Editor’s note: a16z released its annual “big ideas” from our partners across the Apps, American Dynamism, Bio, Crypto, Growth, Infra, and Speedrun teams this week. So below are 17 things that various a16z crypto partners (plus a few
We are excited to announce that a16z crypto is expanding into Asia and opening our first office in Seoul, South Korea. As part of this, we’re thrilled to have SungMo Park join our team as Head of APAC go-to-market to lead the Seoul office and start
Building a company that’s ultimately going to decentralize takes founders down a very different path than a typical startup. This talk – presented by a16z crypto General Counsel and Head of Decentralization Miles Jennings – walks through the promises and pitfalls of decentralization, from providing censorship-resistant public infrastructure to operating within regulatory uncertainty. The talk also shares frameworks for thinking about decentralization, both for startups navigating decentralization and those interacting with decentralized protocols.