Can the Blockchain Level the Playing Field for Investors?

Can the Blockchain Level the Playing Field for Investors?

In August 2004, PayPal founder Peter Theil wrote a check that made him an investing legend. Facebook had just launched and was spreading like wildfire across college campuses. When Mark Zuckerberg came looking for fresh capital, Theil wrote him a $500,000 check for 10% of the company. Eight years later when Facebook IPO’d, Theil sold the majority of his shares for $1 billion. This wasn’t the first time a Silicon Valley investor hit it big with a…