A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonWhen I go back and read my Jan 1st post on what would happen in the 2020s , I am reminded how hard it is to predict the future. The Covid Pandemic changed everything in 2020 and likely for years to come. And yet it was not one of my predictions, even though Covid was […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonA reader emailed me yesterday and I replied: Hi Fred, do you have any suggestion for good primers/book explaining cryptocurrencies a bit better to the inexperienced and uninitiated? i would start at the start https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf The Bitcoin Whitepaper , originally published in October […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonThe first crypto asset most people purchase is Bitcoin. It has the highest market capitalization. It has way more search interest. But Bitcoin is not all there is to the crypto sector. There is about $160bn of market value in the crypto sector outside of Bitcoin. The “non-Bitcoin” portion of the […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonAVC regular Charlie Crystle told me that his neighbors are doing a fun Kickstarter. So I went and watched the video (here for email readers ): The video is only 30 seconds and it sold me instantly. I backed it and I bet you will too if you like to drink beer with friends. It’s […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonA number of members of Congress sent a letter to the Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on Tuesday. I have embedded it below but readers via email may need to click here to read it. Letter to the OCC on Fintec... by CoinDesk These elected officials are correct that way too many people […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI was looking at the numbers on an early-stage VC fund that the Gotham Gal and I are invested in. I am not very familiar with the portfolio but this fund was formed in 2012. There are 24 names (investments) in the portfolio and 3 of them have produced 92% of the value in the […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
