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About Praxos Capital Management
Praxos Capital Management is a crypto hedge fund that operates systematic, quantitative strategies in digital asset markets. Its core business involves deploying proprietary models to trade liquid cryptocurrencies such as BTC, ETH, and SOL, while maintaining a strong focus on risk control and capital preservation.
The firm's competitive edge lies in its combination of automated execution, continuous market monitoring, and strict risk limits. It addresses a common pain point for institutional investors: the perceived volatility and operational insecurity of crypto markets. By structuring portfolios that separate low-risk fixed-income holdings from a smaller, actively traded crypto sleeve, it aims to offer exposure to digital assets without exposing the entire fund to excessive downside.
In the past six months (February to August 2026), Praxos launched its second fund, Fund II, which allocates the majority of capital to traditional fixed-income instruments and a minority to leveraged crypto trading. This structure is designed to smooth overall volatility while still capturing upside from crypto market inefficiencies. The firm also contributed to industry publications discussing institutional adoption, infrastructure challenges, and risk management practices in digital assets.
No significant negative events have been reported for Praxos during this period, and there are no known major disputes or regulatory actions against the firm.
Praxos Capital Management was founded in 2025 in Delaware, USA, by Vinny Lingham, Keatly Haldeman, and Robert (Bobby) Van Zetta, positioned as an ultra-low volatility crypto hedge fund. In March 2025, the company launched its flagship Treasury Management Fund, employing a market-neutral strategy focused on arbitrage and structural pricing opportunities in digital asset markets. In January 2026, the team published an article in the Crypto Insights Group 1Q26 Fund Outlook magazine, outlining the infrastructure and risk-control framework for deploying institutional capital in crypto markets. On June 1, 2026, the company launched Fund II, adopting a dual structure of "low-volatility fixed income plus high-leverage crypto trading" with a maximum loss cap, marking its expansion from a single strategy to a multi-strategy, institutional-grade product line.
Over the past six months, Praxos Capital Management's key progress includes:
On June 1, 2026, it launched Praxos Fund II LP, structured as a low-volatility fixed-income core plus a dedicated high-leverage crypto trading sleeve, designed to isolate crypto risk, set a maximum loss in advance, and retain upside potential. On July 29, 2026, the team published an article, "Setting a Maximum Loss: A Structural Approach to Crypto Risk," in the Crypto Insights Group Q3 2026 Crypto Active Strategy Outlook, explaining this approach. The official website states that Praxos Fund II is now raising, applying proprietary machine-learning models to capture medium-term directional opportunities in BTC, ETH, and SOL, while building on the disciplined risk framework of its flagship Treasury Management Fund. Future priorities include expanding fundraising and strategy deployment under institutional-grade risk control and infrastructure, and further refining the fixed-income core + crypto trading sleeve model to deliver crypto returns with a predefined maximum drawdown. (See and .
Praxos Capital Management's co-founders and core executives include:
Vinny Lingham (Co-Founder & Chairman) – A serial entrepreneur and blockchain pioneer, founder of Civic and Gyft (acquired by First Data), former General Partner at Multicoin Capital, and early investor in Solana, Filecoin, and Render.
Robert (Bobby) Van Zetta (Co-Founder & CIO) – Over a decade in blockchain, AI, and quantitative trading. Former VP of Data Science at DataRobot, led AI deployments for Fortune 50 firms and built a COVID-19 prediction model acquired by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Keatly Haldeman (Co-Founder & Managing Partner) – Long-time crypto investor and entrepreneur, founded Dequency (blockchain licensing platform, acquired in 2024). Background in engineering and operational management.
Chandler McCann (Chief Technology Officer) – Veteran in enterprise AI and model risk management, former Field CTO at DataRobot, advised global banks, Fortune 50 firms, and government agencies on AI governance.