In 2015, we paid 20.4 bitcoins for a comic book [1] signed by several key contributors to the cryptocurrency space, including Nick Szabo (known for his work on

In 2015, we paid 20.4 bitcoins for a comic book [1] signed by several key contributors to the cryptocurrency space, including Nick Szabo (known for his work on smart contracts) and Adam Back (the inventor of Proof of Work). A glimpse of these signatures is available on page 4 of this whitepaper [2]. Today, I view cryptocurrency prices as just another signal within the broader economy. While some of my companies focus on cryptocurrency research, security, and development I am not obsessed with trading. [1] https://bitcoinist.com/meet-the-guys-who-paid-10-thousand-dollars-for-bitcoin-comic-book/ https://bitcoinist.com/meet-the-guys-who-paid-10-thousand-do... [2] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L0Me9si4iMclOq8n-oG2yNQfZ7xBpWppi_cPc7brO9A/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.ka9fewl1fxvd https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L0Me9si4iMclOq8n-oG2yNQf...