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> [When decentralized blockchain protocols start displacing the centralized web services that dominate the current Internet, we'll start to see real internet-based sovereignty. The future Internet will be decentralized.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olaf-carlson-wee/when-decentralized-blockchain-protocols-start-displacing-the/)

[Olaf Carlson-Wee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olaf-carlson-wee/)

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## More by 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, venture capital…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olaf-carlson-wee/in-a-world-with-many-blockchains-and-hundreds-of-tradable-tokens/)

[Olaf Carlson-Wee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 security perspective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olaf-carlson-wee/this-is-unproven-technology-and-if-you-don-t-know-what-you-re-doing/)

[Olaf Carlson-Wee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olaf-carlson-wee/for-the-first-time-entrepreneurs-can-monetize-their-own-open-source/)

[Olaf Carlson-Wee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 creators can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olaf-carlson-wee/application-specific-tokens-or-app-tokens-are-built-on-top-of/)

[Olaf Carlson-Wee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 bitcoin blockchain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olaf-carlson-wee/there-will-be-many-types-of-assets-codified-into-the-blockchain-and/)

[Olaf Carlson-Wee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olaf-carlson-wee/it-doesn-t-always-make-sense-to-have-a-token-on-the-blockchain-that/)

[Olaf Carlson-Wee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 asset. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olaf-carlson-wee/taxes-have-been-complicated-every-single-time-i-spend-a-bitcoin-it-s/)

[Olaf Carlson-Wee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 general partner,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olaf-carlson-wee/if-the-numerai-fund-performs-well-that-should-lead-to-more-assets/)

[Olaf Carlson-Wee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 have seen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olaf-carlson-wee/i-ve-been-through-a-lot-of-moments-when-other-people-thought-bitcoin/)

[Olaf Carlson-Wee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 who are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olaf-carlson-wee/we-are-seeing-more-managed-money-and-to-an-extent-institutional-money/)

[Olaf Carlson-Wee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 capital altogether.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olaf-carlson-wee/we-are-seeing-entrepreneurs-issuing-their-own-blockchain-based-tokens/)

[Olaf Carlson-Wee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 in tokens…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olaf-carlson-wee/polychain-is-investing-in-blockchain-assets-we-do-not-invest-in/)

[Olaf Carlson-Wee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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. The future…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olaf-carlson-wee/when-decentralized-blockchain-protocols-start-displacing-the/)

[Olaf Carlson-Wee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 power. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olaf-carlson-wee/i-think-the-technology-will-get-bigger-and-the-price-of-bitcoin-will/)

[Olaf Carlson-Wee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 by investing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olaf-carlson-wee/polychain-manages-a-hedge-fund-that-invests-exclusively-in-digital/)

[Olaf Carlson-Wee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olaf-carlson-wee/)

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