Best Uniswap Podcasts (2025)

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Prediction Markets -- Everything You Need to Know 1:42:57

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Prediction markets are a hot topic again — even cartoon characters are talking about them (South Park). But beyond the buzz, what is a prediction market, exactly? How do they work, how are they designed, and what makes them work? We answer all these questions and more in this deep-dive featuring experts Alex Tabarrok (professor of economics at Geor…

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Matthew Prince (Co-founder & CEO of Cloudflare) 1:14:56

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In this episode of The Slow Hunch, I spoke with Matthew Prince, the co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare. Since 2010, Matthew and his team have built Cloudflare into one of the most important companies on the internet: powering and protecting vast portions of global traffic. Our conversation explores the through-line from Matthew’s initial hunch about …

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Alex Komoroske (Common Tools) 1:13:41

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In this episode of The Slow Hunch, I spoke with Alex Komoroske, the co-founder and CEO of Common Tools. Alex has spent his career thinking about how individual incentives can add up to significant collective outcomes. Before starting Common Tools, he spent more than a decade at Google leading product management for the Chrome web platform, ambient …

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#157 - History of the DUNA, with David Kerr of Cowrie 49:39

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DUNA — the Decentralized Unincorporated Nonprofit Association — is one of the most important new legal structures for crypto governance. To understand its history, tax implications, and jurisdictional trade-offs, I sat down with David Kerr, founder of Cowrie, a crypto-native advisory firm specializing in U.S. tax compliance and entity structuring. …

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#156 - DOJ enforcement and developer liability, with Amanda Tuminelli of the DeFi Education Fund 22:06

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DOJ Criminal Division Chief Matthew Galeotti recently stated: “Merely writing code, without ill intent, is not a crime.” He emphasized that developers of neutral tools should not be held liable for someone else’s misuse. Joining me to unpack what this means for developers is Amanda Tuminelli, Executive Director of the DeFi Education Fund. We discus…

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#155 - Anchorage Digital's Kevin Wysocki on the Future of U.S. Crypto Policy 27:15

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Sponsor: This episode of the Law of Code podcast is brought to you by Day One Law, a boutique corporate law firm for founders and funds in crypto. Learn more at ⁠dayonelaw.com⁠. The regulatory winds in Washington have shifted dramatically, and Anchorage Digital has been in the middle of it all. Kevin Wysocki, Head of Policy at Anchorage Digital, jo…

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Surviving Market Cycles & Startup Lessons for Founders 48:59

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with @AriannaSimpson @jacqmelinek Crypto is known for its high and low market cycles: What must founders know — and what can they do — to survive the swings? In this episode, we unpack the lessons of past crypto cycles and how they shape the current wave of building — from stablecoins to AI x crypto. We also dive into the founder journey: from rais…

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#154 - Uniswap’s DUNI Governance Proposal, with Brian Nistler & Rodrigo Seira 38:56

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This episode is brought to you by Day One Law, a boutique corporate law firm helping crypto startups navigate complex legal challenges. Visit ⁠⁠dayonelaw.xyz⁠⁠ to get in touch, or ⁠⁠subscribe to their free newsletter⁠⁠ for crypto legal updates. Show notes: In early August, the Uniswap Foundation proposed that Uniswap Governance adopt a Wyoming-regi…

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MC Lader & Marvin Ammori (Uniswap) 1:08:37

1M ago1:08:37

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In this episode of The Slow Hunch, I spoke with MC Lader and Marvin Ammori, who spent four years together helping build Uniswap into one of the most important companies in decentralized finance. MC was President and COO; Marvin served as Chief Legal Officer after a long career as one of the internet’s leading policy lawyers. We traced their shared …

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After the Foundation Era: Tokens, Policy, and Startup Structures 1:20:59

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with @eddylazzarin @milesjennings @JasonYanowitz Welcome to web3 with a16z crypto. Today’s episode is on a super timely topic: How to design, govern, and grow decentralized networks in today’s changing policy landscape. It covers: Why the “foundation era” of crypto is ending — and what comes next with DUNAs and BORGs How U.S. policy shifts are crea…

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#153 - Peter Van Valkenburgh on the Roman Storm trial, future of peer-to-peer crypto 39:20

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The Roman Storm trial ended with one guilty verdict, raising big questions about what comes next for developers and open-source protocols. To unpack the implications, I’m joined by Peter Van Valkenburgh, Executive Director of Coin Center. Coin Center is hosting their annual dinner on Thursday, September 25, 2025 at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.…

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The antimemetics (and memetics) of making ideas happen -- in crypto and beyond 1:35:10

2M ago1:35:10

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with @nayafia and @smc90 Ideas, memes, and vibes are some of the most important drivers of modern technology adoption, marketing, and much more -- and have been much-covered by everyone from Darwin to Dawkins to Girard to many others. Yet the topic of antimemetics -- self-censoring (vs. self-propagating) ideas -- whether something fringe, forgotten…

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Dan Romero & Varun Srinivasan (Co-founders of Farcaster) 1:17:36

2M ago1:17:36

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In this episode of The Slow Hunch, I spoke with Dan Romero and Varun Srinivasan, the co-founders of Farcaster. Farcaster is a social app and protocol that is open, programmable, and crypto-native. Before starting Farcaster, both Dan and Varun spent a few years at Coinbase. That experience deeply shaped their perspective on crypto infrastructure, us…

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#152 - Crypto tax trends, with Jason Schwartz of CahillNXT 50:27

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Crypto tax expert Jason Schwartz joins the podcast to break down what founders get wrong about taxes — and what’s changing in 2025. Jason is a partner at Cahill NXT, where he specializes in the tax treatment of digital assets, financial products, and decentralized protocols. In this episode, he shares insights on how projects are approaching struct…

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#151 - SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce and Crypto Task Force Chief Counsel Mike Selig on Tokenizing Securities & Market Structure rules 27:29

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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce and Crypto Task Force Chief Counsel Mike Selig return to the podcast to share updates from the SEC’s Crypto Task Force — plus their thoughts on tokenized securities, market structure legislation, exemptive relief, and the role of decentralization in regulatory design. Timestamps: ➡️ 00:00 — Intro ➡️ 00:46 — Sponsor: D…

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GENIUS Becomes Law: What It Took to Pass the First Rules for Stablecoins in the U.S. 23:58

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with @rhhackett @milesjennings @BenNapier & Michael Reed Today we're talking about the passage of the GENIUS Act — that's the "Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act" — which provides clear rules of the road for stablecoins in the U.S. We cover the law's implications, the recent high-stakes vote in the House of Represen…

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#150 - Masterclass on Crypto 'Perps' with Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos 26:36

2M ago26:36

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Derivatives expert Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos, General Counsel of StarkWare, joins the podcast to discuss the first-ever CFTC-regulated "perpetual-style" futures contracts to occur onshore — a move that may pull trading volume back from offshore exchanges and reshape global market dynamics. Prior to joining StarkWare, Katherine was Chief Legal Offic…

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11 Ideas for AI x Crypto 1:02:17

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with @rhhackett @SamBroner @skominers @liz_harkavy @CarraWu @jay_drainjr @mg_486662 Today's episode is a special one. It's a round table on some of the most compelling ideas at the intersection of AI and crypto, sourced from members of the a16z crypto team. You're going to hear from builders, researchers, and deal makers who are all wrestling with …

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#149 - Stablecoins and U.S. Treasuries: A Risky Interdependence (with Yesha Yadav & Brendan Malone) 54:48

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Stablecoins have grown from a total value of ~$2 billion in 2019 to over $230 billion by early 2025, enabling $33 trillion in transactions across 236 million wallets. But beneath this growth lies a deep — and fragile — dependence on the U.S. Treasury market. Professor Yesha Yadav of Vanderbilt Law School and Brendan Malone, formerly of Paradigm, th…

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Ben Leventhal (Founder & CEO, Blackbird) 1:07:09

3M ago1:07:09

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In this episode of The Slow Hunch, I spoke with Ben Leventhal, the founder and CEO of Blackbird. Ben has spent the past two decades reimagining the restaurant industry, having previously co-founded Eater and Resy. The throughline that connects his efforts is a strong belief that restaurants are universally loved but fundamentally broken businesses—…

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What We're Reading & Technology Changing Reading 1:19:52

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with @rhhackett @smc90 @stephbzinn @tim_org In a now-annual tradition, the a16z crypto editorial team discuss themes (and picks) from a16z crypto's latest reading list, as well as books we keep re-reading, childhood favorites, classics, adaptations on adaptations -- in book and movie form! -- and much more. What genres are we reading now, how, and …

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#148 - Former DOJ attorney Jessi Brooks on unhosted wallets and crypto tracing tools 38:52

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Jessi Brooks is the General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer at Ribbit Capital. Prior to Ribbit, Jessi was an attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, where she worked on high-profile crypto and national security cases. Jessi explains the blockchain tools used in the Bitfinex hack, why crypto > cash, how the DOJ works with stablecoin issuers, …

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#147 - Legal steps to launch blockchain products and tokens, with Nima Maleki 41:37

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What steps should founders and their counsel take when launching a token or product in web3? In this episode, Jacob Robinson is joined by Nima Maleki (@Nimathefish), Counsel at Day One Law. Nima designs legal roadmaps for clients, including product counseling, token launches, and fundraising structures. Nima shares what’s market for launching block…

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5 Charts That Explain Crypto Right Now 28:47

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with @DarenMatsuoka @rhhackett Today we've got a midyear market update and news episode for you. At the end of last year, our guest — and resident data weatherman — Daren Matsuoka put out a post on "5 metrics to watch in 2025." Most of the metrics that Daren picked measure how crypto's adoption: from mobile wallet usage and onchain transaction fees…

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Wait — The Bank Froze Your Life Savings? 1:25:17

4M ago1:25:17

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with @MinarikLaw @EMinSF @rhhackett Imagine waking up one day to find your bank account frozen. No warning. No explanation. No recourse. This is not a thought experiment. It’s a real situation. And it’s happened not just to crypto companies and their founders, but to ordinary people who are just trying to live their lives. That includes our guest t…

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Juan Benet (Protocol Labs) 1:06:41

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In this episode of The Slow Hunch, I spoke with Juan Benet, the founder and CEO of Protocol Labs. Juan is best known for creating IPFS and Filecoin—two foundational technologies in the decentralized web. Through Protocol Labs, Juan wants to use decentralized protocols to unlock new ways of organizing capital, governance, and research. This conversa…

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Inside the Solana Story: Near-Death Brushes and a Need for Speed (with Solana) 49:37

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with @aeyakovenko @alive_eth Today’s episode features Solana cofounder Anatoly Yakovenko in conversation with a16z General Partner Ali Yahya, recorded live at our CSX Crypto Startup Accelerator program earlier this year. Anatoly shares the origin story of Solana — from a late-night eureka moment to thousands of investor meetings and several near-de…

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With AI, Anyone Can Be a Coder (with Github CEO) 15:12

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In this special episode from TED Tech, hear from GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke on how AI is breaking the barrier to entry for coding. Who could a coder look like if you could code just by talking out loud? Learn how, thanks to AI, creating software is becoming as simple (and joyful) as building LEGO. In a live demo, he introduces Copilot Workspace: an A…

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AI vs. ID: Proof of human in a world of agents, bots, deep fakes, more 2:04:31

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with @eddylazzarin @adrian_ludwig @remco @smc90 Hi everyone, welcome to this week’s episode of web3 with a16z podcast, I’m Sonal, and today we’re talking about a hot topic which is also very evergreen because we’re entering a world where AI – including AI agents, bots, deep fakes, and so on -- are changing the internet, very drastically. And so we …

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The Slow Hunch (Best of Season 1) 1:16:52

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In this episode of The Slow Hunch, I’ve pulled together some of the best moments from Season 1. Across these conversations, what stood out was how many ‘inevitable’ ideas were, at one point, anything but. Venture veterans Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham reflected on decades of investing, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber spoke about her vision for decentralized …

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#146 - What’s new in U.S. crypto law, with Justin Wales 32:45

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In this episode, Jacob Robinson is joined by Justin Wales (@bitcoin_wales), Head of Legal (Americas) at Crypto.com and author of The Crypto Legal Handbook. Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by Day One Law — a boutique law firm helping crypto startups navigate complex legal challenges. Visit https://www.dayonelaw.xyz/ to get in touch. With the…

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Marketing 101 for Startups: Token Launches, Memes, Reaching Devs & More 1:05:15

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with @kimbatronic @amandatylerj @clairekart Welcome to web3 with a16z. Since our show covers both tech trends and company building, today’s topic is all about marketing — including differences between marketing in crypto and traditional tech. The conversation shares a candid look at what works — and what doesn’t — when it comes to building reputati…

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Everything Stablecoins: Big Picture, Deep Dive 1:08:58

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with @cdixon @SamBroner @rhhackett Stablecoins are quietly transforming how money moves — faster, cheaper, and more globally than ever before. In this episode, we take a deep look at why stablecoins have emerged as one of the most promising applications in crypto today — and how they could reshape global payments. I’m joined by Chris Dixon, founder…

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All the Stablecoin News: Stripe, Visa, Coinbase, Circle, More 24:24

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with @rhhackett @smc90 @DarenMatsuoka @SamBroner Welcome to web3 with a16z, a show about the next generation of the internet. I'm Robert Hackett. There has been a flurry of stablecoin news lately, so we're doing a special bonus episode to cover everything that's been going on. Sonal and I are joined by a16z crypto’s Data Science lead Daren Matsuoka…

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Quantum Computing: What, When, Where, How 1:15:13

5M ago1:15:13

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with @danboneh @succinctJT @smc90 This episode is all about quantum computing -- what it is, how it works, what's hype vs. reality, and how to prepare for it/ what builders should do. Specifically, we cover: What quantum computing is and isn't, and what people are really talking about when they worry about a quantum computer that can break cryptogr…

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#145 - Why crypto is a solution to a decades-old problem, with Tuongvy Le 38:08

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If the law were truly “technology-neutral,” what would that look like in practice for a P2P securities transaction via smart contracts? In this episode, Jacob Robinson is joined by Tuongvy Le (@TuongvyLe12), who has served as General Counsel of Anchorage Digital, Partner and Head of Regulatory and Policy at Bain Capital Crypto, and Deputy GC and Co…

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Your Guide to Tokens: Types, Design, Uses, More 1:41:36

5M ago1:41:36

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with @eddylazzarin @skominers @milesjennings @rhhackett Today we're diving deep into *the* defining concept in crypto: tokens. We're moving beyond conventional categories — like “governance tokens” or “utility tokens” or even “memecoins” — to present a full taxonomy that details what tokens are, what they aren’t, and what they're capable of becomin…

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Aaron Wright (Co-founder & CEO of Tribute Labs) 1:11:19

5M ago1:11:19

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In this episode of the Slow Hunch, I spoke with Aaron Wright, the co-founder and CEO of Tribute Labs. Aaron has been exploring how to harness the collective knowledge, energy, and capital of online communities for 20 years, from his early work at Wikipedia to his current focus on decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and AI agents. Aaron be…

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#144 - What SEC crypto disclosure guidance means for projects, with Dr. Chris Brummer 25:45

5M ago25:45

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In this episode, Jacob Robinson is joined by Dr. Chris Brummer (@ChrisBrummerDr), Professor of Financial Technology at Georgetown Law and Founder & CEO of Bluprynt, an AI and blockchain-powered platform for automating regulatory disclosures. Together, they unpack the SEC’s recent statement: Offerings and Registrations of Securities in the Crypto As…

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#143 - The biggest legal risk facing crypto developers might be Section 1960, which Amanda Tuminelli explains 25:44

5M ago25:44

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In this conversation, Jacob Robinson and Amanda Tuminelli, Executive Director of the DeFi Education Fund, delve into the criminal code provision punishing unlicensed money transmitting businesses, why this is relevant for developers of non-custodial crypto projects, and how a recent memo from the Department of Justice on ending “the regulatory weap…

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AI and the End of Apps (with NEAR) 1:02:18

6M ago1:02:18

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with @ilblackdragon @rhhackett Welcome to web3 with a16z. I’m your host, Robert Hackett. In this episode, we're diving deep into one of the most intriguing intersections in tech today: AI and crypto. To help us unpack it, we're joined by Illia Polosukhin — co-founder of the crypto protocol NEAR and co-author of the groundbreaking 2017 "transformers…

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#142 — Unpacking the SEC Statement on Stablecoins with Larry Florio 33:19

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Jacob Robinson and Larry Florio delve into the SEC's recent statement on stablecoins and how SEC staff applied the Reves and Howey tests to determine whether stablecoins are considered securities. Show highlights: [2:00] What this statement means for lawyers [3:30] When stablecoins aren't securities [7:00] The platonic ideal of a stablecoin [11:00]…

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All About Airdrops 1:02:00

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with @eddylazzarin @DarenMatsuoka @ahall_research @rhhackett Welcome to web3 with a16z. I’m Robert Hackett. Today we’re talking about one of the most familiar — and most misunderstood — mechanics in crypto: the airdrop. We’ll explore the history of airdrops in and outside crypto, the challenges of incentive design, and learnings from airdrops to da…

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Jay Graber (CEO of Bluesky) 47:21

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In this episode of the Slow Hunch, I spoke with Jay Graber, CEO of Bluesky. Originally conceived as an initiative within Twitter under Jack Dorsey, Bluesky was designed to transform Twitter from a closed platform to an open protocol-based network. Jay initially joined as an external researcher before being selected to lead the project, ultimately n…

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Congestion Pricing? Economics, Theory, Reality 57:31

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with @mostrovs @skominers @rhhackett Welcome to web3 with a16z. I’m your host Robert Hackett, and today we’re talking about congestion pricing — an area of mechanism design that’s aimed at alleviating something everyone hates: traffic. Now you may have heard this term recently since New York adopted its own version of congestion pricing at the begi…

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You Better Have a 30-Year Goal (with Eigen Labs) 1:15:09

6M ago1:15:09

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Welcome to web3 with a16z. Today we’re talking about a founder’s journey from academia to the tech startup world — and the many lessons he’s learned along the way. We dig into big ideas, like what people mean when they call blockchains "truth machines." We also share practical advice and insights, like how to go about deciding on your life’s work; …

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Fred Wilson & Brad Burnham (Union Square Ventures) 1:15:00

6M ago1:15:00

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In this special episode of the Slow Hunch, I sat down with Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham, founding partners of USV. Since founding USV in 2003, Fred and Brad have backed companies like Twitter, Etsy, Cloudflare, and Coinbase while developing an investment thesis focused on enabling new forms of value creation through open access to networks, capital…

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Blockchain Performance, Demystified 30:18

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with @SashaSpiegelman @Tim_Roughgarden @rhhackett Welcome to web3 with a16z. Today we’re talking about the ins and outs of blockchain performance. How does the “speed” of one chain compare to another? What are the tricky ways that people talk about important metrics like throughput and latency? And how do design choices across things like consensus…

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Inside the Biggest Heist 44:12

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with @mg_486662 and @rhhackett Welcome to web3 with a16z. I’m Robert Hackett and today we’re talking about what is potentially the biggest heist of all time — a hack of the Dubai-based crypto exchange ByBit which took place last month for a total of $1.5 billion and which the Federal Bureau of Investigation has attributed to a North Korean state-sp…

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Creativity Across Industries, with Uniswap & KidSuper 35:22

7M ago35:22

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with @haydenzadams @kidsuper @smc90 This episode involves a special mix of guests: Hayden Adams, founder and CEO of Uniswap Labs, and inventor of the Uniswap Protocol a leader in decentralized finance (DeFi); they recently announced Unichain; and Colm Dillane, the multimedia artist behind fashion brand KidSuper, CFDA award winner who has his own Wa…