Bromberg: A token is an incentive layer on a network
Andy Bromberg · Andy Bromberg - Startup Investor School Day 4 · Y Combinator · Mar 9, 2018 · at 33:47
Andy Bromberg, CEO of CoinList, explains the fundamental purpose and mechanics of crypto tokens at Y Combinator's Startup Investor School.
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“A token's an incentive layer on top of a network... We can layer markets on these decentralized networks.”
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