Tim Ogilvie (YC 97), Co-founder and CEO of Staked
“The reference points are revolutionary technologies, whether that’s the internet, mobile, or any of these things that fundamentally represented a new and better way of doing things.”
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Daryl Hok (YC 14), Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of CertiK
“Formal Verification checks for the absence of bugs, whereas traditional means of testing will check for the existence of bugs. Although the differences may sound inconsequential, the implications are actually very significant.”
Chi-Ru Jou (Yale Department of Music 98), Blockchain and Securities Law Partner at Taylor English Duma
“The SEC implemented a case-by-case application process for evaluating token offerings, where they might say, “Go ahead. Integrate your utility token. We won’t prosecute.” These are so-called “no-action” letters.”
Dr. Lawrence Ma (YC 84), President of The Hong Kong Blockchain Society
“It’s fair to say that the identity-verification problem isn’t really solved at all, and that’s what we’ve been focused on for the past two years.”
Geoffrey See (University Fellow 10), Head of Identity at Trusting Social and Founder of Choson Exchange
“We need to understand regulation and how to work with regulators much better, instead of trying to understand the rules of the game differently or pretending that they don’t exist.”
Jeffrey Zirlin (YC 15), Growth Lead of Axie Infinity
“Roblox taught a lot of kids how to program for Web 2.0; part of our long-term vision is to occupy that niche for Web 3.0.”
Ali Banai (Yale Financial Markets Certificate 14), WeWork Senior Business Lead and Adept Crypto Miner
“Despite that road bump, I bought more and kept digging deeper into the technology. I was investing in more than just the coins. I was invested in the underlying technology.”
Angela Ramirez (YC 12), Software Engineer at Livepeer, Ethereum-based Video Encoding Platform
“It’s a small industry compared to other industries, but that just makes it all the more exciting. I love it. I love my job. It’s a great opportunity to come up with fresh ideas and make a difference.”