Daren Matsuoka

@darenmatsuoka

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Stablecoin payments and AI agents are some of the clearest use cases for crypto since Bitcoin's store of value. Just wait until we supercharge them with DeFi, DAOs, onchain gaming, decentralized social, NFTs, DePIN, privacy, identity tools, prediction markets, and more.

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It's an estimated number reported by Crypto.com. They share a bit about the methodology here. https://contenthub-static.crypto.com/wp_media/2024/08/Crypto.com-Crypto-Market-Sizing-H1-2024-1.pdf

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You can check out the full post here: https://a16z.com/big-ideas-in-tech-2025/

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Here's my contribution to the Big Ideas in 2025 post by @a16z @a16zcrypto. I believe this is the year to re-engage the 617M "passive" crypto holders and bring the world onchain.

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This is an excerpt of a16z crypto’s State of Crypto. 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 a16z.com/disclosures for further information.

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2/ Can stablecoins be the answer? Over 99% are denominated in USD. This share is unusually high, as you can see with foreign exchange reserves, international debt, loans, and payments. Rather than develop a U.S. sovereign currency, why not embrace what’s already working?

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1/ Since Russia invaded Ukraine and sanctions were imposed, wholesale CBDC developments have DOUBLED. This is a national security concern, since the dollar’s status as a reserve currency gives the United States tremendous power.

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

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This is an excerpt of a16z crypto’s State of Crypto. 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 a16z.com/disclosures for further information.

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The Decentralized Social experiment is underway, and vibrant developer ecosystems are emerging around open protocols like Farcaster. What are you building?

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This is an excerpt of a16z crypto’s State of Crypto. 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 a16z.com/disclosures for further information.

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It’s easy to forget about the impact that crypto is having outside the U.S. In countries with rampant inflation, people are using stablecoins to protect their assets. Argentina is a prime example.

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It’s for the month of August 2024 only. Of the people who visited X website during that month, Y% also visited chatgpt.com during that month.

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This is an excerpt of a16z crypto’s State of Crypto. 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 a16z.com/disclosures for further information.

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There appears to be a large overlap between crypto and AI users 🤔

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This is an excerpt of a16z crypto’s State of Crypto. 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 a16z.com/disclosures for further information.

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DAOs are an underappreciated source of funding for builders. DAO treasuries hold more in liquid tokens than the entire amount of VC investments into crypto companies last year.

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This is an excerpt of a16z crypto’s State of Crypto. 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 a16z.com/disclosures for further information.

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Check out our full State of Crypto 2024 report here: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/state-of-crypto-report-2024/

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