Miles Jennings (milesjennings)

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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Markets are moving onchain—but developers need clear protections. Today @a16zcrypto & @fund-defi proposed a safe harbor to exempt crypto apps—DeFi frontends, NFT platforms, and more—from SEC broker rules. This is critical for tokenized securities to trade onchain.

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1/ Progress on crypto policy continues! The White House just released an excellent report and the SEC launched “Project Crypto”. The next critical step is feedback on the Senate’s market structure legislation. We just submitted our recommendations👇 https://api.a16zcrypto.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/a16z-Response-to-Senate-Banking-Committee-Digital-Asset-Market-Structure-RFI.pdf

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We’ve been flooded with crypto founders asking what the recent election means for their projects. TLDR: We have an incredible opportunity to build on the bipartisan progress from the last Congress and bring the best of crypto to the world. You’ll hear a lot of speculation and hot takes in the coming weeks, but it’s too early to tell how everything will shake out. Nevertheless, we believe that we now have a future where we can deliver on the many consumer benefits that we’ve been excited about: giving people ownership over their digital identities, new business models for creatives, low to no-fee cross border transactions with stablecoins, development of physical infrastructure like energy grids, and so much more. We’re optimistic that with clearer rules, it will make it easier to identify and shut down bad actors and allow well-meaning projects to take off. The future of crypto in the U.S. is bright! https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/a-positive-path-forward/

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🚨Big News🚨Wyoming just enacted a game-changing law for web3. It creates a new entity for DAOs – the Decentralized Unincorporated Nonprofit Association (DUNA) – that’s been years in the making. @cowriellc and I provide everything you need to know below: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/duna-for-daos/

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With the fight for crypto’s existence subsiding, it’s time to focus on crypto's purpose: decentralization. Decentralization is at the heart of what makes crypto worthwhile. But if we don't properly incentivize and enshrine it in law, we'll lose it. Read my op-ed @coindesk ⬇️ https://t.co/Bhk2AHEQ6g

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1/ Centralized control of networks has consequence — Big Tech, Big Banks, and Big AI control public discourse, financial access, and even information. Decentralization eliminates control, but it needs to be incentivized. Here's how. 👇 https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/why-decentralization-matters-incentivizing-decentralization-incentives/

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