Olaf Carlson-Wee, founder of Polychain Capital, is the first employee of Coinbase, and his three-year salary is paid in Bitcoin, with a starting salary of $50,000. However, it is not clear how many bitcoins Carlson-Wee owns. It is reported that Carlson-Wee left Coinbase in 2016 and established Polychain Capital, one of the first crypto hedge funds in history. According to Forbes data, the fund's assets under management are valued at more than US$300 million, and it has received investment from Ehrsam, Sequoia Capital and Founders Fund and other venture capital companies.