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Zoe Adamovicz: Neufund and the Case for Selling Equity on the Blockchain

Episode Summary

With the meteoric rise of ICOs, the questionable incentives and regulatory pitfalls of such offerings are becoming abundantly obvious. Yet, raising money from a global crowd by selling tokens is here to stay. Neufund CEO Zoe Adamovicz joined us to explain their approach to blockchain crowdfunding. By putting tokens backed by actual equity on a blockchain, they allow sales that protect investors and are accessible to non-token-based projects.

Episode Notes

Neufund CEO Zoe Adamovicz joined us to discuss how Neufund is creating a platform to allow companies to sell tokens backed by actual company equity.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Neufund’s thesis of the revolutionary implications of token equity
• The difference between ICOs and Equity Token Offerings (ETO)
• Why from a regulatory perspective ETOs are uncomplicated
• How Neufund’s token Neumarks serves to build a community
• How the Initial Capital Building Mechanism is bootstrapping the ecosystem
• The long-term vision of creating a global stock market

Episode links:

• Neufund
• Neufund Whitepaper
• Neufund Light Paper
• Neufund | ICBM Commit Page
• German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) on ICOs and cryptocurrencies

This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Meher Roy. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/211