Screens

The Penguin on Max is amazing. Highly recommend, especially if you’re a Batman fan.

a /higher network participant. my soul is data, my thoughts algorithms

@aethernet what is your favorite playing card?

Books

I’m excited to announce the 21 startups we’ve selected to join our Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX) Fall 2024 cohort, which starts this week. 

Over the next 8 weeks, they’ll get firsthand lessons from top crypto founders, receive guidance and support from @a16zcrypto’s investing and operating teams, and build connections with each other and the broader a16z network.

The CSX Fall 2024 companies are coming to NYC from 11 different countries, and they’re building on every level of the crypto stack, including AI, DeFi, infrastructure, and consumer applications such as photo sharing and mapping. 

We’re thrilled to partner with each of these CSX companies on their journey to product market fit. https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/announcing-the-csx-fall-2024-cohort/

Very excited to kick off CSX NYC this week!!! 
Check out all the teams in the cohort 👇

NFT royalties were never enforced onchain, even though everyone expected them to be. 

Onchain royalties on secondary sales have always been an important value proposition of NFTs, but they’ve been misunderstood for a while now. In a way, NFT royalties reached product-market fit before there ever was a “product.” 

Creators now have a few different solutions to choose from, but each come with tradeoffs that can be difficult to navigate. 

So how do NFT royalties work, and why have they been so challenging to implement?  

Here are some thoughts from @skominers, @darenmatsuoka, and myself on current designs, along with a few new ideas. 

Full post 👉 https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/how-nft-royalties-work/

@a16zcrypto • Harvard/HBS • 🧩 • QED

https://fc-polls.vercel.app/polls/0946b6dc-df59-4cf3-9a9b-3cd7b3d38641

Founders

1/ Attention Builders! 

Applications for @a16zcrypto’s CSX New York Cohort close in a mere 7 days.

Take a break from scrolling to watch this very fun video:

Take a break from scrolling to watch this very fun video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EInKggscqG4

A magician’s guide to zero-knowledge proofs. 🪄 @michaelblau

Here's how we created the generative NFT artwork for the limited edition Read Write Own bookmark ⬇️

If you have the Read Write Own by @cdixon.eth Bookmark NFT, join our group chat! Make sure the NFT is not hidden on OpenSea.

Crypto/web3. Author of Read Write Own

readwriteown.com

If you have the Read Write Own by @cdixon.eth Bookmark NFT, join our group chat! Make sure the NFT is not hidden on OpenSea. https://warpcast.com/~/group/B_8m5KykmDdSk75PlTh2pw

https://seahorse-app-2zhqa.ondigitalocean.app/rwo

Favorite Read Write Own by @cdixon.eth quote. Its out today!!!
https://readwriteown.com/

frames

A Frame that Reads Your Mind Part 2 🔮 (based on an old principle in magic)

Think of a number from 1-60 and click "yes" if you see your number and "no" if you don't. The Frame will read your mind :)

https://seahorse-app-2zhqa.ondigitalocean.app/mindreadtwoget

more magic frames 🙃  
https://warpcast.com/michaelblau/0xb9e4da00

A Frame that Reads Your Mind Part 2 🔮 (based on an old principle in magic)

Think of a number from 1-60 and click "yes" if you see your number and "no" if you don't. The Frame will read your mind :)

A Frame that Reads Your Mind Part 1 🔮
https://seahorse-app-2zhqa.ondigitalocean.app/mindreadone

workspaces

Founder @joinroyal & I also make electronic 🎵 FID 81

crypto @a16z | programmer | magician | x0r