
• 帕尔默·拉奇(Palmer Luckey)在彼得·蒂尔的支持下推出了一家新数字银行。该银行名为“埃瑞博”(Erebor),其名称源自《指环王》。这是两人关联的多家企业中最新一家向这部奇幻小说致敬的企业。
彼得·蒂尔已同意支持帕尔默·拉奇的最新创业公司——一家名为“埃瑞博”的数字银行,该行专为初创企业和加密货币公司提供服务。
据报道,蒂尔旗下的创始人基金(Founders Fund)正在参与该银行的后续融资轮次。帕兰提尔(Palantir)联合创始人乔·朗斯代尔(Joe Lonsdale)旗下的风险投资基金8VC据称也为该银行提供支持。
和“帕兰提尔”一样,“埃瑞博”这一名称同样取自《指环王》系列,确切地说是其前传。埃瑞博又称“孤山”,是《霍比特人》中的重要场景。尽管在书中它被描述为中土大陆最伟大的王国,但却有着一段黑历史。
我们暂不详述埃瑞博的完整历史,但如果你翻阅过原著或看过相关电影,或许会记得:嗜财如命的巨龙史矛革将埃瑞博据为巢穴,并摧毁了附近的村落,将那里化为一片焦土,还酿成了……唉,无数人命丧黄泉的惨剧。当史矛革被一箭射中鳞甲的脆弱之处而毙命时,它的尸体坠落并砸毁了整座城镇。
它的殒命还引发了一场争夺宝藏的混战,最终演变成“五军之战”。简而言之,在这片土地重拾往昔辉煌之前,诸多不幸之事在此接连上演。
《指环王》是拉奇和蒂尔都颇为喜爱的作品。拉奇创办的防务科技公司安杜里尔工业公司(Anduril),其名取自阿拉贡(Aragorn)使用的宝剑;蒂尔创办的大型软件公司“帕兰提尔”亦是如此;此外,蒂尔于2012年创立的Mithril Capital,其名称也源自书中提及的一种贵金属。
至于“埃瑞博”银行,其章程显示,它计划为科技企业以及在这些企业工作或对其进行投资的人士提供服务,关注领域包括人工智能、加密货币和防务。该银行将在其资产负债表上持有稳定币,总部设在俄亥俄州哥伦布市,不过目前暂无开设实体网点的计划。(*)
译者:中慧言-王芳
• 帕尔默·拉奇(Palmer Luckey)在彼得·蒂尔的支持下推出了一家新数字银行。该银行名为“埃瑞博”(Erebor),其名称源自《指环王》。这是两人关联的多家企业中最新一家向这部奇幻小说致敬的企业。
彼得·蒂尔已同意支持帕尔默·拉奇的最新创业公司——一家名为“埃瑞博”的数字银行,该行专为初创企业和加密货币公司提供服务。
据报道,蒂尔旗下的创始人基金(Founders Fund)正在参与该银行的后续融资轮次。帕兰提尔(Palantir)联合创始人乔·朗斯代尔(Joe Lonsdale)旗下的风险投资基金8VC据称也为该银行提供支持。
和“帕兰提尔”一样,“埃瑞博”这一名称同样取自《指环王》系列,确切地说是其前传。埃瑞博又称“孤山”,是《霍比特人》中的重要场景。尽管在书中它被描述为中土大陆最伟大的王国,但却有着一段黑历史。
我们暂不详述埃瑞博的完整历史,但如果你翻阅过原著或看过相关电影,或许会记得:嗜财如命的巨龙史矛革将埃瑞博据为巢穴,并摧毁了附近的村落,将那里化为一片焦土,还酿成了……唉,无数人命丧黄泉的惨剧。当史矛革被一箭射中鳞甲的脆弱之处而毙命时,它的尸体坠落并砸毁了整座城镇。
它的殒命还引发了一场争夺宝藏的混战,最终演变成“五军之战”。简而言之,在这片土地重拾往昔辉煌之前,诸多不幸之事在此接连上演。
《指环王》是拉奇和蒂尔都颇为喜爱的作品。拉奇创办的防务科技公司安杜里尔工业公司(Anduril),其名取自阿拉贡(Aragorn)使用的宝剑;蒂尔创办的大型软件公司“帕兰提尔”亦是如此;此外,蒂尔于2012年创立的Mithril Capital,其名称也源自书中提及的一种贵金属。
至于“埃瑞博”银行,其章程显示,它计划为科技企业以及在这些企业工作或对其进行投资的人士提供服务,关注领域包括人工智能、加密货币和防务。该银行将在其资产负债表上持有稳定币,总部设在俄亥俄州哥伦布市,不过目前暂无开设实体网点的计划。(*)
译者:中慧言-王芳
• Palmer Luckey is launching a new digital bank with backing from Peter Thiel. Erebor takes its name from The Lord of the Rings. It’s the latest in several businesses associated with the two that pay homage to the fantasy books.
Peter Thiel has signed on to back Palmer Luckey’s latest startup, a digital bank for startups and cryptocurrency companies named Erebor.
Thiel’s Founders Fund has reportedly invested in the bank in an ongoing round. 8VC, the venture fund from Palatir cofounder Joe Lonsdale, is also reportedly backing the bank.
Like Palantir, Erebor takes its name from The Lord of the Rings series, specifically the prequel. Also known as the Lonely Mountain, it’s a prime setting for The Hobbit. While it’s described in that book as the greatest kingdom in Middle-Earth, it also has a dark history.
We’ll spare you the full history of Erebor, but if you’ve read the book or seen the movie, you might recall that Smaug, the treasure-loving dragon, calls it home and destroys a nearby settlement, setting it ablaze and killing … well, a lot of folks. And when he is killed via an arrow to a weak spot in his armor-like scales, he falls on the town and crushes it.
His death also sets off a struggle for the treasure that results in the Battle of the Five Armies. Basically, lots of bad stuff happens there before it’s restored to its former glory.
The Lord of the Rings is something of a favorite for both Luckey and Thiel. Luckey’s Anduril defense-tech company is named after the sword used by Aragorn. Thiel’s Palantir is a huge software company. And Thiel’s Mithril Capital, founded in 2012, takes its name from a precious metal mentioned in the books.
As for Erebor the bank, its charter says it plans to serve technology businesses, as well as the people who work at or invest in them. Among the areas of interest are AI, crypto, and defense. The bank will hold stablecoins on its balance sheet and will be headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, though it’s not planning any brick-and-mortar locations at present.