Dr. Ian Hall (YC 77), IBM Executive Software Architect and Mentor at Blockchain Hackathon NYC
“To me, the idea of blockchain is to share alike in the benefits of a more efficient and cost-effective operation. That includes the middlemen.”
“To me, the idea of blockchain is to share alike in the benefits of a more efficient and cost-effective operation. That includes the middlemen.”
“I think what I like most about this system is the speed with which its growing; in other words, how quickly the main actors in Mexico are turning to blockchain.”
“The reference points are revolutionary technologies, whether that’s the internet, mobile, or any of these things that fundamentally represented a new and better way of doing things.”
“Formal Verification checks for the absence of bugs, whereas traditional means of testing will check for the existence of bugs. Although the differences may sound inconsequential, the implications are actually very significant.”
“The SEC implemented a case-by-case application process for evaluating token offerings, where they might say, “Go ahead. Integrate your utility token. We won’t prosecute.” These are so-called “no-action” letters.”
“It’s fair to say that the identity-verification problem isn’t really solved at all, and that’s what we’ve been focused on for the past two years.”
“We need to understand regulation and how to work with regulators much better, instead of trying to understand the rules of the game differently or pretending that they don’t exist.”
“Roblox taught a lot of kids how to program for Web 2.0; part of our long-term vision is to occupy that niche for Web 3.0.”