Daren Matsuoka

3 weeks ago | a16zcrypto.com | Robert Hackett |Sonal Chokshi |Daren Matsuoka |Sam Broner

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 who shares the actual data behind the stablecoin trend. Then we have Sam Broner — who is a Deal Partner here and our frequent author on stablecoins — to analyze the news, and help highlight the signal versus the noise.

1 month ago | a16z.com | Robert Hackett |Sonal Chokshi |Daren Matsuoka |Sam Broner

Nov 1, 2024 | a16zcrypto.com | Daren Matsuoka |Robert Hackett |Eddy Lazzarin

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Oct 18, 2024 | a16zcrypto.com | Daren Matsuoka |Eddy Lazzarin |Robert Hackett

Today we’re taking you behind the scenes of our newly released, annual State of Crypto Report — a16z crypto’s analysis of the latest data and trends that have defined the industry in 2024. This year’s report features some brand new insights, from estimating the number of real crypto users globally, to understanding how much interest in crypto swing states may have ahead of the U.S. election.

Oct 16, 2024 | a16zcrypto.com | Daren Matsuoka |Robert Hackett |Eddy Lazzarin

When we launched our first annual State of Crypto report two years ago, the world looked very different. Crypto wasn’t high on policymakers’ agendas. Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded products (ETPs) weren’t yet SEC approved. Ethereum had not yet switched to energy-minimizing proof-of-stake. Layer two (L2) networks, designed to increase capacity and lower transaction costs, were largely inactive — and the transactions that did occur on them cost a lot more than they do today.