For what shall a man be profited, if he gain the whole world, but lose his own soul?

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about this site

• This site is a near-complete archive of my recent (2017-21) content as it pertains to investing and cryptocurrency

about me

• I am proud to be a naturalized American citizen
• I invest in anti-authoritarian technology
• I tweet under the handle nic__carter
• I blog on Medium
• [NEW] I have a Youtube channel now
• I have an undergraduate degree in philosophy from the University of St Andrews, and an MSc Finance from the University of Edinburgh
• Bylines in the Harvard Business Review, NY Mag, American Mind, Coindesk, The Block, and others

some things I believe

• I believe in freedom, Lockean property rights, and free enterprise
• The Bank Secrecy Act is unconstitutional and must be repealed
• It’s absolutely imperative that we restore the private issuance of currency and create a genuine digital cash standard
• We must restore currency competition by creating monetary alternatives that introduce non-discretionary rules
• God is in control

what I do

• I am a general partner at Castle Island Ventures. We invest in crypto-financial infrastructure and the restoration of property rights on the internet
• I am a cofounder and chairman of Coin Metrics
• I host the On The Brink podcast with Matt Walsh
• I am a member of the program committee for the Crypto Economic Systems journal
• I am a columnist for Coindesk
• I am a proud alum of Fidelity Investments

disclosures

• Castle Island positions are listed on our portfolio page
• I am long Bitcoin
• I am an angel investor in Core Weave, Stytch, BlockFi, and Healthgent
• I sit on the board of Coin Metrics

Get in touch! Email me at nic [at] niccarter [dot] info