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America won the Internet.
J. Christopher Giancarlo, Cameron Winklevoss, • CryptoDad: The Fight for the Future of Money
He planned to build an app with an old friend from Austin, René Pinnell.
Nick Bilton • American Kingpin: Catching the Billion-Dollar Baron of the Dark Web
With early investments in social media companies such as Twitter, Tumblr, Foursquare and Zynga, Fred Wilson has become one of the world's most watched angel investors. And one of the opportunities he is watching most attentively is the emerging industry of digital money.
Michael Green • In Gold We Trust? The Future of Money in an Age of Uncertainty (Kindle Single)
Enter Yakovenko. Unlike Buterin, who is more a theorist and researcher than a coder, Yakovenko wants to do whatever it takes to onboard billions to crypto with a blockchain so fast it could rival traditional finance. “He doesn’t care about white papers. He doesn’t care about academia,” said Solana investor Kyle Samani, a managing partner at Multico... See more
The Information • Can Peace Last Between Crypto’s Visionary Rivals?
I'm obsessed with building a Personal Holding Company.
The idea: build dozens of cash-flowing businesses, partner with great operators to run them.
Who is/has done this effectively?
Few people come to mind:
- @jspujji
- @stephenolmon
- @levelsio
Alex Liebermanx.comThey are Anatoly Yakovenko and Raj Gokal, who were catapulted to crypto fame last year when their blockchain, Solana, became a stunning success, reaching a market cap of $33 billion and winning over investors like Andresseen Horowitz and Polychain Capital.