At 33 years young, Masamitsu Hirai is part of a new crop of idiosyncratic fintech leaders branching out from the Land of the Rising Sun. His minimalist approach to investment banking has created new spaces for private investors to participate in the global exchange of value. Now he is sure he can bring transparency and expertise to the budding cryptocurrency market via his investment firm Blackstar Group. Disclosure: This is a Sponsored Article Early Career Hirai was born in the northern island of Hokkaido, Japan in 1984 and relocated to Tokyo at a young age to study business. DespitePowered by WPeMatico