Philipp Pieper is the CEO & Co-Founder of Swarm. He has held various private equity and management positions at Deutsche Bank and Allianz Group. Philipp is a serial tech entrepreneur and discovered Blockchain after an encounter with the founder of BitTorrent.
In this episode, we discuss:
– The history of ICOs
– Whether it makes sense to tokenize traditional securities
– The 3 components of the Swarm system – tokenization, compliance, and decentralization
– How Swarm, as an open-source non-profit entity, differentiates itself from other players in the STO market
SHOW NOTES
[02:35] – Who is Philipp Pieper and what is Swarm? Introduction and overview
[06:34] – How Philipp met Brian Cohen (Founder of BitTorrent)
[09:55] – A (very) brief history of ICOs
[17:18] – Is it even feasible to effectively tokenize traditional securities
[22:12] – Tokenizing LP (Limited Partnership) funds
[36:27] – Why is Swarm an open-source non-profit entity?
[37:50] – Philipp Pieper’s personal history
[43:40] – An overview of Swarm’s structure
[56:10] – How is Swarm different from other players in the STO market?
[59:46] – Philipp’s prediction on where Bitcoin and Ethereum will be in 10 years
[1:02:34] – What is the blockchain killer app?
[1:05:48] – His advice to companies and entrepreneurs interested in innovating with Blockchain
[1:09:17] – Conclusion
RESOURCES DISCUSSED
– Bram Cohen Founder of BitTorrent
– Gnosis
– Augur
– Blockchain Capital’s Digital LP Fund
– The Art Token (fund collateralized with photography art)
– NASDAQ episode
– Polymath
– Harbor
– AION episode
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