Episode #16: Kyle Samani (Multicoin Capital)

Around The Block Podcast

Kyle Samani is one of the managing partners at Multicoin Capital, and also one of the most prominent writers / thought leaders in the cryptocurrency space. Elaine was able to catch up with him at San Francisco Blockchain Week, and they spoke about how he discovered cryptocurrency through Ethereum, the importance of writing in his growth as a thought-leader and investor, and Multicoin Capital’s views on the EOS Blockchain. List of Topics Covered in This Episode: 00:00 - Introduction to Kyle Samani 01:21 - Discovering cryptocurrency though Ethereum 04:23 - Multicoin Capital and finding a career in cryptocurrency 07:28 - Scalability & Privacy 08:19 - How writing has helped Kyle as a thought leader and an investor 14:00 - EOS (vs. Ethereum) 21:35 - The most important realizations from public blockchains 22:10 - Closing remarks Follow blockstreetHQ! Website: http://www.blockstreethq.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/blockstreethq Medium: http://www.medium.com/blockstreethq Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/blockstreethq Follow Elaine Ramirez! Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/elainegija Follow Kyle Samani! Twitter: http://twitter.com/KyleSamani