In this special series of posts continuing our Token Launch Playbook, we cover token "do's and don'ts"; the ins and outs of tokens as part of overall compensation; a new cash flow model for web3 application tokens; and the art of tokencraft.

We also share more on how to prepare for token launches, and how to structure deals involving token rights and restrictions — including how to avoid predatory term sheets.

See also the first part of this series below, which covers what you need to know before you launch a token, as well as an operational readiness checklist from token creation to custody; rules for token launches and strategies for managing risk; and more.

Check out all of the new resources here: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/guide-to-tokens/

Featuring @eddy, @milesjennings,  @hackr, @mehdi, @mason, @shuel.eth, & more.

New podcast episode covering what we're reading -- including picks from our latest summer reading list and evergreen recommendations as well -- as well as how we read, and why we read (religion, mythology, fantasy, infotainment, fiction vs nonfiction, and more).

w/ @smc90, @hackr, @stzinn, & Tim Sullivan
   
Tune in: https://link.chtbl.com/yA_BTHQP?sid=warpcast

the funk cannot be stopped

the funk cannot be stopped

you cannot stop the funk

the funk cannot be stopped

the funk cannot be stopped

you cannot stop the funk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWW4tFuzxGE

Here are some books we're reading and recommending this summer:

 📚 → https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/book-recommendation-reading-list-summer-2024/

This skewering of the decels gave me a good laugh

Some tools/ apps i'm thinking about building for myself:
- a weblog scraper
- a daily habit tracker
- a repository for book excerpts

What other fun coding projects are there for beginners?

gm to everyone who is also building a web scraper with python this fine sunday morning

Writing is the handmaiden of leadership; Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill rode to glory on the back of the strong declarative sentence. 

- William Zinsser, Writing to Learn

Today's podcast episode features @jing, CEO and executive director of the 
@optimism Foundation, along with our CTO @eddy & editor @hackr.

⤵️

https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/optimism-open-source-superchain-jing-wang/

i spoke with @jing @eddy about

- open source
- the superchain
- theory of the firm
- articles of confederation
- foundations (how to)
+ ~vibes~

on the latest @a16zcrypto pod (ft. @optimism)

listen here

CTO @a16zcrypto, lover of https://github.com/a16z/awesome-farcaster

We back bold entrepreneurs building the next internet. 
a16zcrypto.com/

The House of Representatives made history today by passing the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21). 

FIT21’s success is proof that protecting blockchain technology in the U.S. has strong, bipartisan support.

More below. ⤵️

huge moment for crypto and America

FIT21 passes in the House

now onto the Senate

Our new podcast episode covers the bustling area of “layer 2” rollups, a technology for scaling “layer 1” blockchains such as Ethereum. 

Featuring @jessepollak from @coinbase along with our very own 
@hackr & @ncitron.eth.
https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/layer-2-rollups-base-building-onchain-jesse-pollak/

Learned a lot from @jessepollak and how he thinks about building @coinbase's @base on the latest @a16zcrypto pod.

We talked about...
- bottom-up vs. top-down leadership
- scaling Ethereum
- rollups vs. bridges
- winning product vs. winning market
- futarchy
- hyphens (and a lot else)

with @ncitron.eth

@base builder #001; onchain cities w/ OAK & city3

building open source public goods @a16zcrypto

Launching a token can be as easy as sending an email. 

Unlocking their potential as a new digital primitive and bringing them to market is much harder.

I’ve worked with dozens of founders tackling this challenge and am now releasing a 3-part playbook written for everyone. 🧵

One of the most frequent questions we get from founders is…

“How do I approach a token launch?”

So @milesjennings, @jasonr, & @adina put together a playbook covering the how, when, and what, as it relates to token launches.

Dig into the posts ⤵️

From 'tap' chips to Taylor Swift.

Check out this timely episode w/ @creeefs, @michaelblau, & @hackr 🎙

https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/lets-get-digi-physical-from-tap-chips-to-taylor-swift/

👀

Good timing for an episode covering T Swift

I wrote an oped in The FT.

My goal isn't to defend or to diminish memecoins.

It’s to point out the backward incentives of a regulatory regime in the US that lets only memecoins thrive — while companies & tokens with more productive uses face hurdles. https://www.ft.com/content/1ceaa1c6-47df-4430-950e-ffcbf1cc8f7b

Ever wonder why @cdixon.eth decided to write a book?

He breaks it down here with @hackr 🟧

Spoke to @cdixon.eth about the making of Read Write Own

He says books can present a ‘whole worldview’ in way that other formats can’t

Crypto/web3. Author of Read Write Own

readwriteown.com

In this episode @michaelblau, @hackr, & @creeefs discuss the merging of the digital and physical, new consumer experiences enabled by chipped goods, the challenge of counterfeits and bots, and more.
https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/lets-get-digi-physical-from-tap-chips-to-taylor-swift/

I’m doing more pods now!

Catch me on the latest @a16zcrypto 

This one was fun with @michaelblau @creeefs  

We talk about everything from internet eras to the Eras tour

👇

crypto @a16z | programmer | magician | x0r

From airdrops to zero knowledge, here are all the terms and definitions you need to understand the next era of the internet.

https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/blockchain-internet-glossary-key-terms-read-write-own-book/

all the ideas from Read Write Own in a neat little package