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Best of 2024. Here’s a roundup of our most popular and best-performing pieces and themes from this year. Including podcasts, videos, and articles that cover everything from pressing policy debates to emerging trends in culture, governance, and infrastructure. → https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/best-of-2024/

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Introducing our special end-of-year podcast episodes! They look ahead to 2025 — covering our annual Big Ideas lists, where various a16z crypto team members share what they are personally excited about. These two episodes cover: - Stablecoins payments, and where the early adopters will come from - App store distribution, curation, and discovery - Where the next crypto users will come from - Turning passive holders into active users - How builders improve, and better choose, infrastructure - Simplifying user experience And much more! Part 1: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/trends-2025-stablecoins-app-stores-infrastructure-ux-more/ Part 2: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/trends-2025-ai-crypto-agents-depin-proof-of-personhood-unique-id-decentralized-autonomous-chatbots-tees/ w/ @sambroner @maggiehsu @darenmatsuoka @smc90 @hackr, @chrislyons & @jneu

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Our @a16zcrypto winter reading list just dropped.📚 My contribution: "The Ends of the World" by Peter Brannen 🌋 https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/winter-reading-list-2024/

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Here are a few of the books the a16z crypto team is reading and recommending this winter. This list has something for everyone, from spherical geometry to celebrity autobiographies, and from the science of supervolcanoes to science fiction. Repeat recommendations reveal our longstanding interests. This season’s repeats included Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight on the making and running of an iconic shoe brand, and James Clear’s Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones, a favorite resource for kicking off new habits and mindsets in the new year. 📚 https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/winter-reading-list-2024/

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"In 2025, blockchain alternatives will offer more choice, open source innovation, and community-controlled options. They will carry the torch of the open internet." - @cdixon.eth in WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/blockchain-open-web-user-data/

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Featured in our latest newsletter edition: 🏦 Debanking: What you need to know 👀 Things we’re excited about in crypto (2025) 📽️ New talks, from SNARK security to AI poetry 🗞️ News and updates And more! Check it out here: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/the-problem-with-debanking/

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If you're looking to get caught up on the debanking controversy, we've got you covered:

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Debanking (and "de-risking") has been happening behind the scenes for years but is back in the public conversation, with many individuals, policymakers, companies, and — most importantly for U.S. innovation — entrepreneurs coming forward on the issue. Since the crypto industry and specific agencies have come up, here’s a quick explainer to help separate the signal from the noise: - What is debanking - Why does it matter - Reasons why and effects - Where Operation Choke Point(s) comes in - Which agencies are involved? - Scope of the issue for the crypto industry Check out the post: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/debanking-explained/

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In 2025, the U.S. will become one of the best places to build in crypto and the DUNA provides a great tool for startups here. We've seen lots of companies working with the structure and are excited to see how they put it to use this coming year.

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A few of the things we’re excited about in crypto (2025) → An AI needs a wallet of one's own to act agentically → Enter ‘decentralized autonomous chatbots’ → As more people use AI, we’ll need unique proof of personhood → Going from prediction markets… to better information aggregation for everything → Enterprises will increasingly accept stablecoins for payments → Countries explore putting government bonds onchain → We’ll see greater adoption of the ‘DUNA’, a new industry standard for blockchain networks in the U.S. → Liquid democracy online goes physical → Builders will reuse, not just reinvent, infrastructure → Crypto companies will begin with the end (-user experience), instead of letting the infrastructure determine the UX → ‘Hiding the wires’ helps usher in web3’s killer app → The crypto industry finally gets its own appstores, and discovery → Crypto owners become crypto users Learn more: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/big-ideas-crypto-2025/

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Here’s the talk I gave at this year’s a16z crypto Founders Summit 👇

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What happened in crypto in 2024? Here's a walkthrough of this year's State of Crypto report — from all-time highs in crypto activity to key applications — presented at the annual a16z crypto Founders Summit. w/ @darenmatsuoka https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44OBGKoAoyM

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During the holidays there’s no shortage of hot-button political issues to debate around the dinner table. With crypto front-and-center this year, it’s bound to be one of them. But here’s how you can maintain peace amongst the family. 🔗: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/bipartisan-crypto-issues/

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Looking for a better understanding of the tech, business, and startup worlds? A primer on the history and future of the internet? A crisp explanation of the crypto and blockchain movements, and why they matter? We’ve got you. Here, we’ve gathered some of the sharpest excerpts and most provocative ideas from the New York Times Best Seller Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet. The book is densely packed with insights about the hidden structures that dictate the flow of power and money online. Author and a16z crypto Founder and Managing Partner @cdixon.eth draws on his decades-long career investing in startups to reveal what makes the networks that determine so much of our lives tick, as well as how they can be rewired to empower internet users and transform them into owners. Check out the post here: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/read-write-own-book-excerpts/

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Great gift guide from a16z crypto https://warpcast.com/a16zcrypto/0x50fb8059

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thanks for sharing!

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Awesome episode on prediction markets in context of @polymarket and more from @smc90 @a16zcrypto https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/web3-with-a16z-crypto/id1622312549?i=1000677878699

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