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
Most web2 design patterns – generalized solutions to common problems – don’t apply to web3. Smart contracts have entirely different goals and constraints than technologies like databases and APIs— so how can we make sense of this new and changing landscape? Engineering Partner Noah Citron provides an overview and taxonomy of common smart contract design patterns, covers the pitfalls and challenges facing smart contract developers today, and shares approaches and examples for maximizing composability using standard interfaces.