Robert Hackett
@hackr
GENIUS faced many hurdles along the way to becoming the first major crypto law in the U.S. — including tense, down-to-the-wire coalition jockeying by both parties.
I spoke to @milesjennings Ben Napier & Michael Reed — who had frontrow seats to the action — about how stablecoins ultimately achieved a bipartisan breakth...
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these are the clearest explanations of AI x crypto i've heard
AI and crypto…
How will these two powerful technologies collide, and what happens when they do?
Today’s episode is a special one. It’s a round table on some of the most compelling ideas at the intersection of AI and crypto, sourced from members of the a16z crypto team.
You’re going to hear from builders, researcher
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latest pod: debanking exposed
Wait — the bank froze your life savings?
Debanking exposed...
Imagine waking up one day to find your bank account frozen.
No warning.
No explanation.
No recourse.
This is not a thought experiment. It’s a real situation. And it’s happened not just to crypto companies and their founders, but to ordinary people wh
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foundations out, acronyms in
The end of crypto's foundation era is here.
New policy (CLARITY Act), emerging structures (DUNA), and smarter tooling (BORGs) enable better systems — better incentives, accountability, and decentralization.
My new post on why it’s time to move on from foundation structures: https://a16zcrypto.com/post...
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Today's web3 with a16z episode is all about marketing — including differences between marketing in crypto and traditional tech.
The conversation shares a candid look at what works — and what doesn’t — when it comes to building reputation and community, attracting developers, hiring teams and agencies, launching tokens
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new thing, news pod 👇
There has been a flurry of stablecoin news lately, so did a special podcast episode to cover everything that’s been going on.
@smc90 and @hackr are joined by a16z crypto’s Data Science lead @darenmatsuoka who shares the actual data behind the stablecoin trend.
Then we have @sambroner — who is a Deal Partner here an
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more than a THIRD of rekt leaderboard hacks were for 'unaudited' projects.
how many more could have been prevented by following security review best practices?
One of the most critical phases of the secure software development cycle is the security audit: an independent assessment of one’s code or systems that’s designed to flag possible flaws.
In this post, a16z crypto Security Engineer Matt Gleason shares what he’s learned that can help you prepare for and follow best pr