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Regulate web3 apps, not protocols - a16z crypto
Internet regulation historically targeted apps, browsers, websites – not underlying communication protocols. Same rules should apply to web3. (2022)
The Merge: Ethereum blockchain move to a proof of stake consensus mechanism - AVC
In about a month, an important moment will happen in the world of crypto/web3. The Ethereum blockchain will move from a proof of work consensus mec... (2022)
There aren't that many uses for blockchains - Cal Paterson
A criteria for judging when a blockchain is applicable (2022)
Circle & USDC: Building a Stable Platform
A Very Deep Dive on Stablecoins, USDC, and a Platform for a New Financial System (2022)
Magic Eden raises $130M, hitting unicorn status at $1.6B valuation – TechCrunch
NFT marketplace Magic Eden, launched just nine months ago, has raised $130 million in a Series B round co-led by Electric Capital and Greylock Part... (2022)
The Garden of Magic Eden - by Li Jin - Li's Newsletter
How the newest NFT unicorn has mastered scale through transparency, creativity, and community (2022)
The climate controversy swirling around NFTs - The Verge
Most NFTs are bought and sold with Ethereum, a cryptocurrency that guzzles up energy and pumps out a lot of greenhouse gas emissions. Artists are f... (2021)
The NFT Mint ‘Sweet Spot’: Data on Early Decisions | Andreessen Horowitz
An analysis of NFT mint data from the top 150 collections on marketplace OpenSea to help creators set price, wallet limits, and other parameters. (2022)
A Practical Guide to NFT Memberships for Creators | a16z Future
Benefits and challenges of NFTs as a monetization channel, how creators are using them in practice, and more. (2022)
7 Best Non-Custodial Crypto Wallets: The Complete List
Do you want to take custody of your crypto? Here are some of the best non-custodial wallets to consider. (2022)
DAO Entity Matrix | Paradigm
This interactive resource is a starting point for founders and their legal counsel to better inform them about issues as they consider potential le... (2022)
From Newspaper Ads to Airdrops - by Jason Levin
Advertising's Evolution from Pre-Web to Web3 Airdrops are the new and improved newspaper ads. In the 1800s, you needed the newspaper to reach... (2022)
How to pick a DAO legal entity - a16z crypto
The growth of DAOs raise legal, tax, and operations questions, so we created a 4-step guide to help web3 builders choose a DAO legal entity. (2022)
Metaverse Land: What Makes Digital Real Estate Valuable - a16z crypto
The value of digital and metaverse land across virtual worlds and web3 is affected by the activities they uniquely enable and other factors. (2022)
From Argentina to Nigeria, people saw Terra as more stable than local currency. They lost everything
“I have nothing left, not even a penny.” (2022)
Investing in Flowcarbon - web3 on-chain carbon credit tokenization platform | Andreessen Horowitz
Flowcarbon is building an on-chain carbon credit tokenization platform through an open protocol that allows all market participants equal access. A... (2022)
Self-Custody: How to Be Your Own Bank | Ledger
Owning crypto means "goodbye bank" - but it also means YOU are responsible for keeping your assets safe. Let's talk self-custody, and how to do it ... (2022)
A $620 million hack? Just another day in crypto | MIT Technology Review
The FBI said on Thursday that the Lazarus Group, a prolific hacking team run by the North Korean government, is responsible for the March 2022 hack... (2022)
Decentralized Speed: Advances in Zero Knowledge Proofs | Andreessen Horowitz
Breakthroughs in zero knowledge proof cryptography have led to faster and more efficient algorithms, leading to scalability and privacy solutions o... (2022)
Scaling The Ethereum Ecosystem - AVC
I went to renew a .ETH domain I own this morning and the gas fees were so high that I decided to come back another time. Ethereum is the most popul... (2022)
Bored Ape Yacht Club creator raises $450 million to build NFT metaverse - The Verge
Yuga Labs has raised $450 million in seed funding at a $4 billion valuation. The NFT company behind Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), CryptoPunks, and M... (2022)
They’re all Aped in! Yuga Labs raises $450M at $4B valuation to build NFT metaverse - Refresh Miami
Yuga Labs, owner of the three biggest NFT brands on the market including the Bored Ape Yacht Club, announced on Tuesday that it has raised a $450 m... (2022)
Decentralized Proof of Stake (PoS) - Investing in Lido | Andreessen Horowitz
Ethereum’s upcoming transition from Proof of Work (PoW) to Proof of Stake (PoS) has the potential for cascading effects across the crypto landscape... (2022)
The Missing Link Between Web2 and Web3: Custody | Future
The pathway to more widespread web3 adoption starts with familiar web2 onboarding user journeys before branching out further with with non-custodia... (2022)
Why OpenSea's NFT Marketplace Can’t Win | WIRED UK
Security issues and endless copycat listings are rife, but the platform’s attempt to stop them is angering everyone. (2022)
Metaplex Foundation Launches Solana-Based NFT Marketplace - CoinDesk
“Metaplex will do for NFTs what Shopify did for commerce, but takes it one step further by not acting as the middleman,” said musician RAC. (2021)
Degenerate Ape Academy | Solsea
Deep in the heart of Dingus Forest echoes the sleepless cries of a troop of 10,000 apes. These aren’t just regular apes, however. These are degener... (2022)
10 Solana NFT Projects You Should Know About in 2022 | HackerNoon
In this post we'll look at 10 interesting Solana NFT project which provide benefits to investors including airdrops, passive income generation and ... (2022)
Solana-Based NFT Platform Holaplex Raises $6 Million for Development
Earlier this week, Solana-based NFT platform Holaplex announced it has raised $6 million in seed funding. The funds will… (2021)
Metaplex - The NFT Standard on Solana
Whether you’re new to NFTs and Web3, or a seasoned creator, welcome to the Metaplex Community NFT’s, RPC, CLI, DAPPs. If these are words you dre... (2022)
The Case for Crypto - Chris Dixon
Kara and Scott talk with Chris Dixon, the founder and managing partner of A16z Crypto and the author of "Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of t... (2024)
Metaverse competition - Facebook vs. Microsoft
Metaverse competition - Facebook vs. Microsoft (2022)
Why you can't just screenshot an NFT
NFTs are weird. Art is weirder. The biggest question I hear about NFTs... (2022)
How to Create an NFT Minting Website (Candy Machine)
How to Create an NFT Minting Website (Candy Machine)THIS GUIDE IS OUTDATED. FOR AN UPDATED GUIDE THAT WORKS WITH WINDOWS, MAC, AND LINUX, WATCH THI... (2022)
Ali Yahya: Crypto Business Models - a16z
Andreessen Horowitz crypto partner Ali Yahya discusses “Crypto Business Models.” Yahya explains that the consensus mechanisms of blockchains create... (2021)
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez Explains City-Based Cryptocurrency MiamiCoin
MiamiCoin (MIA), listed exclusively on crypto exchange OkCoin, is the first CityCoin. It's a way to support the crypto-friendly city of Miami by ho... (2021)
Life is Non-fungible: The Evolution of Ownership, Assets, and Us | Roham Gharegozlou | TEDxVienna
A decade ago, Bitcoin set out to prove digital currency is possible. Today, the possibilities for digital creations beyond currency are being showc... (2021)
NBA Top Shot and the Flow Blockchain
Dieter Shirley, cofounder of Dapper Labs, and Dan Boneh, Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University, trace the evolution of NFTs from Cry... (2021)
A Conversation with Andy Bromberg - Moderated by Geoff Ralston || YCombinator
YC Partner Geoff Ralston talks to CoinList Co-Founder and President Andy Bromberg. Transcript and additional content are here: https://www.startups... (2018)
Why people are buying cartoon cats on the blockchain - Vox
Forget cryptocurrencies. These are cryptocollectibles. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Every time you send something on the internet... (2018)
Cryptocurrencies: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
LastWeekTonight Published on Mar 11, 2018 Digital currencies are generating a lot of excitement. John Oliver enlists Keegan-Michael Key to get ... (2018)
Smart contracts - Simply Explained
What are smart contracts and what do they have to do with blockchains and cryptocurrencies? Well, let's find in plain English!... (2018)
A Guide to Building Your First Decentralized Application
Lets talk about how we can use blockchains, distributed hash tables, and peer to peer protocols to create decentralized applications! ... (2018)
We Met The Founder Of Ethereum, VICE on HBO, Season 6 (Bonus Scene)
VICE News Published on Apr 20, 2018 Bitcoin’s emergence as a global digital currency has been as revolutionary as it has been erratic. But whil... (2018)
How To Mine Ethereum (Very Easy)
video How To Mine Ethereum (Very Easy) (2018)
Decentralizing Everything with Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin | Disrupt SF 2017
TechCrunch Published on Sep 18, 2017 AngelList's Naval Ravikant brings Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin onstage to explain what it is and why it's usef... (2018)
Vitalik Buterin explains Ethereum (2014)
original video -- Ethereum Published on Jul 29, 2014 3 minute explanation of Ethereum by inventor Vitalik Buterin. Ethereum is a platform that... (2018)
Ethereum: the World Computer
Ethereum Published on Jul 30, 2015 Ethereum is a decentralized platform that runs smart contracts: applications that run exactly as programmed wi... (2018)
Let's build a blockchain! — A mini-cryptocurrency in Ruby (Haseeb Qureshi)
Ever wondered how cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ethereum work? Well, what better way to find out than to build one! Come watch this lecture by H... (2018)
TED talk: How the blockchain will radically transform the economy | Bettina Warburg
Published on Dec 8, 2016 Say hello to the decentralized economy -- the blockchain is about to change everything. In this lucid explainer of the co... (2018)
Blockchain Expert Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED
Blockchain, the key technology behind Bitcoin, is a new network that helps decentralize trade, and allows for more peer-to-peer transactions. WIRED... (2018)
Blockchain and Blockcerts in Education - Chris Jagers
Knowledge Innovation Centre, Jan 29, 2017 The blockchain provides a new technical infrastructure of trust that is used to store an immutable his... (2018)
Rethinking the traditional database: Blockchain | LinkedIn Learning
Join Jonathan Reichental for an in-depth discussion in this video, Rethinking the traditional database, part of Blockchain Basics. (2018)
Risk and security challenges with using the Internet today: Blockchain | LinkedIn Learning (video)
Join Jonathan Reichental for an in-depth discussion in this video, Risk and security challenges with using the Internet today, part of Blockchain B... (2018)
How Bitcoin works: Learning Bitcoin | LinkedIn Learning (video)
Join Tom Geller for an in-depth discussion in this video, How Bitcoin works, part of Learning Bitcoin. "Understand the basics of bitcoin, the po... (2018)
10 Year Futures (vs. What's Happening Now) | a16z
a16z talk with a look at trends in technologies: “The personal computer S-curve gave us 1.5 billion PCs and 3 billion people online, and now the s... (2017)
TED talk: How the blockchain will radically transform the economy | Bettina Warburg
Published on Dec 8, 2016 Say hello to the decentralized economy -- the blockchain is about to change everything. In this lucid explainer of the co... (2017)
'Play-to-Earn' Gaming and How Work is Evolving in Web3 - Future
In today’s episode we’re talking about an emerging model of gaming called play to earn, in which players can make actual money based on how much ti... (2021)
Crypto Security and the New Web3 Mindsets for Users - a16z Podcast | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from a16z Podcast on Spotify. Today’s episode is all about crypto security — that is, the new mindsets and the new strategie... (2021)
#542: Chris Dixon and Naval Ravikant — The Wonders of Web3 - The Tim Ferriss Show | Podcast on Spotify
how to Pick the Right Hill to Climb, Finding the Right Amount of Crypto Regulation, Friends with Benefits, and the Untapped Potential of NFTs Li... (2021)
Offshore Finance - What the ‘Pandora Papers’ Mean for Bitcoin - CoinDesk Podcast
Listen to this episode from CoinDesk Podcast Network on Spotify. A new 2.94 terabyte data leak doxes tens of thousands of offshore accounts of prom... (2021)
The Federal Reserve is thinking about a digital dollar - Marketplace
Plus, what shoe sales are telling us about the economic recovery, President Joe Biden is asking federal agencies to gauge the financial risk of cli... (2021)
Crypto, an Oral Essay - a16z Podcast
Listen to this episode from a16z Podcast on Spotify. This is a special episode of the a16z podcast — it's an audio history, told through the voices... (2021)
a16z Podcast: All about NFTs - Andreessen Horowitz
From "I've never seen anything like this before" to "is this like ICOs all over again" to "it's just a jpg I don't get it" to "but what about the e... (2021)
When Christie's Meets Crypto — The NFT Moment - 16 Minutes News by a16z
Listen to this episode from 16 Minutes News by a16z on Spotify. In this week’s episode of 16 Minutes — where we talk about tech trends in the news,... (2021)
a16z Podcast: New Fan Engagement Models for Athletes and Influencers
We discuss new models for fan engagement, how social media has changed the game, and where technologies like cryptonetworks and blockchains come in... (2020)
Voting, Security, and Governance in Blockchains – a16z Podcast: Andreessen Horowitz
Whether in corporations, boardrooms, or political elections, voting is something we see in all kinds of social systems... including blockchains. It... (2019)
a16z Podcast: All about Stablecoins – Andreessen Horowitz
The history, evolution, and use of money revolves around the important concept of debt: It's what allows us to "time travel" and build toward the f... (2018)
Bitcoin Cash - Hard Fork – Bitcoin.com
With a pending hard fork on May 15th, Ryan gives us the 411. What are the upgrades and how will they affect the future of Bitcoin Cash?... (2018)
Why Investing In Decentralized Platforms Requires A New Mental Model
Why Crypto Is The Biggest Disruptor To Hit VC In A Decade, The State of Crypto Today & Why Investing In Decentralized Platforms Requires A New Ment... (2018)
a16z Podcast: Mental Models for Understanding Crypto Tokens
“This episode of the a16z Podcast goes deep on various trends in cryptocurrencies — from mental models for understanding tokens and what may give t... (2018)
Blockchain and the Law — Primavera De Filippi, Aaron Wright | Harvard University Press
How does Bitcoin mine money from 1s and 0s? Through blockchain, a tool for creating secure, decentralized peer-to-peer applications. The technology... (2018)
Magic Eden - NFT Marketplace
Magic Eden is the leading NFT Marketplace on Solana. Home to the next generation of digital creators. Discover the best and latest Solana NFT colle... (2022)
Toucan Protocol Carbon Bridge
Carbon On-Chained Toucan’s infrastructure brings programmable carbon to Web3 Toucan is on a mission to make DeFi work for the Earth. We're bu... (2022)
MakersPlace - Create and Sell your Unique Digital Creations
MakersPlace is the premier market to discover, collect and invest in truly rare and authentic digital artworks, by the world's leading artists and ... (2022)
Solana Monkey Business NFT
SMB Gen2 is a collection of 5000 unique 24x24 pixels randomly generated Monkeys stored on the Solana blockchain. With their accessibility-oriented ... (2022)
Solsea | The Open NFT Marketplace on Solana
The first NFT marketplace that enables creators to choose and embed licenses in NFTs. Creators know what they are selling, collectors know what the... (2022)
Metaplex Docs
Metaplex Studios, ecosystem, and community have been moving quickly to support the thousands of developer teams and creators looking to launch thei... (2022)
Solana: Build crypto apps that scale
Solana is a high-performance blockchain supporting builders around the world creating crypto apps that scale today. Scalable Blockchain Infrastr... (2022)
FTX - Buy and Sell Crypto, Bitcoin, Ethereum and more
FTX is an easy to use crypto exchange where you can buy, sell, and store Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies and digital assets such as NFTs (2022)
Art Blocks - Generative Design
Generative Content Hosted on the Ethereum Blockchain (2021)
Wallet Connect - Any Wallet. Any Dapp. Any Chain.
Open protocol for connecting Wallets to Dapps (2021)
Valuables by Cent - buy/sell tweets NFTs
How does this work? 1. You can place an offer on any tweet. 2. Make the offer sweet because anyone can swoop in with a counter-offer and outb... (2021)
SuperRare | Authentic Digital Art Market
SuperRare is the digital art market on Ethereum. Each artwork is authentically created by an artist in the network, and tokenized as a collectible ... (2021)
Nifty Gateway
The Premier Marketplace for Nifties Nifty Gateway is the premier marketplace for Nifties, which are digital items you can truly own. Digital It... (2021)
Rarible – Create, sell or collect digital items secured with blockchain
Create and sell digital collectibles secured with blockchain (2021)
On-Chain Royalties - royaltyregistry.eth
Providing Access to On-Chain Royalties Whenever an NFT sale occurs in a marketplace, it is up to the marketplace to hold back part of the procee... (2021)
Dapper Labs - creators of NBA Top Shot, CryptoKitties
Dapper Labs uses the power of play to deliver blockchain-based experiences that are made for you and ready for the real world. (2021)
Ledger - Hardware Wallet - State-of-the-art security for crypto assets
Secure your crypto assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Monero and more. Give yourself peace of mind by knowing that your cryptocurrencies are safe (2021)
Foundation - NFT trading platform
Foundation is a creative playground for artists, curators and collectors to experience the new creative economy. (2021)
Mirror - blockchain platform for writing, publishing
Writing as usual. Publishing like never before. Mirror is the next big change in the long history of symbolic communication. Through a decentral... (2021)
Metamask - crypto wallet & gateway to blockchain apps
A crypto wallet & gateway to blockchain apps (2021)
Crypto Trading 101 - full set of guides - CoinDesk
CoinDesk unpacks and explains Fibonacci retracements, a tool used to predict potential price support and resistance, for crypto traders. (2018)
Stablecoins
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