Chandler Guo is a Chinese Bitcoin miner and angel investor who was an influential figure in China’s early Bitcoin mining and investment scene.
Mining and Investing
Guo operated one of the larger early Bitcoin mining operations in China and was an active angel investor in cryptocurrency startups through Bitangel, his investment vehicle. His portfolio included investments in Btc123.com, Bitbank.com, Bw.com, Bither (a Bitcoin wallet), and Qtum, among others.
Ethereum Classic
Guo was one of the most prominent early supporters of Ethereum Classic (ETC) following the Ethereum DAO hard fork in 2016, pledging mining hashpower to support the chain that preserved the original Ethereum history without rolling back the DAO hack.
Bitcoin Governance
During Bitcoin’s block size debate, Guo was a vocal supporter of Bitcoin Unlimited (BU) and pledged his mining pool’s hashpower to BU in early 2017, advocating for larger blocks on the Bitcoin network.