TUNGKOL SA EPISODE NA ITO
In-depth discussion between World Ledger’s host Coco Kee andJason Carpenter, Founder of Etherbridge, convering Etherbridge's framework built around four core investment themes: Outside Money, Trustware, Chain Street (DeFi), and the Agentic Economy, where AI agents transact on-chain; crypto's shift from a speculative noun to a functional verb, driven by six secular forces : regulation, stablecoins, asset tokenization, DeFi mullet, token rights and AI Agents; common mistakes in crypto asset valuation. Jason shares why developing decentralized alternative infrastructure is a noble pursuit to secure global property rights and financial inclusion for billions worldwide.
✍️ Links:
Follow Coco: X: @CocoKee
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cocokee/
Substack: https://worldledger.substack.com
Follow Jason:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkcarpenteretherbridge/
Substack: https://etherbridge.substack.com/
Valuing ETH:https://etherbridge.co/tools/valuing-eth
DeFiLLama: https://defillama.com/
Blockworks Token Transparency Framework: https://blockworks.com/token-transparency
Timestamps:
(00:00) Opening commentary
(00:59) Introduction and Jason’s background
(01:45) Genesis of Jason's crypto fund and its structure
(03:46) South Africa’s crypto landscape & Jason's personal experiences
(05:12) What motivated Jason to found his fund Etherbridge
(07:38) 4 investment themes
(07:57) Outside Money
(08:34) Trustware
(09:17) Chain Street
(10:00) Agentic Economy
(10:35) Factors necessary for Agentic Economy to materialize
(12:05) 6 secular forces changing crypto's identity and fundamentals
(12:58) Comparing 2021 Dot-crypto with 2000 Dot-com
(13:49) Force 1 - regulation
(14:30) Force 2 - stablecoins
(15:00) Force 3 - tokenization
(15:49) Force 4 - DeFi mullet
(19:35) Force 5 - Token rights Deep Dive
(24:08) Two places to find token rights information
(25:30) Valuing crypto Assets: 3 common mistakes
(25:52) Mistake 1 - not segmenting crypto
(29:24) Mistake 2 - overvaluing voting machine over weighing machine
(29:58) Mistake 3 - think crypto assets cannot be valued
(30:53) The type of tokens that can use traditional valuation methods
(31:54) Jason's preferred valuation methodology - expectation-based investing
(34:01) Lack of consensus on the valuation of ETH and SOL
(40:08) Etherbridge's investment approach and challenges selling to institutions
(44:04) Why remain committed to crypto and closingremarks
