The Ledger

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why aren't all 4 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 0 checkable ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't; assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card: ▮▮▮▮▮ certainty · ▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable

Assertion Contradicted
Armstrong: 90% of global capital resides in institutional hands
“90% of the capital out there is actually in institutions”
Brian Armstrong Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 14:42 a16z Podcast | Building Crypto, from Vision to Reality
Assertion Contradicted
Armstrong: Bitcoin volatility decreased every year for three years
“We've seen volatility drop every year for the last three years.”
Brian Armstrong Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 16:11 a16z Podcast | Bitcoin, Greece, and What’s Next for Cryptocurrency
Assertion Contradicted
Armstrong: Two to three billion cell phone owners are unbanked
“And there's something like two to three billion people in the world who have a cell phone, but do not have a bank account or credit card.”
Brian Armstrong Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 6:06 a16z Podcast | Bitcoin, Greece, and What’s Next for Cryptocurrency
Assertion Contradicted
Armstrong: Crypto is Stanford's second most popular CS elective behind AI
“Stanford has this elective computer science class, and like, you know, the number one class is AI, and the number two is crypto now, in terms of an elective for computer science, so.”
Brian Armstrong Dec 21, 2018 ▶ 6:00 Company Building in Crypto: A Conversation between Brian Armstrong and Chris Dixon
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