Crypto boss eyes second act for Malaysia’s Forest City after closure of Network School
Jeff Yew is considering establishing his own technology campus at Forest City.
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian tech investor Jeff Yew is considering a plan to revive the vacant tech campus, Forest City, potentially bringing a second life to the experiment that drew hundreds of entrepreneurs to the country. Yew, former Binance Australia head, envisions a "Malaysia first" approach, which differs from Balaji Srinivasan's experiment, Network School.
Network School, run by Srinivasan, offered a curriculum blending practical skills with an ideological vision of technology and society's future. The school shut down in July due to a public falling out between Srinivasan and Malaysian authorities. Yew, who heads Monochrome Asset Management, a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, is exploring opportunities for the campus to serve as a base for new technology entrepreneurs while nurturing local talent.
The goal is to turn the state of Johor into a digital hub for AI, blockchain, and computer science, aligning with Malaysia's ambitions to build a technology economy beyond data centers.
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