Miles Jennings

@milesjennings

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Over 4 years at @a16zcrypto, I've found writing to be the best tool for exploring crypto’s complexity—from advising founders to constructing policy. It’s a discovery engine that demands clarity, consistency and transparency. Here are 10 posts I learned the most from writing:

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You've heard of DePIN, but what are the actual use cases? Here are 6 of my favorite 1. Telecom 2. Energy 3. Transportation 4. AI 5. Healthcare 6. Robotics Read the full post below! https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/6-use-cases-for-depin/

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5 follow ups on ending crypto offshoring: 1️⃣ What about tax? 2️⃣ Aren't Public Benefit Corps and Foundations similar? 3️⃣ Is there a role for foundations going forward? 4️⃣ What about foundation-only models? 5️⃣ Don't DUNAs face the same issues as foundations? Full article: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/faq-end-foundation-era-crypto/

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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/

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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.

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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/

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For the last four years, marketing in crypto has been like putting on a straight jacket and jumping into the deep end of the pool. Those that survived have advice worth listening to. 👇

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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, 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/

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Good explainer on MEV that highlights many of the solutions/mechanisms projects are pursuing to minimize harm. This innovation demonstrates why we should not rush to regulate MEV and should instead allow the evolutionary process to unfold transparently onchain.

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The People's Ticketmaster is coming. Ahmed and David, the founders of KYD Labs, bring deep ticketing expertise and firsthand experience battling the unfair power dynamics that dominate the live events industry today.

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One of the most bullish shifts this year has been the bipartisan momentum for pro-crypto regulation in the US! We invited @a16zcrypto Head of Policy @milesjennings to break down why now is such a major inflection point. https://pods.media/edge/the-pivot-is-real-why-crypto-regulation-just-flipped-bullish

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Our full response to Questions #7 through #14 of the SEC's Crypto Request For Information (public offerings and the safe harbor) can be found here: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/sec-rfi-comments-on-public-offerings-and-safe-harbor-from-registration/

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The SEC’s 2021 token safe harbor proposal introduced control-based decentralization. Today, we proposed steps to bolster it—enabling progressive decentralization while preventing get-rich-quick schemes. Key Premise: Expand market access as risks of info asymmetries decline.

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In this post, we share practical lessons that can help keep you — crypto founders, operators, and investors — safe in an increasingly dangerous world. https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/personal-physical-security/

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Simply defining tokens based on what they do leads to constantly shifting and recycled narratives. Defining tokens in terms of both what they do and don't do enables greater clarity.👇

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Tokens aren't cryptocurrency. In this episode of web3 with a16z, @eddy, @skominers, @hackr, @milesjennings, break down what they really are. Tune in: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/token-guide-types-design-uses/ We move beyond conventional categories — like “governance tokens” or “utility tokens” or even “memecoins” — to present a full taxonomy of what tokens are, what they aren’t, and what they’re capable of becoming. Questions we explore: What is a token? Is it a form of money? A piece of data? Something else? How many types of tokens are there — and who is in control of each? And how should we think about their actual economic, legal, and technical characteristics? We also dig into different token designs and their uses; where tokens derive value from; how they jibe with securities law; and much more.

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We @fund-defi wrote 5 guiding principles for the SEC Crypto Task Force to consider as they implement a Token Safe Harbor for projects *intending to decentralize*, which include proposed eligibility and exit criteria. Check it out and tell us what you think in our feedback form linked below. https://www.defieducationfund.org/post/defi-education-fund-submits-guiding-principles-for-token-safe-harbor-to-sec-crypto-task-force

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