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Interview: Smart Contract Investing w/ Katya Katya Kovalenko from P2P Capital - (Ep. 0036)

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This episode is the second and final part of our series on investing in smart contract platforms. I’m joined by Katya Kovalenko, a partner at P2P Capital. We explore the pros and cons of smart contract platforms, how to evaluate them, and what the future holds.

In Part 2, We Discuss:

  • How Katya got involved in cryptocurrency investing
  • The origins of P2P Capital
  • P2P Capital areas of focus
  • How P2P Capital is structured
  • How the business involves staking, running nodes, and participating in networks that reward network participants
  • What kind of things are codified in an agreement that an investor makes with a project
  • What smart contracts are and what they can do
  • Smart contracts that have been shown to work historically
  • How smart contracts are used during token sales
  • Compelling future use cases of smart contracts
  • What smart contracts are and aren’t good for
  • Popular smart contract platforms
  • What is possible with regards to smart contracts on the Stellar platform
  • Smart contracting languages
  • What Katya is enthusiastic about when it comes to EOS
  • How investors should consider smart contract options
  • The Moloch DAO
  • How to place bets in the smart contract space
  • Common arrangements when it comes to equity plus token arrangements
  • Accrual of value to tokens aspiring to be currencies like Bitcoin versus the accrual value to smart contract platforms
  • What the future of smart contract platforms looks like

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