Iantoons

My cartoons represent quirky experiences from living in Silicon Valley for 20 years.

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I'm Ian, a cartoonist who loves to draw funny cartoons about my experiences working in Silicon Valley for a long time. My cartoons make these experiences come alive with jokes and funny characters.

Follow me to have fun and learn about the fintech industry in Silicon Valley.

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While all these are improvements to help solve the challenge of scale, the industry also needs to nurture the Leonardo DaVinci's of today to build compelling consumer products that bring broader consumer adoption to this technology.

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Bridging the divide - a cartoon that illustrates the arrival of superchains, where multiple blockchain networks (e.g. Polygon, Solana) are bridged together.
#blockchains, #blockchaintechnology, #siliconvalley

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Another example is the Optimism Superchain, which is based on the broadly adopted Ethereum protocol and allows for an unified network of chains built using the OP Stack.

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These thoughtful and soft touch approaches demonstrate where the government is helping to create the right environment to nurture innovation … maybe something for Gary Gensler at the SEC to think about.

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Howdy Doody - a cartoon that illustrates that some governments are starting to get the right balance between innovation and regulation in the fintech industry.

#fintech, #government, #siliconvalley

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Also, the August report by KPMG credited the success of Singapore’s vibrant fintech community of new startups was in part down to the government's regulatory sandbox and establishment of the Singapore Fintech Association.

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... and that you rightfully expect.” We have got to wonder how the CFOs at these fintech and blockchain darlings are explaining their large portfolio of underwhelming startups to their boards.

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Augustus Gloop - a cartoon illustrating the predicament of many fintech and blockchain companies that got themselves into the venture capital business.

#blockchain, #fintech, #siliconvalley

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... run out of capital. For example, Tiger Global (which did 335 investments in 2021), recently wrote to its investors saying, “we take very seriously that our recent performance does not live up to the standards we have set for ourselves over the last 21 years...