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Trust and fairness

I was at an event last night, where the moderator, Preeti Varathan from QZ observed that there seemed to be a lot of cynicism in the blockchain / crypto space — in other words, that the whole thing was essentially [...]  Read more

Thirty One Years

Today is our thirty-first wedding anniversary. We got married on a hot steamy June night in the Washington DC area. During the official part of the event, the skies opened up and it poured. After that, the heat and humidity [...]  Read more

Investing In Token Focused Funds

At USV, we have been active in the blockchain/crypto sector since 2011. At this time, we have direct investments in nine companies/projects in the crypto space and one exited investment. Companies in the blockchain/crypto sector make up about 15% of [...]  Read more

The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition

Two hundred and fifty years ago, in 1768, The Royal Academy in London decided to hold an annual exhibition of “paintings, sculpture, and design” that would be “open to all artists of distinguished merit” and so began the summer exhibition. [...]  Read more

Rapid Experimentation

It can be exhausting to try and stay caught up on every new tech company being started. The Gotham Gal said me to yesterday, “everyone is an entrepreneur these days.” She’s right about that directionally although most companies have employees [...]  Read more

The Parent Child Relationship

It is fathers day today. And I thought I’d write a bit about something that is really bothering me. I’ve come to terms with a lot of what is going on in the US federal government and our political system. [...]  Read more

Back (Well, Almost)

After nearly four weeks of not posting due to shoulder surgery I am almost back. I am saying almost because even though I can type very well again, I am spending a fair bit of time every day on physical [...]  Read more

Audio Of The Week: Ether’s Big Day

I wrote about Ether’s big day yesterday . In this podcast, Laura Shin and Coinbase’s Adam White , who runs the institutional business there, talk about the Ether news and Coinbase’s institutional business. It’s a quick 20min listen. Read more

Ether Is Not A Security

Yesterday, a top official from the SEC said what many of us in crypto land had been wanting to hear from the SEC for the last year: According to Bloomberg : “Putting aside the fundraising that accompanied the creation of [...]  Read more