Blockchains are a new settlement and ownership layer, one that’s programmable, open, and global by default, unlocking new forms of entrepreneurship, creativity, and infrastructure. Growth in monthly active crypto addresses is generally tracking the
The economics of the internet are already changing. As the open web collapses into a prompt bar, we have to wonder: Will AI lead to an open internet or a maze of new paywalls? And who will control it — big centralized companies or broad communities
A chat between Farcaster co-founder and CEO Dan Romero and a16z crypto CTO Eddy Lazzarin. Their conversation, hosted for founders at the 2023 Crypto Startup School, covers Dan’s principles for building, the importance of testing and talking with users, the reasons for not prematurely optimizing, cultivating community, and more.