Blockchain Technology
topic on 5 shows · 12 statements across 9 episodes
Innovators & Investors
the Startup Ideas Podcast
Top Founders
the a16z Podcast
20VC
12 statements about Blockchain Technology, every show
Ringlein avoids mentioning 'lease' or 'blockchain' in investor pitches
“So to this day, I never say lease. I'll never say that word. I'll never use an example. I'll never hint at anything that's built on or uses like blockchain technology.”
Cathie Wood: ARK Invest focuses on five converging innovation platforms
“So we've centered our research and investing around Five innovation platforms genomic sequencing robotics, energy storage, artificial intelligence, and blockchain technology and those are all converging.”
Pal: The entire financial system and securities industry will pivot to blockchain
“The entire financial system is going to pile capital into this space over time. Because of the supermassive black hole that it is when you've got all these network effects going on. And the fact that financial industry itself is going to pivot to blockchain te…”
Jackson: Dorsey understands blockchain will undermine Twitter and Square
“The reason is he's one of the only billionaires who, Understands and admits that blockchain technology will undermine the two businesses he currently runs.”
Kevin Chou: Blockchain will enable gamers to become creators and entrepreneurs
“Blockchain technology will unlock the opportunities for them to become creators, entrepreneurs, and service providers.”
Chou: Blockchain will drive an economic revolution in gaming
“Now, blockchain technology, I believe, will open up the next major chapter in gaming, and it's not going to be a computing revolution. It will be an economic revolution.”
Chou: Blockchain in gaming will unlock digital asset ownership and residual value
“So blockchain technology, when applied to gaming in the right way, will unlock real ownership for digital assets and create residual value for virtual items, as well as in certain cases, turn digital purchases into investments.”
Chou: In-game blockchain smart contracts let developers monetize secondary markets
“But blockchain technology, if it was applied inside of a game, Would unlock, would solve all of these problems. Players would get a safe way to transact and buy and sell the things that they want. Service providers would have a built-in customer base, and then…”
Silk Road corruption was the US government's first blockchain fraud case
“Now, aside from its salacious facts, that case was the first example of the US government using blockchain technology to uncover fraud and corruption.”
Haun: 84% of major companies are incorporating blockchain technology
“42% of the world's top 50 universities now offer at least one cryptocurrency class, and 84% of major companies are incorporating blockchain technology.”
Bryan Johnson: Blockchain's societal impact is as unpredictable as the printing press
“I love it. It's a fantastic technology. It's that, I mean, I guess I kind of think of it like, I mean, the blockchain technology, I kind of think of it like the printing press, where when we figured out how we could, someone could write words, and it could be …”