Daren Matsuoka

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Enforcing royalties on NFT sales has always been tricky, and it's held the industry back. This post provides an overview of the current design space (and the tradeoffs), and offers some new ideas for creators and developers to think about.

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The number of mobile wallet users in crypto is now at an all time high of 28 million, according to the data from our State of Crypto Index. This is a good indicator that the industry’s UX improvements are bringing more mainstream users into the space.

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Jolt is an insane accomplishment from gigabrains Justin Thaler, @samrags @moodlezoup @ncitron.eth. This is a significant contribution toward the endgame solution for blockchain scalability, and of course the implementation is fully open source ⚡️

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The State of Crypto index, which measures innovation and adoption in the crypto industry based on 14 key non-financial metrics, hit another all time high last month. Several of the underlying metrics also individually hit all time highs. Here are some highlights 👇

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Here’s what I think we still need in order to realize the full vision of blockchain networks. What am I missing?

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The State of Crypto Index is at an all time high. The index measures innovation and adoption in the crypto industry based on 14 key non-financial metrics. This is an interactive tool (you can adjust the weights and parameters) and the data is updated monthly. Check it out: https://a16zcrypto.com/stateofcrypto/

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Reminder: In the crypto market, speculation is a byproduct that is separate from its core value proposition. Just like real estate, art, and many other markets today.

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Keeping crypto onshore is a matter of national security. Will the U.S. learn from past experiences like semiconductor manufacturing? We should not have to rely on untrusted foreign developers and suppliers for critical technology infrastructure.

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Let’s close the gap between crypto owners and active on-chain users. This is more important (and presents a bigger growth opportunity) than expanding the total number of crypto investors.

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The State of Crypto Index is up 12% in the last month, down 6% in the last year, and up 1,577% in the last 3 years using our default assumptions. If you disagree, you can adjust the input parameters yourself! Check it out at a16zcrypto.com/stateofcrypto/. https://i.imgur.com/5MLJDie.jpg

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I'm excited to share our 2023 State of Crypto Report. In addition to the 60 slide overview, we're also adding something new this year: The State of Crypto Index, an interactive data tool to track the industry's growth across 14 key metrics. Check it out: a16zcrypto.com/stateofcrypto/

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