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Linda Xie

Founder at Scalar Capital

Crypto investor and co-founder of Scalar Capital; formerly a product manager at Coinbase.

1 Talk5 Facts5 Sources

Key facts

Founded
Scalar Capital, co-founder
Previously
Coinbase, product manager
By the numbers
recommends a one-year lockup for token vesting
estimates many decentralized apps are seven to ten years from broad use
Capabilities
describes a blockchain as a decentralized public ledger for recording transactions

Career

  1. Scalar Capitalcurrentas of May 2018
    co-founder
    Unverified1 source
  2. Coinbasepast
    product manager
    Unverified1 source

Timeline 5

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How we verify
Founded1Career1Capability1Metric2
20185 events
  1. as of May 2018Metric
    Recommends a one-year lockup for token vesting
    “a one-year lockup for the vesting schedule” 33:47
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  2. as of May 2018Metric
    Estimates many decentralized apps are seven to ten years from broad use
    “most of these are probably seven to ten years out” 7:22
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  3. as of May 2018Capability
    Describes a blockchain as a decentralized public ledger for recording transactions
    “A blockchain is essentially a decentralized public ledger where you can record all the transactions that have happened on it.” 0:58
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  4. as of May 2018Career
    Linda Xie previously at Coinbase
    product manager
    “Before that, I was a product manager at Coinbase.” 0:08
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  5. as of May 2018Founded
    Linda Xie founded Scalar Capital
    co-founder
    “I'm co-founder of a crypto hedge fund called Scalar Capital.” 0:01
    Unverified1 source· Talk

Talks 1

49:41
Crypto Investors
Linda Xie, Avichal Garg

Linda Xie and Avichal Garg explain the core ideas behind crypto, including blockchains, tokens, consensus, and smart contracts, then discuss where decentralized systems may be useful. They see payments and privacy as promising near-term applications, while many decentralized apps depend on solving scaling problems first. They also cover regulation, identity, governance, developer infrastructure, and the risks of token sales, arguing that founders should raise money thoughtfully and align incentives through vesting. The talk closes with privacy, government adoption, and ways people might begin using crypto without realizing it.

May 2, 2018· 50 min 0:00