Arianna Simpson, managing associate of funding agency Autonomous Companions, discusses this week’s information that Cambridge Analytica had used knowledge from Fb to maybe manipulate the 2016 election and whether or not that might create a gap for blockchain-based decentralized social networks. We additionally cowl the announcement that Andreessen Horowitz, Union Sq. Ventures and prime particular person buyers invested $12 million in Cryptokitties and why Simpson thinks the world of digital collectibles may take off.
The Fb/Cambridge Analytica story: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/17/us/politics/cambridge-analytica-trump-campaign.html
Cryptokitties: https://www.coindesk.com/a16z-leads-12-million-funding-for-ethereum-app-cryptokitties/
Why Arianna is not anxious concerning the downturn: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-smart-money-isnt-worried-about-the-bitcoin-selloff-2018-03-19?siteid=rss
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