Polychain Capital: The Rise of Protocol Tokens

Polychain Capital: The Rise of Protocol Tokens

  • Olaf Carlson-Wee

Writing his college thesis on Bitcoin in 2012 and becoming Coinbase’s first employee in 2013, Olaf Carlson-Wee has been at the forefront of cryptocurrency for many years. Recently, he left Coinbase to start Polychain Capital, a hedge fund focused solely on investing in cryptocurrencies and protocol tokens. Olaf joined us to discuss his journey in the industry and the investment thesis behing Polychain.

Topics:

  • How Olaf Carlson-Wee became Coinbase’s first employee
  • The investment thesis behind Polychain Capital
  • Why protocol tokens represent a huge investment opportunity
  • The current state of tokensales
  • Why the blockchain crowdfunding campaigns will start resembling VC deal structure
  • His view on the state of the Bitcoin network and community

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