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Onename to Blockstack
Fred Wilson – Nov 6, 2017
Our portfolio company Blockstack , which was the subject of a video I posted here last week , started out as Onename . Onename is a distributed identity system, kind of like Facebook Auth, built on the blockchain. I wrote [...] Read more
Forking vs. Voting in Blockchains
Albert Wenger – Nov 6, 2017
There was an interesting post on the YCombinator blog by Ramon Recuero about the evolution of blockchain protocols through forking and copying. The post does not mention the alternative possibility of binding voting as a mechanism for the evolution of [...] Read more
Video Of The Week: More AirCraft
Fred Wilson – Nov 4, 2017
I’m excited about AirCraft, which I blogged about yesterday . Here’s a short teaser that Dronebase put up on YouTube yesterday: Read more
Feature Friday: AirCraft By Dronebase
Fred Wilson – Nov 3, 2017
I hesitate to call this a feature, even though it is, as AirCraft is a way bigger deal than a new feature. Our portfolio company Dronebase operates the largest drone pilot network in the world. Tens of thousands of pilots [...] Read more
Token Summits in SF and NYC
Fred Wilson – Nov 2, 2017
The Token Summit, run by AVC regulars William Mouyagar and Nick Tomaino , announced two more events in the coming months, Dec 5th 2017 in San Francisco and May 17 2018 in New York. The first Token Summit was held in NYC at NYU last [...] Read more
Uncertainty Wednesday: Interlude (Random Variable vs Distribution)
Albert Wenger – Nov 1, 2017
Super short Uncertainty Wednesday post today as I have a crazy busy week featuring our annual meeting (where we meet with our Limited Partners). The last few weeks we have been digging into sample means and expected values. We saw [...] Read more
Ledger Nano S
Fred Wilson – Oct 31, 2017
I got my hands on a Ledger Nano S last week and set it up over the weekend. The Ledger Nano is a “Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallet” which means it is a device you can store your Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other [...] Read more
Some Thoughts on the State of Bitcoin and Ethereum
Albert Wenger – Oct 30, 2017
Upfront disclosure: I am long both Bitcoin and Ethereum (personally and also indirectly via USV). In preparation for the annual meeting at USV, we have been putting together some slides on the cryptocurrency market. Looking back at the last year [...] Read more
I Scam Yous
Fred Wilson – Oct 29, 2017
I read a Nathaniel Popper piece in the NY Times today about celebrities endorsing ICOs. It made me want to throw up. Readers know that I have been and continue to be excited about the emerging blockchain/crypto/token opportunity and I [...] Read more