Former Morgan Stanley trader and co-founder of the $3 billion Singapore-based cryptocurrency firm, Amber Group, died suddenly on November 23, according to a statement on the company’s website.
Tiantian “TT” Kullander, 30, died suddenly in his sleep on Wednesday.
His cause of death was not revealed.
He is survived by his wife and son, the statement said.
Below is the statement by Amber Group:
It is with the deepest sadness and a heavy heart that we inform you of the passing of our friend and co-founder, Tiantian Kullander, who passed away unexpectedly in his sleep on November 23, 2022.
Tiantian (or “TT”, as he was lovingly known) was instrumental to the founding of Amber and a pillar of our success. He put his heart and soul into the company, in every stage of its growth. He led by example with his intellect, generosity, humility, diligence and creativity.
TT was a respected thought leader and widely recognized as a pioneer for the industry. His depth of knowledge, his willingness to collaborate and his desire to always help others benefited countless start-ups and individuals. His insights and creativity inspired many projects, people and communities.
Besides co-founding Amber and building it into a multi-billion fintech unicorn, TT sat on the Board of Fnatic (one of the world’s most successful e-sports organizations) and founded KeeperDAO (the first on-chain liquidity underwriter) before giving it back to its community.
We lost a great partner and a true friend in TT and words cannot express our sorrow at this time. TT’s legacy will live on and we will work even harder to make Amber the category-defining leader of our industry, as this was TT’s ambition and dream.
TT was a devoted husband, a loving father and a fierce friend. His passing is a tragedy and our thoughts and prayers are with his family. He is survived by his wife and their beloved son. We kindly request that you respect their privacy during this difficult time.
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Aiming to explore machine learning for trading, Amber Group started in 2015 as a side project for four traders — Michael Wu, Tiantian, Huo and He — as well as Bloomberg LP developer Thomas Zhu. They began working on the project full time in 2017.
Prior to this, TianTian had served as Structured Credit Trading at Goldman Sachs and Emerging Markets Trader at Morgan Stanley. In 2019, he was featured as a Forbes Under 30, a list that recognizes the brightest young entrepreneurs, leaders, and stars.
The community reacted to the loss on Twitter. Arthur Cheong, founding partner of DeFiance Capital, noted that the “industry lost a young, bright and most importantly, a good soul.”
His sudden death left the crypto world in shock:
