Olaf Carlson-Wee

For the first time, open source, peer-to-peer protocol developers can monetize their project on a protocol level.

— Olaf Carlson-Wee

VCs are used to being the gatekeepers of capital. There's this old narrative of entrepreneurs going hat in hand begging VCs for…

— Olaf Carlson-Wee

This is unproven technology, and if you don't know what you're doing, you shouldn't interact with tokens - from an investor and…

— Olaf Carlson-Wee

Application-specific tokens, or app-tokens, are built on top of existing general-purpose blockchains like Bitcoin and Ethereum. For the first time, open-source project…

— Olaf Carlson-Wee

Taxes have been complicated. Every single time I spend a Bitcoin, it's a taxable event. It's like I bought and sold an…

— Olaf Carlson-Wee

If you want to buy $10 of Ethereum and poke around with smart contracts, I encourage that. But use it as a…

— Olaf Carlson-Wee

I've been through a lot of moments when other people thought Bitcoin was going to implode, and in those instances, I generally…

— Olaf Carlson-Wee

When decentralized blockchain protocols start displacing the centralized web services that dominate the current Internet, we'll start to see real internet-based sovereignty.…

— Olaf Carlson-Wee

I view Bitcoin as the more democratic version of money and value transfer because no one controls it... I expect the Internet…

— Olaf Carlson-Wee

It doesn't always make sense to have a token on the blockchain that is both useful and represents ownership - it has…

— Olaf Carlson-Wee

We are seeing more managed money and, to an extent, institutional money entering the space. Anecdotally speaking, I know of many people…

— Olaf Carlson-Wee

Polychain is investing in blockchain assets. We do not invest in private companies or hold shares in private companies. We invest purely…

— Olaf Carlson-Wee

There will be many types of assets codified into the blockchain, and they are all not just going to be on the…

— Olaf Carlson-Wee

In a world with many blockchains and hundreds of tradable tokens built on top of them, entire industries are automated through software,…

— Olaf Carlson-Wee

It's like the American democratic system. When you vote, even if your candidate doesn't win, you accept that democracy was in action.…

— Olaf Carlson-Wee

If the Numerai fund performs well, that should lead to more assets under management, which should lead to more revenue for Numerai's…

— Olaf Carlson-Wee

Polychain manages a hedge fund that invests exclusively in digital assets. We invest exclusively in protocols, not companies, and we do this…

— Olaf Carlson-Wee

For the first time, entrepreneurs can monetize their own open-source and peer-to-peer network. They can crowdfund and raise money from people across…

— Olaf Carlson-Wee

I think the technology will get bigger and the price of Bitcoin will go up, so I'm speculating to increase my purchasing…

— Olaf Carlson-Wee

We are seeing entrepreneurs issuing their own blockchain-based tokens to raise money for their networks, sidestepping the traditional, exclusive world of venture…

— Olaf Carlson-Wee