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DePIN is one of the most exciting areas in crypto right now. Great progress being made across decentralized wireless, mapping, energy, and more.

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We recently hosted some of the most talented builders in the UK to compete and collaborate on AI, crypto, healthcare+bio, and frontier tech projects. Thank you to everyone who joined and helped make the event happen. 🫡

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We estimate that there are 30-60 million monthly active crypto users. This is just 5-10% of people who own crypto. How did we arrive at this number? Learn here: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/estimating-crypto-users/

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Consolidation is happening across the U.S. economy. 5 banks control nearly half of all assets. 6 tech companies make up more than half the Nasdaq 100’s value. Crypto can help decentralize power. Full report: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/state-of-crypto-report-2024/

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Full house for CSX Demo Day in NYC. CSX connects founders with capital, a network of industry experts, and a cohort of leading web3 teams. We focus on the expertise, mentorship, and support startups need to build ambitious products across industries. Today, our NYC cohort will be presenting to a room full of investors and leaders in the industry. Here’s @jasonr kicking it off.

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Crypto has broken into the national discourse this election cycle. So we measured swing states’ relative levels of crypto interest. Two battlegrounds expected to be among the tightest races in November — Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — have seen the fourth- and fifth-biggest jumps in crypto search interest since the last election in 2020, measured as a proportion of total searches using Google Trends. Learn more in the full post: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/election-politics-crypto-2024/

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What can you do when experts can’t be trusted? Draw lots. This episode examines the ancient practice of “sortition,” which delegates decision-making power to random members of the public. Sometimes called “government by lottery,” sortition was used in ancient Athenian democracy to elect public officials. Now it’s undergoing a revival as tech companies (like Meta) and AI startups (like OpenAI and Anthropic) use the method to shape their policies. Our guests today are Bailey Flanigan, a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard who is joining MIT as an assistant professor next year, and who has helped develop selection algorithms for sortition that are in use today; and @andyhall, Stanford University poli sci professor, advisor to Meta, and consultant to a16z crypto research. w/ @hackr 🎙️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjG2qhAAz0Y

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The number of monthly mobile crypto wallet users hit an all-time high of 29 million in June 2024. While the U.S. makes up the greatest share of monthly mobile wallet users at 12%, its share of the total mobile wallet user base has declined in recent years as crypto adoption grows globally and as more projects seek regulatory compliance by excluding the U.S. through geofencing. This is an excerpt of our 2024 State of Crypto report. The full report should be read in its entirety for important disclosures and context. None of the above should be taken as investment advice or an advertisement for investment services; see http://a16z.com/disclosures for further information. The full report can be found here: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/state-of-crypto-report-2024/

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Here's a special episode featuring a16z cofounders @pmarca and @bhorowitz talking about AI bots and crypto. They discuss what happens when you mix postmodern theories and internet memes in an LLM. They also get into the sudden rise of a strange memecoin, the state of crypto regulation in the U.S., and more. Check out the full episode: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/ai-bots-memecoins/

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Crypto activity and usage hit all-time highs. There have never been more monthly active addresses at 220 million. Monthly mobile wallet users also hit an all-time high in June of 27 million. See more on how we size up the industry: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/estimating-crypto-users/ This is an excerpt of a16z crypto’s State of Crypto. You can find the report here: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/state-of-crypto-report-2024/ The full report should be read in its entirety for important disclosures and context. None of the above should be taken as investment advice or an advertisement for investment services; see http://a16z.com/disclosures for further information.

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Apply to be part of our upcoming summer research cohort!

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In this episode, we take you behind the scenes of our newly released, annual State of Crypto Report — a16z crypto’s analysis of the latest data and trends that have defined the industry in 2024. This year’s report features some brand new insights, from estimating the number of real crypto users globally, to understanding how much interest in crypto swing states may have ahead of the U.S. election. We also dig into infrastructure improvements to blockchains and key applications — including stablecoins, AI, and so-called DePIN. @darenmatsuoka @eddy @hackr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY11_NsQt9o

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What happened in crypto in 2024? Here's your guide to this year's State of Crypto report — from all-time highs in crypto activity to key applications in AI, stablecoins, and more. This year, crypto made new headlines with major bipartisan legislation, approval of Bitcoin and Ethereum index funds, and key technological advances. Understand the forces driving industry forward, with a tour of the data from from a16z crypto Data Partner, @darenmatsuoka. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfTxB_RaLok

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We’ve just released our latest State of Crypto report. It shares insights on key trends — like stablecoins, L2s, and AI — plus, crypto’s rise as a hot policy issue, new data on builders and users, and much more. Here are 7 top takeaways ⬇️ 1. Crypto activity and usage hit all-time highs 2. Crypto has become a key political issue ahead of the U.S. election 3. Stablecoins have found product-market fit 4. Major scaling upgrades have drastically reduced onchain transaction costs 5. DeFi remains popular — and it’s growing 6. Crypto could solve some of AI’s most pressing challenges 7. More scalable infrastructure has unlocked new onchain applications Check out the full report: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/state-of-crypto-report-2024/

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“Mainstream media stories about crypto tend to focus on eye-catching allegations of illicit financial activity, particularly when cryptocurrency is used to launder the proceeds of a hack, ransomware attack, or other cybercrime activity. As former prosecutors who spent a substantial part of our careers putting away bad guys — including money launderers — our interest is not in making headlines, but rather in helping Congress and other policymakers figure out which measures will be most effective in catching bad actors and reigning in illicit financial activity in the emerging crypto industry. In brief, the U.S. government should address criminal acts by foreign bad actors who are the principal threat. Below are some suggestions for how it can do so.” –– Michele Korver, Head of Regulatory & Jai Ramaswamy, Chief Legal Officer 📝: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/crime-crypto-concrete-steps-address-money-laundering/

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Science of Blockchain Conference ‘24: Field notes by Joseph Bonneau, Pranav Garimidi, & Joachim Neu 📝: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/science-of-blockchain-conference-24-field-notes/

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Introducing Voices Onchain (VO)—a new initiative spotlighting creators boldly blending art and tech. VO is more than just a showcase—it’s a celebration of the visionary creators redefining the creative economy with blockchain. Think music, art, and literature, but with infinite possibilities. The inaugural VO crew includes @callmelatasha, @sashastiles, Micah Johnson, and Julian Gilliam. You can dive deeper into their stories and nominate more talent at voicesonchain.com Stay tuned for more!

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