Sandra Ro (YC 96), CEO of the Global Blockchain Business Council
“What I see here is not just tech but a convergence of tech and data with society, law, regulation, money, financial services, and other fields in the humanities.”
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Evin McMullen (YC 12), Founder and Project Lead of Stow Protocol at ConsenSys
“Some people have a vegan phase when they go to college– I had a decentralization and structured data phase.”
Natan Sachs on Israel’s Elections, Anti-Solutionism, the Trump Peace Plan and 2020
“If you ask them—the Israeli right wing—“Which do you choose,” they’d say democracy. But in practice they’re choosing the status quo, and the status quo is not static. It’s moving towards, increasingly, a one-state reality where Palestinians cannot vote.”
Gavin Myers (YC 99), Co-Founder and General Partner of Prudence Holdings
“We flew over to this conference in Amsterdam in 2014, and we were early enough to crypto that we could walk up to booths manned by the founders of Coinbase, Blockchain, Xapo, and Ripple.”
Yale Alumni Lead Way on Blockchain-based Private Placements
“We see Blockchain as a way to bring financial opportunity,” Mr. Heyn says to The Politic. “It’s a great way to include small private companies, he continues.”
Can Sun (YLS 13), Associate and Blockchain Industry Co-chair at Fenwick & West
“There is no uniform ‘blockchain law’ or an overarching set of regulations applicable to blockchain technology right now.”
Jeffrey Bandman (YC 84), CEO & Founder of BlockAgent, Founder & Principal of Bandman Advisors
“To me, the spirit or ethos out of which Bitcoin and the Bitcoin Blockchain grew relates to the financial crisis and mistrust of central banks and large financial institutions.”
Dr. Ian Hall (YC 77), IBM Executive Software Architect and Mentor at Blockchain Hackathon NYC
“To me, the idea of blockchain is to share alike in the benefits of a more efficient and cost-effective operation. That includes the middlemen.”