Crypto VC and Strategy by Kyle Samani
Kyle Samani is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Multicoin Capital, a crypto-native investment firm known for early and sustained support of Solana. Under his leadership, the firm’s hedge fund has returned over 20,000 percent since inception in 2017, with assets under management exceeding USD 100 million. Portfolio holdings include Helium, Arweave, and Lido, along with private investments in infrastructure layers and protocol tooling.
In 2025, Multicoin doubled down on modular architecture by backing Eclipse and Monad, both Ethereum-aligned scaling systems. Samani frequently publishes ecosystem theses, and his Substack newsletters often surpass 50,000 views within 48 hours. He has spoken at over 30 blockchain conferences, including Token2049 and EthCC, where panels focused on DePIN and Solana VM resilience.
Samani’s directional investments and research narratives make him one of the most active participants shaping high-throughput chain development and multichain architecture.
Kyle Samani: Blockchains should be viewed as both trading and payment systems
Kyle Samani, co-founder and managing partner at Multicoin Capital, discusses the dual role of blockchains as trading and payment systems. He argues that payments not only move money but also ...
Backpack Securities exceeds key volume threshold, Kyle Samani notes
Kyle Samani, co-founder and managing partner at Multicoin Capital, observes that Backpack Securities has already surpassed the trading volume threshold required for the innovation exemption. He ...
Kyle Samani: Geodnet website is now live supporting physical AI rails
Kyle Samani, co-founder and managing partner at Multicoin Capital, announced the launch of the new website for Geodnet. The update introduces Geodnet as offering infrastructure for physical AI ...
SkyAI turned down all-stock bid with 20% premium, Kyle Samani reveals
Kyle Samani, co-founder and managing partner at Multicoin Capital, reports that in June, FWDind proposed an all-stock transaction to SkyAI at a 20% premium to their closing price on June 15. SkyAI ...
Kyle Samani: Initial interest in Solana project followed by scam concerns
Kyle Samani, co-founder and managing partner at Multicoin Capital, initially expressed intrigue when first encountering a new project on Solana. Twelve hours later, Samani described the project ...
Looking for on-chain crypto tax solutions, Kyle Samani notes
Kyle Samani, co-founder and managing partner at Multicoin Capital, is reaching out to crypto tax API providers seeking solutions that can effectively support tokenized equities and on-chain earn ...
Kyle Samani: Largest angel investment made in Backpack
Kyle Samani, co-founder and managing partner at Multicoin Capital, has announced that he recently wrote his largest angel investment check to Backpack. Samani praised Armani Ferrante and ...
Backpack securities to serve as collateral in PhoenixTrade, Kyle Samani notes
Kyle Samani, co-founder and managing partner at Multicoin Capital, highlights that Backpack securities will be utilized as collateral in PhoenixTrade. He expresses optimism about the upcoming ...
Kyle Samani: Search for free ACH and wire transfers to stablecoins
Kyle Samani, co-founder and managing partner at Multicoin Capital, is seeking information about anyone developing the ability to perform ACH and wire transfers to stablecoins at no cost. Samani ...
GEOD issuance rate set to halve tomorrow, Kyle Samani notes
Kyle Samani, co-founder and managing partner at Multicoin Capital, highlights that today marks the GEOD halvening. According to Samani, the rate of issuance for the GEOD token will be reduced by ...
Kyle Samani: SOL Shiller Rewards Program participation announced
Kyle Samani, co-founder and managing partner at Multicoin Capital, has joined the SOL Shiller Rewards Program. He encouraged others to check their participation ...
U.S. equities pricing could shift to Solana, Kyle Samani predicts
Kyle Samani, co-founder and managing partner at Multicoin Capital, suggests that mainstream financial news may soon highlight Solana as the platform offering the best prices for U.S. equities. ...
Kyle Samani: Options on Solana and on-chain liquidity opportunity emerges
Kyle Samani, co-founder and managing partner at Multicoin Capital, is questioning if anyone is developing options markets for Solana and suggests that conditions may now be favorable for such ...
A little known Solana asset featured at Liquidity Summit, Kyle Samani notes
Kyle Samani, co-founder and managing partner at Multicoin Capital, gave a presentation at the All-In Summit Liquidity Summit on June 2 about a lesser-known asset related to Solana. Samani also ...
Kyle Samani: One step forward for DeFi with brokerage share fungibility
Kyle Samani, co-founder and managing partner at Multicoin Capital, highlights a major move for decentralized finance (DeFi) by emphasizing 1:1 fungibility with shares already held in existing ...
Shielded ZEC growth could signal accumulation, Kyle Samani notes
Kyle Samani, co-founder and managing partner at Multicoin Capital, suggests that the best way to verify whether people are investing in ZEC for its long-term potential is by monitoring the ...
Kyle Samani: Questions rationale for cross chain expense in agent solutions
Kyle Samani, co-founder and managing partner at Multicoin Capital, questioned the logic of agents opting for cross chain solutions when alternatives like x402 or mpp could be used instead. ...
Regulated perps poised for U.S. launch, Kyle Samani notes
Kyle Samani, co-founder and managing partner at Multicoin Capital, highlights that regulated and legal perpetual contracts are about to debut in the U.S. market. He describes this as a ...
Kyle Samani: Onyc offers stable on-chain yields with flexibility
Kyle Samani, co-founder and managing partner at Multicoin Capital, describes Onyc as one of the leading yield products available on chain. He highlights its uncorrelated and stable yields as ...
Solana's ability to compete in BTC markets is key, Kyle Samani notes
Kyle Samani, co-founder and managing partner at Multicoin Capital, suggests that if Solana can compete with Binance on spot BTC trading, it has the potential to compete with Binance on perpetual ...
Kyle Samani: Vaults present a key design area for Phoenix and Drift
Kyle Samani, co-founder and managing partner at Multicoin Capital, highlights the potential of vault products in the crypto space. He encourages the development of innovative vault solutions on ...
