InVest(ED) - March 27

This invite-only speaker series brings together investors, corporates and startups to learn about emerging topics in startup investing and related topics.

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UnVentures was formed to educate, connect and accelerate founders, investors and services providers in the Blockchain and FinTech space. These events are put in conjunction with our partner Fenwick & West LLP, a premier technology firm in Silicon Valley. 

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The purpose of these events will be to educate investors on emerging trends in Blockchain, FinTech and the changing landscape of early-stage investment.  Members of this event series will have early access to pre-vetted companies.

Introduction to Token Economics
Using Tokens to Solve Real-World Problems

Description:
Token economics represents the incentives, mechanisms, and supply & demand design for any token-backed project. Good token design can be counterintuitive but it ensures long-term sustainability while poor design can ruin a project before it ever gets started. In this session, we’ll discuss:

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  • Case study on TrueBit to introduce token economic design to enable decentralized trustless applications. 

  • Fundamentals of token economics and token design

  • Economic differences between utility and security tokens


Who Is This Session For:

  • Crypto investors looking to better understand token economics when evaluating projects & tokens

  • Project founders and smart contract designers who want to implement a smart token economic design

  • Service providers or others who work with projects or are paid in token and want to assess the project’s token economics


Presenter Bio:
Henry He is cofounder and CEO of SesameOpen. An ex-Googler and alumnus of Nortel Networks, he is an expert in security and IP routing and a frequent speaker on token economics.