Professor of Stanford and founder of the Blockchain fund, DHVC, dies after "battle with depression"

Zhang Shoucheng, professor of physics at Stanford University and founding member of Danhua Capital (DHVC), was found dead on December 1st. According to his family, he was fighting depression at the time. He was known as a world-renowned physicist and was internationally recognized for his work in quantum science.

In 2013, Zhang established Danhua Capital, which focuses on financing artificial intelligence, big data, robotics and blockchain technology, among others. They have invested in a number of important blockchain projects including NEO, Ontology, Zilliqa, TRON, OPEN and more.

Zhang and the DHVC team

Justin Sun, founder of TRON, tweeted:

#TRON condolences to the families of Professor Zhang Shoucheng. It is a great loss for the #blockchain industry. REST IN PEACE. #DHVC

– Justin Sun (@justinsuntron) 6 December 2018

Suspicions of Foul Play

The buzz of Chinese netizens is that they are suspicious of the dirty game, although nothing has been confirmed. Some were trying to find links between Zhang's death and recent China-US relations. There is a possible investigation by the US government under section 301 of the United States Commercial Law in the capital Danhua of Zhang which kicked off these rumors.

However, family representatives denied these claims by saying, "There is no truth in this uninformed speculation".