Episode 1: Tim Draper on Crypto Assets, Regulation and the Future of California

In this episode we speak with Tim Draper, founding partner of Draper Associates and one of the earliest venture capitalist to invest in crypto. Draper speaks on the monetary transition from the real world to the virtual world, the dark cloud of regulation and the future of California, among other important topics within the crypto world.

Major Topics

  • Antecedents that led to investments in virtual currencies
  • Bitcoin purchase story (Coinlab, Mt. Gox, Silk Road)
  • Dark cloud of regulation
  • Those against crypto
    • big money players don’t want change
  • Proposed division of California into three states

Biography

  • Founding partner of Draper Associates
  • Established Venture Capitalist