# Ki Young Ju

> Ki Young Ju is the South Korean founder and CEO of CryptoQuant, a blockchain analytics business serving traders and institutional investors. His career includes Penta Security Systems and work with ICON. He publishes Bitcoin analysis on X and publicly retracted a March 2025 bull-cycle forecast in May 2025.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at CryptoQuant
- **Organizations:** CryptoQuant, Team Blackbird, Penta Security Systems, ICON
- **Nationality:** South Korean
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science, Industrial & Management Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
- **Known for:** Founded CryptoQuant and built its blockchain analytics business., Led CryptoQuant as its on-chain data reached CME Group DataMine in 2022., Cointelegraph Top 100 recognition in 2021, listed in his ChosunBiz speaker biography.

## Career timeline

- **2013–2015** — Worked in Penta Security Systems’ new technology development team.
- **2018** — Started the company behind CryptoQuant in late 2018.
- **2021** — Named to Cointelegraph’s Top 100 notable people in blockchain, according to his conference biography.
- **2022** — CryptoQuant data became available through CME Group DataMine in July.
- **2023** — Team Blackbird, developer of CryptoQuant, raised 8.5 billion won, approximately $6.5 million, in Series A financing.
- **2025** — Publicly corrected his March Bitcoin bull-cycle call on May 9.

## Achievements

- Founded CryptoQuant and built its blockchain analytics business.
- Led CryptoQuant as its on-chain data reached CME Group DataMine in 2022.
- Cointelegraph Top 100 recognition in 2021, listed in his ChosunBiz speaker biography.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — In a Bitcoin Magazine video interview published October 5, Ju described a new bull phase and forecast three-to-fivefold gains from cycle lows; this is his opinion, not an established outcome.
- **2025-05** — Retracted his March bull-cycle call, citing easing selling pressure and ETF inflows.

## Links

- Website: https://cryptoquant.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ki-young-ju/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ki_young_ju

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Last updated: 2026-10-15