Tag: crypto

• The 21st century belongs to China—but the 22nd will be Africa’s

  February 22, 2019

  The 21st century will most likely belong to China as the Chinese Century. But with a rapid increase in Chinese investment and African innovation, the 22nd century may see the… more ›

• A complete guide to cryptocurrency after the crash

  February 12, 2019

  If one person embodies the unbridled audacity and optimism of bitcoin investors, it’s Didi Taihuttu. https://qz.com/1546591/a-complete-guide-to-cryptocurrency-after-the-crash/ more ›

• What comes after open source?

  February 11, 2019

  This post explores the differences between software tools and services; how the stateful nature of software services led them to be closed; and posits how crypto networks can catalyze a… more ›

• Why the Ethereum Classic hack is a bad omen for the blockchain

  January 9, 2019

  On Saturday, the Coinbase security team noticed something troubling. Someone had made a deep reorganization in the distributed ledger for Ethereum Classic, a smaller spinoff from the Ethereum coin. The… more ›

• Crypto Theses for 2019

  January 7, 2019

  As another year wraps up, I started writing an email to close friends and investors on the “state of crypto” and my forecasts. As it got longer, it turned into… more ›

• The Big Blockchain Lie

  November 24, 2018

  The Big Blockchain Lie Now that cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin have plummeted from last year’s absurdly high valuations, the techno-utopian mystique of so-called distributed-ledger technologies should be next. https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/blockchain-big-lie-by-nouriel-roubini-2018-10 more ›

• Engaging In Cryptonetworks – AVC

  November 2, 2018

  Engaging In Cryptonetworks – AVC Ever since the first cryptonetwork, Bitcoin, was created, investors have had the opportunity to earn returns by engaging in the network. In Bitcoin’s case, that… more ›

• An Intro to Crypto: Building Companies, from People to Code

  July 22, 2018

  An Intro to Crypto: Building Companies, from People to Code https://youtu.be/jIKNCD3wDgI more ›

• Introducing a16z crypto

  June 26, 2018

  Introducing a16z crypto » Historically, new models of computing have tended to emerge every 10-15 years: mainframes in the 60s, PCs in the late 70s, the internet in the early… more ›

• From barter to blockchain: A history of money

  May 29, 2018

  From barter to blockchain: A history of money » The Big Bang brought the universe into existence 13.7 billion years ago. Life first appeared on our planet 3.8 billion years… more ›