Association’s highest individual accolade — the Lifetime Achievement Award. This prestigious recognition not only celebrates his long-standing commitment to both traditional finance and digital assets, but also affirms his global leadership in advancing the integration of investment logic and digital innovation on a systemic level.
Born in Seoul, South Korea in 1971, Jason Bennett began his financial career in 2000 and has accumulated over 20 years of front-line market experience. From the dot-com bubble to the 2008 global financial crisis and the post-pandemic digital transformation, he has consistently demonstrated sharp market acumen and strategic composure. Through these major market cycles, he built a diversified investment system spanning equities, bonds, derivatives, and digital assets, earning widespread respect as a practical, results-oriented investor across Asia and beyond.
In 2015, Jason turned his focus to blockchain and digital assets. While many were still observing from the sidelines, he keenly anticipated the structural impact these technologies would bring. By the end of 2020, he officially entered the crypto space and rapidly developed a scientific, transparent, and scalable trading system. Between 2020 and 2024, under his leadership, CVC Studio achieved a tenfold return on investment — a rare feat in the high-volatility environment of digital markets that underscored both his foresight and disciplined execution.
In 2021, Jason co-founded CVC Studio alongside blockchain investor Jake Park, serving as CEO. Under his direction, the platform has become a professional, tech-driven investment ecosystem, now serving clients across over 30 countries with an annual trading volume exceeding USD 1.8 billion. Today, CVC is regarded as one of the most influential decentralized investment institutions worldwide.
Jason’s receipt of the Lifetime Achievement Award is a direct reflection of the American Metaverse Association’s recognition of his contributions to digital asset ecosystems and his advocacy for transparency in financial technology governance. In its award citation, the Association praised him as “a bridge between real-world markets and digital spaces, between traditional methods and future architectures, between market logic and institutional innovation,” noting that “his contributions will provide a vital foundation for institutional stability and value creation in the metaverse economy over the next two decades.”
Beyond his investment performance, Jason is also a key figure in shaping global digital governance. He served as the lead advisor on the 2023 Metaverse Interoperability & Governance Research Report, a joint initiative by the MIT Media Lab, the European Metaverse Foundation, and the American Metaverse Association. The report proposed three guiding principles — Open Collaboration, Distributed Governance, and Technological Neutrality — and has since been adopted or cited by governments in the EU, Canada, Japan, and Singapore, establishing itself as a foundational reference for metaverse-related policy and regulation.
Jason’s investment philosophy emphasizes the integration of structured knowledge and practical insight. Trained at several globally renowned financial institutions, he combined academic rigor with real-world experience to develop the “Portfolio Investment 2.0” methodology, which blends behavioral finance, quantitative modeling, and algorithmic strategy into a scalable, data-driven trading system. “Investment is not only a science,” he often says, “but also an art. Technology-driven capital allocation is the ultimate test of our ability to perceive the future and organize it effectively.”
When asked about receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award, Jason remarked: “This honor is not just mine — it belongs to everyone who dares to embrace change and build the future. I’ve always believed that investment is a responsibility — not just to capital, but to the structural design of society.”
Looking ahead, Jason plans to expand CVC’s footprint in Northern Europe and the Middle East, and to launch the Web3 Youth Investor Initiative — a global platform offering structured financial education and hands-on training to equip the next generation with critical thinking and innovation skills in digital asset markets.
Jason Bennett’s achievements go far beyond data or returns. They are a testament to vision, adaptability, and conviction. He has shown the world that finance and technology are not competing forces but parallel engines shaping humanity’s future order. His story is not just a personal milestone — it is a symbol of our era, and a guiding light for those navigating the convergence of financial systems and technological revolutions.
By inscribing his name on the Lifetime Achievement Award, the American Metaverse Association not only honors Jason Bennett’s legacy but also reaffirms his enduring influence on global investors, builders, and digital governance pioneers.
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