Mark Perelman (Yale SOM 19), IBM Business Development Intern in Blockchain and Digital Assets
“Why not just use the U.S. dollar or other stablecoins?”
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Dr. Philipp Hacker (Yale LLM 14), Humboldt Legal Scholar and Research Fellow at the Centre for Blockchain Technologies
“While blockchain technology certainly facilitates transactions between diffused agents, it remains inescapably attached to, and to a certain extent dependent on, legal mechanisms”
An Interview with Jim Rogers, Investment Biker, Legendary Commodities Trader, and Co-founder of Quantum Fund
“But if I could have dinner with anybody in the world, I’d rather have dinner with my daughters than just about anybody.”
Nick Tomaino (Yale SOM), Founder of 1confirmation, Crypto Fund Backed by Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, and Marc Cuban
“If you’re relying on existing institutions or mainstream media for your understanding of this space, then you’re not going to be in a good spot.”
Steven Nam (YC 05), Managing Editor of The Stanford Journal of Blockchain Law & Policy
“What’s the point of fighting the same old battles, of becoming what we’re trying to replace? What’s the point of trying to be the biggest umbrella paradigm, the “one ring to rule them all” in a given sector?”
Neal Reiter (Yale SOM 10), Lead for AML and Fraud Prevention at IdentityMind
“New York has put into place its BitLicense under the guise of protecting citizens from dubious crypto operators.”
David Hoffman (YC 98), UPenn Legal Scholar of Smart Contracts and ICOs
“I’d encourage students to keep an open mind and not fall in love with any particular idea. I hope they’ll think for themselves about how to best use their time, their resources, and their energy.”
Miko Matsumura (Neuroscience M.S. 91), Co-founder of Evercoin Crypto Exchange and General Partner at Gumi Cryptos
“I think [Bitcoin being unstoppable] is actually a very accurate assessment, because what we’re talking about is open source: a self-improving and planetary matrix, competing for people’s consent.”