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Blockchains for TradFi: What banks, asset managers, and fintechs should know
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
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Scott Duke Kominers, Sam Broner, Jay Drain, Guy Wuollet, Elizabeth Harkavy, Carra Wu, and Matt Gleason
AI x crypto crossovers
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
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Building the Next Era of the InternetA playbook for internet innovation. Now a New York Times and USA Today bestseller
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Chris Dixon / 03.10.2024
Blockchain’s two cultures: The computer vs. the casino
Two distinct cultures are interested in blockchains. The first sees blockchains as a way to build new networks. I call this culture the computer because, at its core, it’s about blockchains powering a new computing movement.
The other culture is ma...
Chris Dixon / 02.05.2024
Big Tech killed the internet — blockchains can help revive it.
The early internet was a magical place because it was driven by people and their creativity. Builders knew that whatever they made, they owned — a simple promise that established the right incentives for the technology to flourish. But now, the int...
a16z crypto editorial / 02.04.2024
It’s time to take back the internet (placed in New York Times)
Editor’s note: This piece originally appeared on February 4, 2024 in a full-page ad in the New York Times, marking the launch of Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet — a new book from a16z crypto managing partner Chris Dixon...
a16z crypto editorial / 01.31.2024
Forget what you know about crypto: The next era of internet innovation is here (placed in Washington Post)
Editor’s note: This piece originally appeared on January 31, 2024 in a full-page ad in the Washington Post, marking the launch of Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet — a new book from a16z crypto managing partner Chris Dixo...
Robert Hackett and Chris Dixon / 01.30.2024
Read Write Own: A new era
Chris Dixon is the founder and managing partner of a16z crypto and author of the new book Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet. Robert Hackett is an editor at a16z crypto who worked closely with him on the book as an editing and th...
Chris Dixon and Robert Hackett / 02.16.2024
Blockchain & internet glossary (A–Z): Key terms from Read Write Own
Editor’s note: This glossary of common blockchain and internet terms/ definitions is adapted from the new book Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet by Chris Dixon (Random House, 2024). Delve deeper into the book themes by readi...
Chris Dixon / 06.22.2023
I wrote a book: Read Write Own
I believe blockchains and the software movement around them — typically called crypto or web3 — provide the only plausible path to sustaining the original vision of the internet as an open platform that incentivizes creativity and entrepr...