cryptocurrencies

9 statements across 9 episodes · 6 bullish · 1 bearish · 9 people on the record · first statement Jan 22, 2015 by Ifty Ahmed · across every show →

Everything said about cryptocurrencies, oldest first

Jan 22, 2015 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Ahmed: Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are the IP protocol for finance
“Cryptocurrencies and bitcoins is the future, as to when that transaction will be like an IP transaction. So I look at bitcoins and cryptocurrencies as the equivalent of IP IP protocol for the financial services transaction. So that's why I say it's very bright…”
Ifty Ahmed Jan 22, 2015 ▶ 20:34 20 VC 006: Google Glass & Founding Teams
Sep 15, 2017 neutral
Insight
Lee: Transaction usability will matter more than community strength long-term
“I think in the future, that will be the same for cryptocurrencies, where in the long term, the community doesn't matter as much. It's more about just easy being able to easily use that currency.”
Charlie Lee Sep 15, 2017 ▶ 16:21 20VC: Litecoin Founder, Charlie Lee on Why ICO's Are The Biggest Threat To Crypto, Why Ethereum Will Run Into Huge Scalability Problems & How To Assess The Trade Off Between Decentralisation & Scale
Nov 20, 2017 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Cryptocurrencies can enable a post-capital and post-corporation world
“Now I got involved with cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin early, and then I thought I was Too early, and maybe it wasn't going to happen, and now I'm completely drinking the Kool-Aid, and I'm completely enthralled by just the potential of cryptocurrencies to get us…”
Mark Pincus Nov 20, 2017 ▶ 21:20 20VC: Zynga's Mark Pincus on When To Ride Your Winners and Cut Your Losers, Why People With "Broken Resumes" Make The Best Hires & The 2 Biggest Lies Told In Silicon Valley By Founders and VCs
Dec 11, 2017 neutral
Disclosure
Carlson-Wee: Polychain invests exclusively in crypto assets, holding zero equity
“Polychain is an investment manager, and we manage a fund that invests exclusively in blockchain-based assets. Another word for this is, you know, cryptocurrencies. So we don't invest in the equity of startups. We don't invest in public equities. We hold no sto…”
Olaf Carlson Wee Dec 11, 2017 ▶ 4:01 20VC: Inside The World's Leading Crypto Fund, The Future Exit Environment for Crypto Assets & The Beauty Of Benevolent Dictatorship with Olaf Carlson-Wee, Founder @ Polychain Capital
May 14, 2018 bullish
Assertion Supported
Wertz: Crypto Market Cap ($500B) Lags Far Behind 2000 Dot-Com Peak ($4T)
“When you think Internet bubble kind of burst in March, 2000 at the time, it was about a four trillion dollar market cap. With cryptocurrencies, we're now currently at about five hundred billion.”
Boris Wertz May 14, 2018 ▶ 4:59 20VC: Why Crypto Is The Biggest Disruptor To Hit VC In A Decade, The State of Crypto Today & Why Investing In Decentralized Platforms Requires A New Mental Model with Boris Wertz, Founding Partner @ Version One Ventures
Jun 18, 2018 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Taneja: AR, VR, CRISPR, and crypto reach iPhone moment in 3-5 years
“If you think about all the technologies that are in development today, like AR, VR, genomics, and things like CRISPR, if you think about blockchain and cryptocurrencies, these technologies are also being developed on and approaching their iPhone moment, so to …”
Hemant Taneja Jun 18, 2018 ▶ 8:35 20VC: General Catalyst's Hemant Taneja on Why We Are In A Golden Age For VC, Why Pro-Rata Is A Lazy Posture and Why He Does Not Focus On Price
Aug 20, 2018 bullish
Insight
Garg: Cryptocurrencies represent software eating money across global markets
“I think what's happening is that cryptocurrencies are this massive platform shift in the world. They represent a change in a lot of different dimensions and everything from how we build companies to business models to, you know, I think this is software eating…”
Avichal Garg Aug 20, 2018 ▶ 5:07 20VC: The 2 Core Areas Value Will Accrue In Crypto, Why Crypto Will Drive The Re-Centralisation of Talent Back Into Silicon Valley & Why Regulation Is The Opposite of What We Should Be Concerned By in Crypto with Avichal Managing Partner @ Electric Capita
Jan 10, 2022 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Carney: Many cryptocurrencies and crypto assets will not survive
“Look, I think that there's a wide form of, as you know, and those listening will know, there's a wide range of cryptocurrencies, crypto assets. Many of them will not survive.”
Mark Carney Jan 10, 2022 ▶ 9:45 20VC: Former Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney on Why "Only the Niche Will Survive" in Crypto, How Governments and Central Banks Retain Control in a World of Decentralised Finance & The Winners and Losers in Crypto Exchanges and NFTs
Jan 8, 2024 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Tomaino: NFTs will achieve greater mainstream adoption than cryptocurrencies
“Yeah, I mean, I think NFTs are gonna come back in a big way. I, I've said, and I think still you know, NFTs have a good chance to be you know, bigger than cryptocurrencies in terms of mainstream adoption. And the reason is because people, I think more people i…”
Nick Tomaino Jan 8, 2024 ▶ 47:00 Crypto Roundtable with Nick Tomaino & Kyle Samani: US Elections, NFTs, and Trump | E1100 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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