Joey Krug on How Augur Is Like Any Other Tool - Ep.79

Joey Krug, cofounder of Augur and co-chief investment officer at Pantera Capital, talks about what Augur is and is not, why it’s difficult to create new financial markets today and whether or not Augur markets could curb fake news. He explains why the teams burned its escape hatch key and whether he’s worried that Augur’s crowdsale would be considered an unregistered securities offering, plus answers whether he would benefit financially if assassination markets pop up on Augur. We also discuss what he sees happening in the market in his role as co-chief investment officer at Pantera Capital, what problems he think need to be resolved before Augur and dapps can take off, and which projects he believes have the greatest potential to democratize finance.
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Episode Links:
Joey Krug: https://twitter.com/joeykrug?lang=en
Augur: https://www.augur.net/
Pantera: https://www.panteracapital.com/
Joey on Unconfirmed: https://unconfirmed.libsyn.com/joey-krug-on-how-to-create-a-regular-cryptocurrency-ep022
Augur FAQ: https://www.augur.net/faq/
Predictions Global: https://predictions.global/
Assassination markets on Augur: https://www.coindesk.com/the-first-augur-assassination-markets-have-arrived/
SEC action against Sand Hill Exchange: https://www.sec.gov/news/pressrelease/2015-123.html
Listen to the Unchained interview with 0x: http://unchainedpodcast.co/will-warren-of-0x-on-why-decentralized-exchanges-are-the-future