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Startup fundraising will shift to crypto tokens within 10 years
“I actually think in 10 years, some of the craziness will level out. And maybe it's not on Bitcoin, but maybe it's on another token or so, that you will see fundraisers done differently in 10 years.”
Carney: Bitcoin acts as an amplifier of market risk, not a hedge
“What we've seen to some extent with Bitcoin, and it's too short a time series to be definitive about this, is that in some respects been an amplifier of overall risk appetite, certainly over the course of the last”
ICOs and token marketplaces will not replace traditional venture capital firms
“When we talk about disruption, I'm very skeptical that where we're going to be in 10 years is, you know, everything is initial coin offerings, and there's no VCs, and, you know, there's just sort of marketplaces like AngelList and Bitcoin, right? Like, I don't…”
Ripley: Bitcoin Volatility Trends Upward Long-Term Unlike Depreciating Fiat
“First I'll point out that it's a lot of volatility up and to the right across the, you know, the history of the, you know, of Bitcoin. And it, it's not a lot of volatility and down and to the right as you know, most fiat currencies perform.”
Bitcoin's Strong Network Effects Put It on Pace to Lead Crypto
“I am what most people call a Bitcoin maximalist, so I think that Bitcoin, because it has such strong network effects already, it's definitely on Pace to be the leader.”
Galston predicts in 2015 that Bitcoin will succeed long-term
“I love Bitcoin. I've spent a lot of time looking into it. You know, I'll take Ben Horowitz's side of the Felix Salmon bet. I think it'll fly long term.”
Lee: Litecoin has four times the block space of Bitcoin
“It has four times the block space. So right now it scales better than Bitcoin and transactions are faster.”