Jake Campton London-adjacent · UK · 2026
Selected work · Crypto-native since 2018

The strategist behind the story.

Crypto-native comms lead, nine years deep. Running social and editorial across VeChain's full product suite — L1 protocol, 5M-user app ecosystem, 5.5M-download wallet, staking. Currently developing the master narrative, GTM strategy, launch materials and SEO/GEO approaches for an upcoming product launch. Web3 since 2018, embedded in the meta of crypto X across multiple cycles. Portfolio for Head of Communications, Head of Marketing, and Head of Social roles. London-adjacent · UK · remote-friendly.

Jake Campton on stage, speaking
Spotlight Stage, London Blockchain Conference · 2024.

Contents

I.
Case Study · 2023 – present

Launching VeBetter from zero to 5M users.

5M+ users onboarded. Token holders 12× in twelve months. Total network addresses tripled. The HiVe launch — 18 media placements, 168M impressions, Bloomberg syndication. VeBetter was VeChain's pivot to an entirely new audience — crypto-native and retail, not enterprise — and I drove the comms arc end-to-end, from whitepaper outline to the global launch stage in Las Vegas. New brand, new narrative, new proof that blockchain delivers real-world impact at scale — built and shipped.

The work was built alongside Boston Consulting Group — through market research, partner interviews, investor meetings, and Web3 builder conversations. BCG anchored the institutional credibility, and my job was to surface it everywhere the audience met us: in the whitepaper, in the CEO's talking points, across community channels, in the press kit, and in the room at our global launch event, The HiVe.

From 18,000 token holders on day one to 224,000 twelve months later. — What a coordinated launch arc actually produces

I shaped and edited the VeBetter whitepaper with BCG and the wider VeChain team — the platform's canonical artefact, written as an argument rather than a spec sheet: blockchain as the right tool for real-world sustainability.

The centrepiece was The HiVe, our global launch in Las Vegas. With agency partners, I drove the comms arc end-to-end — from the pre-event narrative ramp to on-site executive prep, real-time social, and post-event amplification — with every element from venue and room to language and follow-up press wired to the same story.

The HiVe was also where Sir Konstantin Novoselov — Nobel Laureate for graphene research, now running new work on 2D smart materials for carbon capture on the VeChainThor blockchain — was announced as VeChain advisor, anchoring the platform's scientific credibility from day one.

Around the launch, we also built the supporting stack: blog series, announcement copy, community briefings, onboarding flows, and spokesperson messaging.

◆ Outcomes
5M+
users onboarded to the X-2-Earn ecosystem
18k → 224k
B3TR token holders at launch → twelve months later
3M → 9M
total addresses on VeChainThor — tripled in the year after VeBetter launched
The HiVe
global launch event, Las Vegas — 18 media placements · 168M impressions · Bloomberg syndication
◆ In partnership with BCG
3
Hackathons
Run with the BCG network in 2024
20
App dev engagements
Builders supported into the ecosystem
12
B3TR utility PoCs
Plus 8 PoC demos delivered
15
Enterprise engagements
Partner activations on B3TR ecosystem
10
VC & investor engagements
Plus 5 Web3 company biz dev intros

After launch, I kept the narrative warm alongside the ecosystem and marketing teams — through partner campaigns with UFC, global activations with builders, businesses, and community, and a presence at the Nitto ATP Finals that combined executive briefings on the tech with public exhibitions putting blockchain in front of new audiences. The result has been a sustained presence across both Web3 and traditional media.

Token holders quadrupled in six months and grew more than 10× at one year. Over 5M accounts have been created since launch, up from 18,000 on day one. Today the platform sits at 50+ apps, with 52M sustainability proofs hashed on-chain and millions of dollars paid out for real-world action.

II.
Profile

The person behind the protocol.

Jake Campton speaking on the London Blockchain Conference Spotlight Stage in 2024, with Bernhard Kronfellner (Partner, Boston Consulting Group) listening. The VeChain pitch deck visible on screen behind them.
Spotlight Stage, London Blockchain Conference · 2024. Speaking with Bernhard Kronfellner, Partner at Boston Consulting Group.

Crypto-native since 2018 — eight years embedded in the meta of crypto X across multiple market cycles, with sharp instincts for trends, formats, and tokenomics narratives.

Two of the product launches I've driven at VeChain — the VeWorld wallet and VeBetter — have each crossed five million users.

The work spans protocol comms, tokenomics narrative, partner and product marketing, KOL and ambassador programmes, community across X / Discord / Telegram / Reddit, executive comms, and agency coordination. But the version that matters happens upstream — shaping what gets said, by whom, and why, before the press release exists.

My day to day is varied. It includes owning the social calendar end-to-end across X, LinkedIn, and YouTube, and translating complex crypto topics — protocol upgrades, tokenomics, validator economics, infrastructure — into social-first content that lands with crypto-native audiences and crosses into mainstream media. I also lead a global community team that gives the brand 24/7 coverage, and set the editorial bar everything ships against.

As brand spokesperson, I've made 30+ appearances for VeChain — from the Innovation Stage at the London Blockchain Conference alongside Boston Consulting Group to Cointelegraph's Hashing It Out podcast, alongside regular X Spaces, AMAs, and livestreams.

My MSc in Science Communication is the toolkit behind it all — clarity, precision, and empathy for the audience, which are non-negotiable in crypto, a field built on trust and easily eroded by careless comms.

III.
Career

Where the work shipped.

Sep 2024— Present

Head of Communications & Social Media

VeChain · Remote
  • Own global social-first content strategy across VeChain's product suite: L1 protocol, 5M-user app ecosystem, 5.5M-download wallet, staking.
  • Scaled combined social audiences to 2M+ followers across X, LinkedIn, and YouTube — X as primary growth engine.
  • Translate complex crypto topics (protocol upgrades, tokenomics, validator economics, infrastructure) into social-first content that lands with crypto-native audiences and crosses into mainstream media.
  • Own the social calendar end-to-end; final edit and approvals on every post across the portfolio.
  • Lead and mentor a global community team providing 24/7 coverage; manage select KOLs and an ambassador programme.
  • Build AI tools and automations that scale output without diluting brand voice.
  • Stewarded multi-million-dollar partner sponsorships and £500k+ media budgets — driving hundreds of millions of views and top-of-funnel acquisition.
Sep 2021— Sep 2024

Communications Lead

VeChain · United Kingdom / Remote
  • Drove the evolution of VeChain's brand positioning toward sustainability through the VeBetter ecosystem, partnering with Boston Consulting Group on a new whitepaper, product direction, and differentiation strategy.
  • Owned multi-channel content operations across X, LinkedIn, and blogs while launching new platforms to expand reach.
  • Authored long-form features, technical explainers, video scripts, campaign copy, and exec-fronted content; maintained a consistent voice across hundreds of pieces over three years.
  • Built relationships across crypto and tech media, ecosystem partners, KOLs, and community leaders.
  • Reviewed agency and creative vendor outputs to ensure editorial alignment across branding and messaging.
Sep 2021— Jun 2023

PR & Content Writer (Contract)

VIMworld · Greater London, UK
  • Built the voice of an early-Web3 NFT project from the ground up, covering press releases, branded and social copy, and lore-building during one of the most chaotic and creative periods in Web3.
  • Hands-on in the community across Discord, X, and Telegram, amplifying key messages, supporting discovery, and managing sentiment.
  • Tied content strategy directly to product milestones, drop schedules, and the fast-moving rhythm of the NFT market.
Feb 2021— Sep 2021

Associate

DNA Communications · London, UK
  • Supported education and awareness campaigns in medical communications, one of the most heavily regulated content environments in the world, working with global multi-billion-dollar pharmaceutical clients.
  • Project-managed deliverables with strict fact-checking, source-referencing, and sign-off processes at pace — direct preparation for crypto's own compliance demands.
Mar 2020— Jan 2021

Account Executive

OPEN Health Communications · London, UK
  • First role in medical communications, supporting the launch and publication of cutting-edge medical research and global pharma medical affairs programmes.
  • Honed project management, multi-tasking, and concise written communication under high regulatory stakes.
Feb 2018— Sep 2021

Content Production & Community Manager (Part-time)

VeChain · Global / Remote
  • First paid Web3 role in 2018, starting as community admin and moving into copy and content review for global blockchain audiences while moderating across Telegram, Discord, and Reddit.
  • Lived through a full crypto market cycle from bear to bull, learning to manage the volatility of markets and human emotion with disciplined tone and style, keeping community engaged through every phase of sentiment.
Jun 2019— Dec 2019

Conference Production

Smart Grid Forums · United Kingdom
  • Owned end-to-end programme development for technical conferences at the intersection of legacy energy infrastructure and emerging tech.
  • Drew stories out of technical experts (engineers, regulators, industry veterans) and translated their work into compelling event programming.
  • Delivered two events generating tens of thousands in revenue, focused on AI/ML and the future of smart grids.
IV.
Whitepaper · Campaign · Documentary

Tentpole work.

Tentpole pieces: the macro work a brand's narrative is built around — whitepapers, multi-channel campaigns, documentary.

Whitepaper 3.0CANONICAL ARTEFACTVECHAIN FOUNDATION · 2024WhitepaperVeChain Foundation
Whitepaper · Strategic

VeChain Whitepaper 3.0 — Web3 for Better World

VeChain Foundation · 2024

The canonical strategic document for VeChain's next chapter. Blockchain as the backbone for real-world sustainability at scale. Shaped, edited, and delivered end-to-end with BCG and the wider VeChain team.

Read whitepaper →
Renaissance UpgradesLONG-FORM CAMPAIGNVECHAIN · 2024–PRESENTCampaignLong-form · Social · KOL
Long-form campaign · Protocol education

VeChain Renaissance — protocol comms across the full arc

VeChain · 2024 – present

Year-long campaign covering VeChain's most significant protocol evolution to date. Articles, social, KOL activations, livestreams — engineered to land each upgrade with both crypto-native and mainstream audiences.

Sample on request →
Acumen GSTI × CNBCDOCUMENTARY · NARRATIVE & POSITIONINGCNBC ADVERTORIAL · 2026DocumentaryCNBC × Acumen
Documentary · Narrative & positioning

VeChain in the Acumen GSTI documentary — with CNBC

CNBC × Acumen GSTI · 2026

Featured in the Global Sustainable Trade Initiative documentary — a multi-format campaign by Acumen with CNBC as media partner. Devised the positioning and narrative framing alongside creative, telling VeBetter's 5.5M-user impact story to a global business audience.

Watch on CNBC →
V.
Social · X · Community

Social-first.

Selected social-first work — posts, threads, X Spaces, and on-camera moments built native to crypto X and the community.

Social-first · On-camera · Thought leadership

Talking VeBetter & economics — on-camera, native to X

@vechainofficial · X · 2025

On-camera social piece — VeBetter's economics and real-world utility, talked through native to crypto X. Authored end-to-end, published from VeChain's primary social channel.

View on X →
Personal commentary · Year-ahead outlook

2026 outlook — where the year, and the space, is heading

@solomon_grundle · X · 2026

Personal commentary from my own X account on the 2026 year-ahead — where the crypto cycle, the dominant narratives, and the space at large are heading. Voice and framing my own.

View on X →
VI.

On camera.

PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE · INNOVATION STAGE Web3 for a Better World LBC × VECHAIN × BCG · 2024 ▶ Conference London Blockchain Conf.
Professional conference · Innovation Stage

Web3 for a Better World — VeChain & BCG on sustainability

London Blockchain Conference · 2024 · with Bernhard Kronfellner, Partner at Boston Consulting Group

Joint Innovation Stage session with Bernhard Kronfellner (Partner, Boston Consulting Group). Blockchain-driven transparency, environmental responsibility, and how the VeBetter platform turns the two into measurable real-world action.

Watch →
VII.
Postscript

Let's talk.

Jake Campton in Turin, Italy, on assignment for the Nitto ATP Finals · 2024.
Turin · Nitto ATP Finals · November 2024.

Open to Head of Communications, Head of Marketing, and Head of Social roles in crypto / Web3. London-adjacent, UK; remote-friendly; open to travel.