The GENIUS Act was just signed into law... 

What is it? How did it pass? And why does it matter?

We break it down in our latest podcast: https://web3-with-a16z.simplecast.com/episodes/stablecoin-genius-law-house-vote-news 

w/ @milesjennings, @hackr, Ben Napier & Michael Reed

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 breakthrough, plus the new law's implications for the financial system.

Trying to solve more problems than I cause @a16zcrypto

https://linktr.ee/milesjennings

Founders

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, researchers, and deal makers who are all wrestling with the big question: How will these two powerful technologies collide, and what happens when they do?

https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/ai-crypto-11-ideas/

these are the clearest explanations of AI x crypto i've heard

Chess

not my first rodeo 👨🏾‍🚀 |
@a16zcrypto 👾

The“capture as much material as you can” speed rounds are very fun

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 who are just trying to live their lives. That includes our guest today, who learned firsthand what it means to be “debanked.”

In this episode, we talk about the unseen algorithms that monitor people’s accounts, the ramifications of the Bank Secrecy Act, and how crypto and decentralized finance may offer a much-needed check — and safety net — against the opaque systems of traditional finance.

Full episode: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/debanking-exposed/

We back bold entrepreneurs building the next internet. 
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A snapshot of recent acquisitions. 

I love used books.

Stablecoins now present what I believe is the first credible opportunity to onboard a billion people into crypto.

If you haven’t checked in on the latest stablecoin data recently, you might be surprised. Stablecoins have done $33 trillion in transaction volume in the last 12 months, consistently hitting new all time highs.

To put that into perspective, that’s close to 20 times the volume of PayPal, close to 3 times the volume of Visa, and quickly approaching the volume of ACH.

It’s incredible to see stablecoins in the mix among these massive global payment networks that have been around for decades.

Why do we even have foundations in crypto? Do we really need them going forward? @milesjennings explains why we had them, and why we may not need them any longer.

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/posts/article/end-foundation-era-crypto/

it doesn't matter what you study

it matters what you do

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, raising founder profiles, and more.

Our experts are:

... Amanda Tyler (@amandatyler), who was most recently Head of Marketing at the Optimism Foundation (and was formerly at Polygon, Coinbase, and Google);

... Claire Kart (@clairekart), Chief Marketing Officer at Aztec (who previously was at Risc Zero and SoFi);

... in conversation with Kim Milosevich (@kimbatronic), CMO at a16z crypto (who was formerly VP of Comms at Coinbase, and who has spent decades in tech at a16z, Skype, Yahoo, and elsewhere).

Check out the full episode:  https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/marketing-101-startups-token-launches-memes-devs/

marketing masterclass with @kimbatronic @clairekart @amandatyler

CMO Aztec // mother of chains // in testnet // reply girl

Food

Stay Curious // iixii // Head of Crypto at https://www.lazertechnologies.com/  // Prev: CoinDesk, Roc Nation // based @basedevo

building farcaster | surfing @ venice, ca | eating @ gjusta / gjelina | “lucky me, lucky mud” 🤠

idk how they did it but koreans have mastered the technology of food

Parenting

I love sports, self-development,Travel and making money on crypto

580 01 Havlíčkův Brod-Havlíčkův Brod 1, Czechia

vinyl

coder / founder / investor Founding partner @FirstStarVC 

Loves: AI/ML, data, Bitcoin, climate, techbio, coffee, and pie.

genius rebrand🤴

i’m never calling it anything else

nothing has persuaded me of the power of marketing more than my toddler swinging from tantrum to wild enthusiasm when i label his food something it isn’t

*points at sliced beets*

“you don’t like your fruit?”

intercomputer realist @a16zcrypto / editor https://readwriteown.com/ / host a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/