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Mar 5

Timechain #5 — The Business Model of The State

Timechain is equity venture capital for companies building on Bitcoin TL;DR The business model of the state is rent extraction from its citizens in exchange for goods and services This rent extraction comes in the form of taxes and money printing The cost of money printing is hidden but manifests…

Bitcoin

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Timechain #5 — The Business Model of The State
Timechain #5 — The Business Model of The State
Bitcoin

10 min read


Jan 24

Timechain #4 De Oppreso Liber — ‘To Free the Oppressed’

This edition of the Timechain newsletter brings insights from a month of travels witnessing how a corrupted monetary system brought Argentina to its knees and how an incorruptible one may yet offer salvation to the townships of South Africa. 100 years ago, Argentina was the wealthiest country per capita on…

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Timechain #4 De Oppreso Liber — ‘To Free the Oppressed’
Timechain #4 De Oppreso Liber — ‘To Free the Oppressed’

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Aug 3, 2022

Timechain is live!

A $21m venture capital fund taking equity positions in early-stage companies building on Bitcoin Timechain is now live, deploying capital and accepting commitments in preparation for a $21m first close. The reception has been truly wonderful as we see LPs value our differentiated, focused, and thoughtful approach to the space. That approach, to put it succinctly, is bitcoin not crypto. Timechain, not blockchain.

Bitcoin

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Timechain is live!
Timechain is live!
Bitcoin

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Nov 2, 2020

7 Heresies; Concentric Investor Day 2020

Every year we at Concentric update our investors on the progress of our portfolio. As part of our talk, we try to impress upon them the way we see the world and how that impacts our investment strategy. For the first time, we are publicly posting a segment from the…

Venture Capital

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7 Heresies; Concentric Investor Day 2020
7 Heresies; Concentric Investor Day 2020
Venture Capital

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Sep 23, 2020

Modern Monetary Theory; Folie à Deux — A Shared Delusion

Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) has proponents in high places. Somewhat predictably given it entails unlimited government spending, Democratic nominee Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are advocates. And whilst Donald and Boris are not ideologically wedded to MMT, it’s not like they are any better given the out-of-control deficits being run…

Modern Monetary Theory

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Modern Monetary Theory; Folie à Deux — A Shared Delusion
Modern Monetary Theory; Folie à Deux — A Shared Delusion
Modern Monetary Theory

5 min read


May 12, 2020

Universities; no longer fit for purpose?

Universities have been the fulcrum of our society for centuries. They have set cultural direction, uncovered great scientific advances, educated and enlightened many generations of lawmakers and policymakers. …

Technology

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Universities; no longer fit for purpose?
Universities; no longer fit for purpose?
Technology

5 min read


Apr 14, 2020

Africa; A Venture Story

In order to contribute to the developing African venture ecosystem, we are publishing in full an internal note determining how we at Concentric are thinking about our emerging Venture Capital Strategy for Africa Africa was a continent unknown. Having returned from a 2-month sub-Saharan stint, I find the assumptions I…

Africa

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AFRICA; A VENTURE STORY
AFRICA; A VENTURE STORY
Africa

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Mar 13, 2020

Corona; Expected Timelines

The UK govt has been unique in it’s response to Covid-19. We discuss why and try to extrapolate the implications, specifically as they pertain to the venture community The response of almost all other countries: immediate lockdown, shutting off of the economy UK: have accepted the virus cannot be contained…

Startup

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Corona; Expected Timelines
Corona; Expected Timelines
Startup

2 min read

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