Cryptoeconomics 101

In this episode featuring cryptocurrency venture fund founder Nick Tomaino, you will learn:

What ‘cryptoeconomics’ is, and why it matters to the ecosystem
The history of decentralized systems including Kazaa and Bittorrent, and why the lack of cryptoeconomic systems stifled them from thriving
How Vitalik Buterin, founder of the Ethereum protocol, is pushing the bounds of cryptoeconomics
How crypto monetary policy influences the trajectory decentralized networks

Ethereum is the Forefront of Digital Currency

In this episode featuring Fred Ehrsam, Co-Founder of Coinbase, you’ll learn:

How Ethereum is pouring rocket fuel on digital currency app development
Why no killer apps have emerged for Bitcoin beyond potentially being a store of value
Why Ethereum, with its easy to use programming language, is leading the rise of more diversified decentralized applications
Why some of the fundamental beliefs of the Bitcoin and Ethereum communities lead to different priorities and development outcomes
Why Ethereum has a bright future ahead of it, led by a strong developer community and an emphasis on scalability and growth
How the rate of change in digital currencies is accelerating

In this episode featuring Ryan Selkis, you will learn:

Why starting a crypto hedge fund seem like such an attractive pitch including the potential for outsized returns, a steep learning curve, and lack of yield on more traditional investment categories
Why simply outperforming a Bitcoin and Ethereum portfolio over the next 10 years will require ballsy assumptions
Why some tokens could require billions of dollars in capital inflows over the coming years simply to maintain their current token prices
How government intervention — including an SEC crackdown — could influence liquidity and token prices