When Dennis and I conceived of Midas, crypto was in the middle of its bear market. Our first product, mTBILL, a yield bearing stablecoin backed by US Treasuries, was the … Continue reading “”

As discussed in a previous post, I have been an active investor in crypto since 2016 and had been looking for ways to incorporate liquid crypto into FJ Labs’ most … Continue reading “”

As some of you may know FJ Labs has a startup studio program where we help build companies. The model used to work as follows: we hired entrepreneurs in residence … Continue reading “”

How FJ Labs uses data to make capital allocation decisions in the liquid crypto market. As discussed in a previous post, FJ Labs has allocated $30m of the core fund … Continue reading “”

How FJ Labs uses a VC lens to make capital allocation decisions in the liquid crypto market. As discussed in a previous post, FJ Labs has allocated $30m of the … Continue reading “”

As discussed in a previous post, FJ Labs’ Investment Strategy, we take a unique, high-velocity angel investment approach to early-stage VC: As a result, our portfolio consists of over 1,000 … Continue reading “”

By Fabrice Grinda and Matias Barbero As we covered in FJ Labs’ Crypto Credentials, we’ve been putting a lot of thought into crypto marketplaces, especially on how traditional marketplace dynamics … Continue reading “”

People do not realize how active FJ Labs is in the crypto/Web3 space. We are investors in 47 companies and are investing in both equity and tokens in up-and-coming crypto … Continue reading “”

Mark Lurie is the CEO and co-founder of Shipyard Software. Shipyard Software builds decentralized exchanges (DEX) for specific types of trades, traders, and instruments, starting with Clipper, a DEX with … Continue reading “”

When Satoshi Nakamoto famously wrote the Bitcoin white paper on November 13, 2008, it proposed to solve the Byzantine Generals problem. The Byzantine Generals Problem is solving the puzzle of … Continue reading “”

Because I started playing with cryptocurrencies as a hobby years ago, and for a long time they were not worth much of anything (read Some thoughts on cryptocurrencies), it did … Continue reading “”

By Eric Denovitzer The rising popularity1 and price in Bitcoin has been accompanied by widespread criticism of the amount of energy used by miners of the network. Often cited by critics … Continue reading “”

To anyone living in the West the purpose of Bitcoin and the blockchain can seem opaque because we have functioning legal systems, rule of law, no capital controls and respect … Continue reading “”