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Andreessen, by contrast, is a crypto polyamorist. He thinks the blockchain should be used not just for Bitcoin but for any coin with a new idea behind it.
The Information • Jack Dorsey, Marc Andreessen and the Makings of a Crypto Holy War
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Julius Caesar, the last dictator of the Roman Republic, created the aureus coin, which contained around 8 grams of gold and was widely accepted across Europe and the Mediterranean, increasing the scope of trade and specialization in the Old World.
Saifedean Ammous • The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
Braintrust’s market cap is $315 million, its fully diluted market cap is $896 million, and in December, it announced a fresh $100 million token sale to Coatue, Tiger, and existing investors to fund grants to grow the ecosystem.
Packy McCormick • Braintrust: Fighting Capitalism with Capitalism
From miner rewards, to transaction fee-setting mechanisms, to token curated registries, to prediction markets, incentives are everywhere in blockchain platforms.
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Caleb Barclay
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Money is as much a social construct as it is a government one. Together, we must make sure that the values that are enshrined today in the US dollar and the currencies of other democracies—values like individual liberty, freedom of speech, personal privacy, free enterprise, and the rule of law—are encoded in the digital money of the future.
J. Christopher Giancarlo, Cameron Winklevoss, • CryptoDad: The Fight for the Future of Money
The world’s total gold total above-ground supply is worth ~$11T today³. Digital stores of value lower friction, provide better access and offer programmability, which could increase the total market size compared to gold.