Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a new series, the a16z crypto Global Regulatory Roundup, which highlights the latest regulatory and policy...

One of the most critical parts of web3 is clarity around the regulation that governs our industry both here in the U.S. and internationally....

Public randomness is an essential component of many real-world security protocols. In some applications, such as gambling and multiplayer games, randomness adds fun. In...

We believe that web3 will dramatically impact the media and entertainment landscape. We are already seeing this take shape within music, art, and storytelling.  Large,...

The commonly cited expression “not your keys, not your crypto” conveys the purist’s philosophy of cryptographic key management. In this wallet security model, only...

As the NFT market has grown, with a number of larger projects reaching billions of dollars in sales volume within the last year, and...

In 1986, the early internet provider Quantum Link and the entertainment company Lucasfilm Games released what might be considered the first ever MMO: a...

Auctions are ubiquitous in crypto. From Maker collateral auctions, to Flashbots’ sealed-bid blockspace auctions and NFT auctions on OpenSea, auctions are suitable for a...

Many early proponents of the internet advocated for it to remain free and open in perpetuity, a borderless and regulation-free tool for all of...

This op-ed originally appeared as “A Call to the SEC: Treat Crypto Assets as if Clients Matter” on Coindesk’s website on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Last...

There are two types of participants in an automated market maker (AMM): traders, who exchange one of the AMM’s tokens for another (as a...

Editor’s note: a16z crypto has had a long series of the “canons”, from our DAO Canon last year to our NFT Canon earlier (and...