Cryptocurrency’s Netscape Moment

In this episode featuring Elad Gil, you’ll learn:

Why now is the starting gun for broad investment in cryptocurrencies including hedge funds, venture funds, and average consumers
How the current 2017 run-up in cryptocurrency prices and interest feels similar to the bubble in 2013, but how this time it’s different
Why the “store of value” use case of Bitcoin is becoming real
How the proliferation of blockchain-based technologies such as Ethereum, Monero and Zcash are driving developer and investor interest
How crowdfunding (ICOs), investors striking it rich, and general capital inflows are driving up the prices of digital assets

How To Think About Investing In Cryptocurrency: What needs to exist

In this episode featuring cryptocurrency fund manager Ari Paul, you’ll learn:

What investable protocols and services the world needs that are best-suited for blockchain
Why cryptocurrency is not necessarily a winner take all market
Why communities are critical to the long-term success of a cryptocurrency
How shared beliefs of crypto token communities influence development roadmaps and governance, as illustrated by Bitcoin and Ethereum
Why Bitcoin is a serious contender for the “store of value” use case of digital gold, and how being the winner of that niche may mean it that it will be difficult for Bitcoin to succeed as the leading payment crypto token
Why dApps (decentralized applications), privacy coins, and more may have several breakout winners

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