Token Network
topic on 3 shows · 7 statements across 5 episodes
the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 
the a16z Podcast 
20VC
7 statements about Token Network, every show
Simpson: US regulatory climate is now favorable for token networks
“So the thing that's a misconception, perhaps, is that the situation is, is very different now. You know, we have a much friendlier administration in place. We have a very different situation in terms of the leadership of these agencies now. And so I actually t…”
Garg: Most company tokens act as loyalty points, not true networks
“But a lot of the time, what you're really doing is not building a sustainable token network. It's often going to be the case that it's sort of a customer acquisition channel, and it behaves a little bit more like loyalty points than it does a true distributed …”
Garg: A valid token network survives shutting down its corporate creator
“Generally, a limit test we're using is like, does the company just go away? And if you shut down the company, Would you still have a significant amount of value capture and creation that happens on the token side? And if the answer to that is yes, then really …”
Dixon: Token networks redesign the internet so participants own network value
“A lot of what's going on here is new internet. You know, it's sort of redesigning the architecture of the internet in a way that allows for the participants of the internet to own a piece of those networks. And ultimately those networks will have value and tho…”
Bromberg: In Well-Built Token Networks, No Value Accrues to the Company
“If the network's built well, we would argue that no value actually accrues to the company itself. The purpose of the token is to remove the centralized party. And so the company itself, the LLC or the corporation shouldn't get transaction fees. They shouldn't …”
Carlson-Wee: Crypto ecosystem will experience mergers of token networks
“I do think that we will see M&As of token networks.”