Cryptocurrencies, ICOs and the Future of Public Markets with Joey Krug of Panterra Capital

Summary: Joey got involved in Bitcoin mining in 2011 before building Bitcoin point of sale system in 2013. In 2014, he dropped out of Pomona College to cofound one of the first projects on Ethereum called Augur, and in 2015 they did the first crowdsale on Ethereum. Then this year he joined Pantera Capital as Co-Chief Investment Officer managing their digital asset funds… oh, and he also run one of the top 100 (by backing) AngelList syndicates.<br> Listen and Learn:<br> <br> * Why Ethereum is the cryptocurrency of the future<br> * What ICOs mean for investors and startups going forward<br> * Why first is the worst for startup companies<br> * How angel investors should think about Blockchain<br> * The big shift happening now in the derivatives market<br> <br> <br> Joey’s Projects:<br> <a href="https://angel.co/joeykrug">Joey’s AngelList Syndicate</a><br> <a href="https://augur.net">Augur</a> – Joey’s startup decentralizing prediction markets<br> <a href="https://angel.co/pantera-capital">Panterra Capital</a> – a blockchain investment firm specialized in ICOs<br> Mentioned in the Episode:<br> <a href="http://Numer.ai">Numer.ai</a> – a hedge fund built by a network of data scientists<br> Are you an accredited investor? <a href="https://thesyndicate.vc/ts-joinsyndicate">Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.</a>Joey got involved in Bitcoin mining in 2011 before building Bitcoin point of sale system in 2013. In 2014, he dropped out of Pomona College to cofound one of the first projects on Ethereum called Augur, and in 2015 they did the first crowdsale on Ethereum. Then this year he joined Pantera Capital as Co-Chief Investment Officer managing their digital asset funds… oh, and he also run one of the top 100 (by backing) AngelList syndicates.<br> Listen and Learn:<br> <br> * Why Ethereum is the cryptocurrency of the future<br> * What ICOs mean for investors and startups going forward<br> * Why first is the worst for startup companies<br> * How angel investors should think about Blockchain<br> * The big shift happening now in the derivatives market<br> <br> <br> Joey’s Projects:<br> <a href="https://angel.co/joeykrug">Joey’s AngelList Syndicate</a><br> <a href="https://augur.net">Augur</a> – Joey’s startup decentralizing prediction markets<br> <a href="https://angel.co/pantera-capital">Panterra Capital</a> – a blockchain investment firm specialized in ICOs<br> Mentioned in the Episode:<br> <a href="http://Numer.ai">Numer.ai</a> – a hedge fund built by a network of data scientists<br> Are you an accredited investor? <a href="https://thesyndicate.vc/ts-joinsyndicate">Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.</a><br>