In October 2018 Access Ventures hosted a design sprint in conjunction with the ConsenSys Social Impact team to explore how blockchain technology might apply to issues concerning substance abuse. As facilitators, it was our aim to identify a problem within this domain that multiple parties were aligned to tackle. Access Ventures felt that our team…
Read MoreIn order to drive adoption and achieve meaningful scale, blockchain protocols and applications must either integrate with or circumvent the legacy infrastructure which facilitates today’s economic life. This challenge remains largely unsolved in one of the most important use cases of blockchain technology: making cryptocurrency spendable in brick-and-mortar settings Flexa is the first app for…
Read MoreThe term “regulation” can elicit a lot of negative feelings, especially in the blockchain space in which conforming to the traditional regulatory frameworks can be antithetical to core elements of the innovation. While the role of regulation is hotly debated, one fact remains: formal regulation on one level or other is prerequisite to the adoption…
Read MoreWhen it comes to our relationship with tech, easier wins. There is an an entire discipline focused on helping developers optimize their mobile applications for convenience. From where information is displayed on a screen, to how many clicks it takes to get to a key action. This discipline is focused on making life as easy…
Read More“For something to be adopted and widely accepted, it needs to be 10x better than the existing experience.” - Joey Krug, CIO Pantera Capital What drives adoption? That’s a question the blockchain industry is asking itself as the euphoria around the technology’s potential fades into the background and companies face the challenge of building tangible…
Read MoreInnovation in the blockchain space will accelerate during the next few years and redefine the ways we engage with, and transact on, the internet for the better. Trusted third parties have long acted as the gatekeeper to a more inclusive economy and now blockchain technology exists to offer us an alternative. While we continue to…
Read MoreIndividual control over data is not only a moral imperative, but also creates economic value that improves overall business health. It does so by reducing costs and liabilities, and creating new markets and innovation. Yet, data ownership remains one of the most hotly debated issues in data governance. Early on, the inventor of the internet…
Read MoreInnovation in the blockchain space will accelerate during the next few years and redefine the ways we engage with, and transact on, the internet for the better. Trusted third parties have long acted as the gatekeeper to a more inclusive economy and now blockchain technology exists to offer us an alternative. While we continue to…
Read More“How is blockchain technology, by itself, an impact investment?” That is the most consistent question I have received since announcing our blockchain investment initiative. It’s a fair question given Access Ventures’ role in the impact community and in pioneering a one-pocket investment mindset. This post is my attempt to answer the question. The sufficiency of…
Read MoreCan blockchain technology be used for social good and impact? From our perspective, this technology has the power to transform numerous industries and drive unprecedented impact — creating a smarter and more inclusive economy. As we are diving deeper into the blockchain community, it is becoming apparent that impact investors, social entrepreneurs, and impact-minded foundations…
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