Blockchain Analysis

Tim Draper, Bloomberg

• Bitcoins and blockchain tech
• Lack of modern banking infrastructure
• Strong Infrastructure= disadvantage
• Indonesia

Bitcoin battle: WB vs Marc Andreessen

Israel blockchain companies that shoot for the stars

The most well-funded Blockchain startup

Peter Thiel&Maria Bartimoro

• cyber equivalent of gold
• companies (SV exception) not algorithm or protocol
• Bitcoins and security of the math; anonymous
• Trust on Treasury & Govt VS security of the math
• Harder to mine than gold?

Jason Calacanis & Peter Thiel

• Innovation
1. launch and iteratively improve: continous improvement
2. Breakthrough: bitcoin
3. vertical integration; complex integration; coordination