memecoiners were so preoccupied with whether or not they could coin it they didn't stop to think if they should

pretty sure this game already has a well-established name…

i know this is a controversial take and may get me in trouble but what we actually need is 

more tolkienized content

Stablecoins have found product market fit and this chart shows it.

Stablecoin activity is largely uncorrelated to crypto market cycles – organic, non-speculative use appears to be widespread and growing even as crypto trading volume fluctuates.

crypto trading: cyclic

stablecoin use: linear

luckily my duolingo gems are completely unaffected by the stock market

The Biden SEC's attack on crypto created perverse incentives that were detrimental to Americans. 

For example, it led to them being excluded from airdrops, depriving them of ownership of the internet. 

Today, we published a quick explainer of our airdrop safe harbor proposal👇
https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/airdrops-safe-legal-frequent/

Airdrops are more than token giveaways, they redistribute ownership of internet protocols and services

Over 4 years at @a16zcrypto, I've found writing to be the best tool for exploring crypto’s complexity—from advising founders to constructing policy.

It’s a discovery engine that demands clarity, consistency and transparency.

Here are 10 posts I learned the most from writing:

In this episode, we talk about one of the most familiar — and most misunderstood — mechanics in crypto: the airdrop.

We explore the history of airdrops in and outside crypto, the challenges of incentive design, and learnings from airdrops to date.

We also answer questions like how do you avoid Sybil attacks and professional airdrop farming? Should your drop be big or small, one-time or ongoing? And what happens when AI agents enter the mix?

To break it all down, we’re joined by @eddy, @darenmatsuoka, @andyhall, & @hackr 

Whether you’re planning a token launch, looking for token rewards, or just curious why airdrops have become such a powerful mechanism in crypto — this episode is for you.

https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/all-about-airdrops/

Everything you ever wanted to know about AIRDROPS, packaged just for you...

Thanks @eddy @darenmatsuoka @andyhall for coming on the show.

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

I study decentralized governance @ Stanford GSB & a16z crypto 

andrewbenjaminhall.com

Reminder that the Old English for a forester was wuduweard, or ‘forest-guardian’. Today the word survives as the last name Woodward. https://t.co/JrtCKKjPuI

Wylfċen

Squidward, guardian of squids https://x.com/wylfcen/status/1909110538950365658

In this episode, we’re talking about congestion pricing — an area of mechanism design that’s aimed at alleviating something everyone hates: traffic.

In the first part of today’s episode, we’ll trace the history of the economic ideas that got us here. In the middle, we’ll dig deeper into the details of putting congestion pricing into practice, plus technological alternatives. And in the final part, we’ll explore parallels to — and implications for — crypto networks.

Our guest is Michael Ostrovsky, a Stanford Economics Professor who specializes in this area and who has done research on congestion pricing in New York. We’re also joined by a16z crypto Research Partner @skominers, who is a Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, where he teaches market design and entrepreneurship.

With our host @hackr 🎙️

https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/congestion-pricing-economics-new-york/

i spoke to two economists about congestion pricing — from city blocks to blockchains

great conversation with @skominers + Mike Ostrovsky (who has been researching the implementation in NYC)

@a16zcrypto • Harvard/HBS • 🧩 • QED

1/ I’m excited to announce the cohort for our fourth Crypto Startup Accelerator program (CSX 04), starting this week in San Francisco.   

CSX helps early-stage startups building on blockchain technologies to accelerate development and product-market fit. It is an intensive program that provides the expertise, mentorship, and support that startups need to build ambitious products across industries. 

Over the next two months, the founders of these companies will get firsthand guidance and support from a16z crypto’s investing and operating teams. We connect founders with capital, industry experts across the a16z network, and a cohort of leading web3 teams. a16z CSX also invests a minimum of $500,000 in each company that’s accepted. 

The founders in CSX 04 are coming to San Francisco from countries around the world: Canada, France, Germany, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, and across the US.

OH: monster jam is just figure skating but antielitist

Wow.

I made more in Warpcast rewards in a MONTH than I’ve made in DECADES on other social media. 

🤯🤯🤯

What do people really mean when they talk about blockchain performance?

Aptos Labs’ Head of Research Sasha Spiegelman joins a16z crypto Head of Research Tim Roughgarden and show host @hackr to discuss ways technologists are trying to maximize throughput and minimize latency for blockchains. 

Tune in: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/blockchain-performance-aptos/

All about blockchain consensus and execution 👇

I'm a Builder-Pragmatist (-4.5, 3.0) on the Onchain Alignment Chart, seems about right.

The success of any regulatory approach for network tokens hinges on facilitating progressive decentralization—including via Airdrops and Incentive-Based Rewards.

Current rules are murky and entrepreneurs need clarity.

So, we submitted a safe harbor proposal to the SEC with a 5-part test:

Decentralization good. 
+
Airdrops enable decentralization.
=
Regulation should encourage airdrops.

Today, we submitted our response to the first 6 critical questions of the SEC's recent request for information.

Across 50 pages, we tackle the most significant and complex crypto issues with a simple, powerful principle that fits in a single sentence:

is there anything better in this world than that moment milk meets coffee? https://media.tenor.com/Ta_FqR-D1gwAAAAC/kapucsino

the next internet:

neutral
     x
neural
     x
nuclear

intercomputer realist @a16zcrypto / editor https://readwriteown.com/ / host a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/