Adam Draper

“I saw Bitcoin as an actual market opportunity: as a trillion-dollar marketplace with long-term potential.”

“Coinbase is 'the' brand in the Bitcoin space. Their founder Brian Armstrong was amongst the first good entrepreneurs to emerge in this space. While others championed ideological or underground/illicit interests, Brian saw an opportunity to change the world for the better and build a big business out of it.”

“I find it difficult to turn down an entrepreneur who's both passionate and knowledgeable about their space.”

“People wanted Bitcoin to live so much, they basically willed it back into existence. That showed me how passionate this community was about it.”

“What bitcoin does better than the current financial system is it's a better stored value globally. There are a lot of countries that really don't trust their banks or their currency, and bitcoin is an alternative.”

“When we announced that we were going to support Bitcoin companies, we became a great lightning rod for activity and fun.”

“I think that governments are going to get disrupted by the blockchain. I think in the same way that the Internet forced everyone to evolve, the Blockchain is going to change the game again.”

“No one has ever raised capital because their pitch deck was pretty. A lot of people have raised capital because they were over-prepared, knew where their business was going, and were able to articulate that through a pitch alongside a pitch deck.”

“Bitcoin is here to stay. There would be a hacker uproar to anyone who attempted to take credit for the patent of cryptocurrency. And I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of hacker fury.”

“Pave your own path and be fearless.”