“If we are trying to take mainstream, that means the vast majority of users will not be educated about the merits of , they just won’t care, they will actually be turned away if they feel like they have this screaming mob asking why the hell they are using this other asset.”
— Chris Burniske
Interview location: New York
Interview date: Monday 25th March, 2019
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Role: Partner
One of the most interesting debates in the industry is whether there is a valid use for a outside of and whether there is a market for a broad range of crypto assets. Despite the many scams, there are projects with honest intentions of building new business models and economies.
Are the maximalists right? Should all focus and attention be on , or in a free market should we embrace entrepreneurs who wish to innovate? It is indeed a topic which splits people.
While I sympathise with the views of maximalists who time and time again have seen projects come and go, attempting to use like some magical component for a new industry. I also maintain a curiosity.
Will any of these projects exist with meaningful use in ten years? Will be the only successful use of a ? I struggle to find a binary answer, but I do not support the berating of anyone open to new ideas.
In this interview I discuss these issues with Chris Burniske, the author of Cryptoassets – An Innovate Investors Guide to and Beyond. Chris is a Bitcoiner, but he is also an investor in, and his view is that we are at the start of a new industry for programmable money and crypto assets. We discuss why Chris is bullish on , why he believes in a market for , the ethics of value extraction and dealing with the pressure of maximalists.
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Published at Fri, 29 Mar 2019 15:08:50 +0000
