blockchain

7 statements across 6 episodes · 5 bullish · 1 bearish · 6 people on the record · first statement Jul 1, 2017 by Juan Benet · across every show →

Everything said about blockchain, oldest first

Jul 1, 2017 negative
Opinion
Benet: 2013-2014 blockchain thought in New York and Europe far surpassed Silicon Valley
“I think in 2013 and 14, a lot of the blockchain tech was being built in New York and Europe and far ahead of Silicon Valley. And I remember having a lot of conversations with people here in New York and Europe and just the level of thought outside of Silicon V…”
Juan Benet Jul 1, 2017 ▶ 29:53 IPFS, CoinList, and the Filecoin ICO with Juan Benet and Dalton Caldwell · Y Combinator
Jul 1, 2017 positive
Insight
Benet: Blockchain enabled software to eat finance and law
“And so it's, what's, what happened with the blockchain stuff is that software began to eat finance and law in a way that had never happened before.”
Juan Benet Jul 1, 2017 ▶ 35:36 IPFS, CoinList, and the Filecoin ICO with Juan Benet and Dalton Caldwell · Y Combinator
Oct 11, 2017 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Kor Adana in 2017: Blockchain and cryptocurrencies are the future
“Personally, I think blockchain is unbelievably exciting, and I think it's the future. So I am all for people investing in cryptocurrencies, investing in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and it is a volatile market right now, and you have ICOs coming out every day, and That …”
Kor Adana Oct 11, 2017 ▶ 53:03 Mr. Robot's Co-Producer and Writer - Kor Adana · Y Combinator
Oct 20, 2017
Insight
Kuo: Artists using blockchain actively seek to subvert orthodox valuation and authenticity
“They actively want to subvert authenticity. And that's been something that, again, actually you could say almost the entire history of modern art is about challenging authenticity and authorship.”
Michelle Kuo Oct 20, 2017 ▶ 43:17 Experiments in Art and Technology with Artforum Editor Michelle Kuo · Y Combinator
Apr 27, 2018 bullish
Insight
Game developers are best suited to build cryptocurrency virtual economies
“In my world gaming gaming definitely pushes those types of technologies forward, or at least test those boundaries of like, how far can it go? And I, I'm always encouraging, I think in the blockchain world and with crypto, like what better people to really exp…”
Holly Liu Apr 27, 2018 ▶ 41:23 Gaming Studio Founders - Patrick Moberg and Holly Liu · Y Combinator
May 2, 2018 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Garg: Crypto will go mainstream via invisible blockchain infrastructure
“At some point in like the next five years, it's not going to be that you're a crypto company, it's that you offer some value to the people who use your product, and it just so happens that you sit on top of blockchain, or you use crypto economics, or whatever …”
Avichal Garg May 2, 2018 ▶ 48:29 Crypto Investors - Linda Xie and Avichal Garg · Y Combinator
Oct 7, 2025 positive
Opinion
Fisher: Blockchain ideas could address AI trust and compute distribution
“But I do think You know, in this world where we need trust, yeah, like, those, that's the right set of ideas. We need ideas like that in others, right? Like, you know, something that is always touching on is like, you know, AI-powered audits. Can, like, two di…”
Jordan Fisher Oct 7, 2025 ▶ 38:19 Ask These Questions Before Starting An AI Startup · Y Combinator
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