当下最热门的App是哪个？
估计不少会说Clubhouse，这个App目前估值达到10亿美元，在不到一年的时间里就成为独角兽。
据悉，Clubhouse由PaulDavison和前谷歌员工RohanSeth共同开发，在去年4月上线，目前采用邀请制注册，已拥有超过200万用户。
2月1日，埃隆·马斯克首次登录了Clubhouse，并参加了一场a16z聊天室问答活动。与他一起聊天的嘉宾，还包括知名风投公司A16Z的联合创始人MarcAndreessen、知名天使投资人SriramKrishnan等。
在2月1日的分享中，马斯克分享了有关比特币及区块链、GameStop、Robinhood等热门话题。
比特币与狗狗币
关于比特币，马斯克提到2013年，一个朋友用比特币给他送了一块蛋糕。
他表示："我应该在8年前就买它，在这一点上，比特币是个好东西。我是一个支持者。我加入的时间比较晚，但我支持它。"
马斯克另外提到，很明显比特币正在被传统金融界接受。
"我对其加密他货币没有什么意见。"但他表示狗狗币最开始是作为MEME来取笑加密货币的，但"命运就是喜欢讽刺"。
而在马斯克分享的观点中，他提到自己非常喜欢混乱。"最有趣的结果是最有可能的。"他说最讽刺的结果是狗狗币成为未来的通用货币。
不过马斯克另外提到他之前开了一个关于比特币的玩笑，很快他的Twitter账户被封了。
马斯克把他带回来：“人们要求答案，他们想知道真相。”
Gamestop与Robinhood
戏剧性转折，随着RobinhoodCEO——VladTenev的到来出现。
马斯克直接问Vlad：来告诉我们到底发生了什么，是不是有什么内幕？
马斯克所指的事情，是上周“Gamestop事件”之后，Robinhood宣布对包括游戏驿站GameStop和电影院线AMC等多支股票限制交易，仅允许用户卖出股票，并调高了对部分个股的保证金的要求。
此举令Robinhood遭到集体诉讼。用户要求Robinhood赔偿因交易中断所带来的损失。Robinhood在周五一度放松限制。
Vlad对此的回复道：上周四凌晨3:30，我们的运营团队从NSCC(国家证券结算公司)那里收到了一份文件。这就是Robinhood的用武之地。我们必须根据一些因素向NSCC注资，包括某些证券的交易活动的波动性。所以，他们给了我们一份存款文件，要求大约30亿美元，你知道，这比通常的数额高出了一个数量级。”
马斯克对Vlad的回复似乎更加感兴趣，很专业的追问了一系列问题，包括“这30亿美元是怎么算出来的？”、“凌晨3:30收到邮件，很可疑啊”、“有人要挟你吗？”……
对这样穷追不舍的盘问，Vlad最后只能草草回复道：有点阴谋论了。
附马斯克Clubhouse分享听写全文：
MuskinitiallytalkedaboutgoingtoMarsandsaiditwaslikelytobe“hard”fortheearlypioneers,butthattheendeavorultimatelywouldbeamatterofkeepingthe“candleofcivilizationaliveinthedark”.
Askedifhebelievedinaliens,hesaidtherewasn’tasinglepieceofconclusiveevidencefortheexistenceofaliens,althoughit’s“quitepossible”thereissuchathingasAlientechnology,atleastata“7/11”level,andajokedthattheevidencesofarsuggeststheymightbeatthe“500Megapixelcamera”or“atleastiPhone6level”.
HesaidhiskidswerenotquiteintotheideaofgoingtoMars.
Askedaboutmemesonlinehequipped:“Hewhocontrolsthememescontrolstheuniverse”andit’saboutwhat“influencesthezeitgeist”.Memesareacomplexformofcommunication,hesaid:unlikepictures,memesare“10,000wordsnot1,000words”.Theyareaspirationalandfunny.“Ilovememes,theycanbeveryinsightful,”headded.
DoeshetrytosoundcrazyonTwitter?“IstartedcrazyonTwitter,”hejoked.
Hesaidhedoesn’tfollowmemeshimself.Instead,hehas“memedealers,”friendswhopickoutandsendhimmemestheythinkhewouldlike.
HetalkedabouthiscompanyNeuralinkandalsoaddedthatTeslahadoneofthestrongestAIteamsintheworld.
WithAI,it’sabout“howdowestayrelevant”andatleast“stay‘alongfortheride’inthegoodscenario”andcoupleourmindswithAItoharnessitspower.
“Peoplearealreadyacyborg,”hesaid,referringtoatertiarylayerintheformofsmartphones.Thebit-rateofustypingintoaphoneis100bits.Soit’sliketryingtotalktoatree,foroursmartphones.Sowithadirectneuralinterface,weincreaseitbyahugemagnitude,andalsospendlongertimewithahighermagnitudeofprocessingbecauseofthis.
Youcandecideifyouwanttobearobotoraperson.Butwhenyouwakeinthemorningyouwouldn’thavetobethesame‘mind’asyouwereyesterday.It’sanalogoustoavideogame,notunlikethe“AlteredCarbon”Netflixseries.
ThereareprimitiveversionsofthisintheNeuralinkidea,withtinywiresgoingintoyourbrain.
HeclaimedNeuralinkwillbereleasingnewvideosinamonthorso,suchasofamonkeyplayingvideoswiththeirmind.Hedidn’tappeartocommentontheethicsbehindthis(oneofthemanytimesMuskwasnotchallengedinwhathesaid).Thevalueoftheearlyimplantwillbeenormousandoutweightherisks,ishistake.
Themoderatorsaskedhimabouteducating5-year-olds:whatshouldtheylearnthesedays?
Musktalkedabouthowvideogamesengagechildren,butexplaining“thewhy”wasimportant.
“Weareprogrammedtoforgetthelow‘probabilityofthings’iftheyaren’trelevant,”hesaid.Forexample,takingapartanengineandputtingittogether.Weneedtools,soweunderstandtherelevance.It’sbetterthantakinga“courseonwrenches”.
Hewasasked“whyaretherenotmoreElonMusks”?Hishard-knocksresponse:“Ifyouneedencouragingwords,don’tdoastartup.”
Healsogavehistwobitcoinsoncrypto.
Afriendsenthimasliceofcakeusingbitcoinin2013.“Ishouldhaveboughtit8yearsago.”hesaid.“AtthispointBitcoinisagoodthing.Iamasupporter.Iamlatetotheparty,butIamasupporter.”
HesaiditwasclearBitcoinwasgettingbroaderacceptancebythefinancialworld.“Idon’thaveastrongopiniononothercurrencies.”Dogecoin,hesaid,wasmadeasjoketomakefunofcryptocurrencies,but“fatelovesirony.”
Anditalsoseemstolovechaos,inMusk’svioew.“Themostentertainingoutcomeisthemostlikely,”hesaid.ThemostironicoutcomewouldbeDogecoinbecomingthecurrencyofthefuture.
Butmaybenotifsomesocialplatformshaveanythingtodowithit.HesaidhemadeajokeaboutBitcoinandhisTwitteraccountgotlocked.
AttentionthenturnedtohiselectriccarcompanyTesla.Thetargetistomake20millioncarsandtrucksperyear.Thisisawild—andagain,veryunchallenged—statement:recallthatin2020itmadelessthan500,000cars,andevenlesstrucks.Thatalongroadtotravel,inotherwords.
Healsohadsomethoughtsonself-driving.Autonomousvehiclescouldreachthepointwhereyouwouldrelyonthemforasignificantamountoftimeintheaweek.Autonomouscarswouldtakeoverforroughlyathirdofthehoursinaweeks,so60hoursinsteadof12,eventually,inhisprojection.(Again,veryblueskystatementshere,astherearenofullyautonomouscarsinfreeuseonroadsatthispoint.)
Healsohadsomethoughtsonworkinthepandemicandpost-pandemicworld.WorkingremotelyonZoomhasbeentrickyforhim,hesaid.“Fearisnotthemind-killer,contextswitchingthemind-killer,”hesaid,ofhavingtoswitchbetweendisparatesubjectsoncalls.
WouldhestartanothercompanytoaddressCovid-19insomeway?HejokedthatheprettymuchhashishandsfullwithTesla,SpaceX,TheBoringCompanyandotherstodate.
Hetalkedaboutthehugeadvancesinvaccinetechnology,suchastheMRNAtechwhichmadetheCovid-19vaccinepossible.Heseemedverybullishaboutthevaccine.
Whilethenewstodayisaboutthethedearthofsupplyinvaccines,itseemslikehethinksthespaceforCovid-19medicines,andspecificallyinoculationsagainstit,isacrowdedmarketlongerterm.“Thereisgoingtobeanavalancheofvaccine,”cominghesaid.“Iguaranteeyou‘it’willbethrownawaythisyear.”
Therecouldbeanopportunityforproducingtheseinhiscurrententerprises,hehinted.“TheTeslamachinecanmakeabazilliondosessuperfast,”heclaimed.(Again,nochallengeorfollowuponthatone,either.)
Allinall,hemadehispoisonclearonvaccines:“Iamnotananti-vaxxer,Iamapro-vaxxer.”
Thenaturntohisfirstyearsintechnology.InSiliconValleyintheearlydays,hesaid,hehadtoaskhimself:“DoIwatchtheinternetbeingbuiltinfrontofmeordoIgetinvolved?”
Still,herecalledbeing“tooshy”tospeaktoanyoneinthelobbyofNetscape.
Thenhetriedtocode.Hewrotethefirstmapsanddirectionsontheinternet.Byhand.TheWebsiteonlyworkedduringthenightashewasusingtheserveronthecomputerduringthedaytocode.
MarcAndreessen,whowasalsoontheclubhousesession,thenquippedthathewouldgetajobthenexttimehehangsoutinthelobbyofoneofhiscompanies.
Muskgaveahat-tipto‘TheLastKing’andCobraKaiforhisstreamingenjoyment.TheExpanse’splotlinessometimesseemtoofantasticaltohim,hesaid.HewasrecommendedDevs,MythicQuestandRavensBanquetbymoderators.Tenetwas“prettygood”too,hesaid.Didheunderstandit?“Ifyouthinktoohardaboutit,it’snotgoingtomakecompletesense,butit’sagoodmovie.”
HisknowledgeofTheHitchhikersGuidetotheGalaxy,remainsimpressivelyintact.
Then,abigswitchingofthegears,as“VladTheStockImpaler”wasbroughtintotheClubhouseroomtotalkabouttheGameStopphenomenon.
“Vlad”—morespecificallyVladTenev,CEOofRobinhood—beganwithan,attimes,stumblingattempttoexplainwhathappenedlastweekbutwaseventuallyinterrogatedmorethoroughlybyMusk.
Muskatthispointturnedinterviewer,andwe’reheredoingabitmorecomprehensivetranscribingbecauseit’sworthkeepingTenev’swordsinfull.
“Allright,telluswhatreallyhappened.Giveustheinsidescoop,”Musksaid
“Thishasbeenaverysurrealweekendandweekforme,”saidVlad.
Vladsaid“oneofthereallygreatthingsisallthepeople“comingoutofthewoodwork”tooffersupportforthecompanytoofferadvice.HesaidthiswashisfirsttimeusingClubhouse.Hethenmadeajokeyremarkaboutbeinganadherentofthe“simulationhypothesis”.
Muskbroughthimback:“Thepeopledemandananswerandtheywanttoknowthetruth.”
Vladsaid:“Sothere’sanintroducingbroker-dealercalledRobinhoodFinancial,andthatbasicallyistheappthatyouknowandlove,itprocessestrades.You’reacustomerofRobinhoodFinancial.Thenthere’saclearingbroker-dealer,RobinhoodSecurities,thatclearsandsettlesthetrades.AndthenwehaveRobinhoodCrypto,whichisourCryptobusiness…Allofthesearedifferententitiesthataredifferentlyoperated.So,basicallyWednesdayoflastweek.Wejusthad,youknow,unprecedentedvolume,unprecedentedloadonthesystem.Alotofthese,youknow,so-calledmemestockswere,youknow,goingviralonsocialmedia,andpeoplewerepeoplearejoiningRobinhoodandtherewasalotofnetbuyactivityonthem.”
HesaidRobinhoodbecamenumberoneontheiOSAppStoreandprettycloseifnotnumberoneonGooglePlaystore.
“ThursdaymorningI’msleeping.At3:30amPacific,ouroperationsteamreceivesafilefromtheNSCC,whichistheNationalSecuritiesClearingCorporation.So,basicallyasabrokerasaclearingbroker.AndthisiswhereRobinHoodSecuritiescomesin.WehavetoputupmoneytotheNSCCbasedonsomefactorsincludingthingslikethevolatilityofthetradingactivityintocertainsecurities.Andthisisistheequitiesbusinesssoit’sbasedon,stocktradingandnotoptionstradingoranythingelse.
So,theygiveusafilewiththedepositandtherequestwasaround$3billion,whichis,youknow,aboutanorderofmagnitudemorethanwhatittypicallyis.”
Musk:Thisisnotanunprecedentedincreaseindemandforcapital.Whatformulathattheyusetocalculatethat”
Vlad:Justtogivecontext,Robinhoodupuntilthatpointhasraisedaround$2billionintotalventurecapital.Upuntilnow,soit’sabignumber,like$3billionisalargenumber,right.So,basically,thedetailsare,wedon’thavethefulldetails,it’salittlebitofanopaqueformula,butthere’sacomponentcalledtheVARofit,whichisvalueatrisk.Andthat’sbasedonkindofsomefairlyquantitativethingsalthoughit’snotfullytransparent.So,therearewaystoreverseengineerit,butit’snotkindofpubliclyshared.
Andthenthere’saspecialcomponent,whichisdiscretionary.Sothatkindofactsasamultiplier,andbasically
Musk:Discretionarymeaninglikeit’sjusttheiropinion”
Vlad:There’sdefinitelymore,morethanjusttheiropinion.
Musk:Everyonewantstoknow,didsomethingshadygodownhere?Itseemsweirdthatyougetasudden$3billiondemand,youknow,at3.30aminthemorning.Justsuddenlyoutofnowhere.
Vlad:Iwouldn’timputeshadinesstoitoranythinglikethatandactuallyyouknowtheNSCCwasreasonable.
Theyworkedwithustoactuallylowerit.So,itwasn’tunprecedentedactivity.Idon’thavethefullcontextabout,youknow,whatwasgoingonintheNSCCmakethesecalculations.
Musk:Isanyoneholdingyouhostagerightnow?
Vlad:Thanksforasking.Butanyways,sothiswasobviouslynerve-racking,andIactuallywasasleepatthispoint,youknow,theoperationsteamwasfieldingthisatthreeo’clock.Andthen,youknow,wegotback,weputourheadstogether.OurChiefOperatingOfficerbasicallysaid,look,let’scallupthehigher-upsattheNSCCandkindoffigureoutwhat’sgoingon.Maybethere’ssomewaywecanworkwiththem.Andbasically,therewasanothercall.Andtheyloweredittosomethinglike$1.4billionfrom$3billion….Butstillahighnumber.
Vladsaidtheteamthenproposedhowtomanagetheriskthroughtheday“markingthesevolatilesstocksthatweredrivingtheactivity,positioningclosingonly.Andthen,ataboutanhourbeforethemarketclosedmarketopened.So,at5.30,orfiveinthemorning,theycamebackandtheysaidokay,thedeposit700million,whichwethendepositedandpaidpromptly.Andthen,everythingwasfine.
So,thatthatessentiallyexplainswhywehadtomarkthesymbols‘positionclosingonly’,andalsowhy,youknow,weknewthiswasabadoutcomeforcustomers…Partofwhat’sbeenreallydifficultisRobinhoodstandsfor,youknow,democratizingaccesstostocksand,yes,wewant,wewanttogivepeopleaccesssowehadnochoiceinthiscase,wehadtoconformtoourregulatorycapitalrequirements.Andsotheteamdidwhattheycouldtomakesurewewereavailableforcustomers.
Musk:Whocontrolstheclearinghouse?
Vlad:It’saconsortium.It’snotquiteagovernmentagency.Youknow,I,Idon’treallyknowthedetailsallthat.But,youknow,andtobefair…therewaslegitimateturmoilinthemarkets.Theseareunprecedentedeventswiththesememestocks,therewasalotofactivity.So,thereprobablyissomeamountofextrariskinthesystemthatwarrants,higherrequirements,soit’snotentirelyunreasonable.
Butwedidoperationalprocessestomakesurethatcustomersthathadpositionscouldselltheiropenpositionsbecauseobviouslyrestrictingsomeone…Wegotalotofquestionsabout‘youhadtorestrictbuying,whydidn’tyoualsorestrictselling?’Andthefactofthematteris,peoplegetreallypissed-offifthey’reholdingstockandtheywanttosellitandtheycan’t.Sothat’scategoricallyworse.Lotsofotherbrokers,Ithink,we’reinthesamesituation.Robinhoodwhowasinthenews,butyoujustsortofheardthisindustry-wide,otherbrokers,werebasicallyrestrictedinthesameexactactivity.
Musk:Soitsoundslikethisorganizationcallsyouupandtheybasicallyhaveaguntoyourhead.Eitheryouputupthismoneyorelse.Basically,whatpeoplearewonderingisdidyousellyourclientsdowntheriver?Ordidyouhavenochoice?Andifyouhadnochoicethat’sunderstandable.Butthen,youknow,we’vegottofindoutwhyyouhavenochoice.Andwhoarethepeoplethataresayingyouhavenochoice?
Vlad:Ithinkthat’sfair.Wehavetocomplywiththeserequirements,financialinstitutionshaverequirements.Theformula,behindtheserequirements…itwouldobviouslybeidealiftherewasalittlebitmoretransparencysowecouldplanbetteraroundthat,buttobefair,wewereabletoopenandserveourcustomersand24hourslater,ourteamraisedoverabilliondollarsincapitalsothatwhenwedoopentomorrowmorningwe’llbeableto,kindof,relaxthestringentpositionlimitsthatweputonthesesecuritiesonFriday.
Musk:Willtherebeanylimits?
Vlad:WellIthinkthere’salwaysgoingtobesometheoreticallimit,wedon’thaveinfinitecapital,right?AndonFriday,therewerelimits.So,there’salwaysgoingtohavetobesomelimit,Ithinkthequestionis,willthelimitsbehighenoughtothepointwheretheywon’timpact99.9-pluspercentofcustomers.Soifsomeoneweretodeposit$100billionanddecidetotradeinonestockthatwouldn’tbepossible.
Musk:Ifyouhadnochoicethenyouhadnochoice.It’sa‘guntotheheadsituation’.That’sunderstandable.
Vlad:Yeah,theseareunprecedentedtimes,andtobefairtothoseguysthey’vebeenreasonable.So,IthinktheonethingthatismaybenotcleartopeopleisRobinhoodisaparticipantinthefinancialsystem.Sowehavetoworkwithallofthesecounter-parties,sowedogetalotofquestionsabout,youknow,‘whydoyouworkwithmarketmakers?’,whyyouworkwithclearinghouses.Verticallyintegrating…Imeanit’shardenoughtobuildanintroducing…clearingbroker-dealer…nottoomanypeoplehavedonethat.Butthefinancialsystemthatallowscustomerstotradesharesissortofacomplexwebofmultipleparties…Everyonesaysitcouldbebetter.Itcouldbeimproved.It’sjustthenecessityoftradingequitiesintheUS,thatyouhavetodoallthesethings.
Musk:TowhatdegreeareyoubeholdentoCitadel?
Vlad:TherewasarumorthatCitadelorothermarketmakerskindofpressuredusintodoingthisandthat’sjustfalse.Marketmakersexecuteourtrades,theyexecutetradesofeverybroker-dealer.Thiswasaclearinghousedecision,anditwasjustbasedonthecapitalrequirements.So,fromourperspective,youknow,Citadelandothermarketmakersweren’tinvolvedinthat.
Musk:Butwouldn’ttheyhaveastrongsayonwhogotputinchargeofthatorganization,sinceit’sanindustryconsortium,notagovernmentregulatoryagency?
Vlad:Idon’thaveanyreasontobelievethat.Ithinkthat’sjustlike,youknow,thenyou’regettingintokindoftheconspiracytheoriesalittlebit.So,Ijusthavenoreasontobelievethatthat’sthecase,youknow.
Musk:Okay.Well,Iguesswe’llseewhathappenswithdirections.Hopefully,thatwasinsightfuloratleastalittlebitentertaining.“Areyounotentertaining?”hesaid.
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