

a16z crypto show
a16z crypto, Robert Hackett, Sonal Chokshi
The a16z crypto show explores how decentralized networks are reshaping money, ownership, and the architecture of the internet. We go beyond the hype to look at what’s actually working, what isn’t, and what comes next as crypto continues to go mainstream and blockchains become core infrastructure.
Each episode features conversations with founders, engineers, economists, policymakers, and researchers building at the frontier of finance, payments, AI, and distributed systems. We cover stablecoins and global payments, the tokenization of "real-world" assets, decentralized physical infrastructure, network design and governance, and the practical tradeoffs behind decentralization — along with lessons from past technology shifts.
Produced and hosted by the a16z crypto team, the show combines reporting, analysis, and first-principles thinking to explain how crypto intersects with the economy and society — and why it matters now.
Learn more at a16zcrypto.com.
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Posts should not be considered investment advice or an advertisement for investment services. Reposts of third-party content are not attributable to a16z; see disclosures for more information: https://a16z.com/disclosures/.
Each episode features conversations with founders, engineers, economists, policymakers, and researchers building at the frontier of finance, payments, AI, and distributed systems. We cover stablecoins and global payments, the tokenization of "real-world" assets, decentralized physical infrastructure, network design and governance, and the practical tradeoffs behind decentralization — along with lessons from past technology shifts.
Produced and hosted by the a16z crypto team, the show combines reporting, analysis, and first-principles thinking to explain how crypto intersects with the economy and society — and why it matters now.
Learn more at a16zcrypto.com.
***
Posts should not be considered investment advice or an advertisement for investment services. Reposts of third-party content are not attributable to a16z; see disclosures for more information: https://a16z.com/disclosures/.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the a16z crypto show:

#1 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Read Write Own
Building the Next Era of the Internet

#2 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Antimemetics
Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading

#3 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Glorious Exploits

#4 Mentioned in 2 episodes
A cracking of the heart
a father shares his grief

#5 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Endurance
Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

#6 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Letters of note

#7 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Year of Magical Thinking

#8 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The hard thing about hard things
building a business when there are no easy answers

#9 Mentioned in 2 episodes
James

#10 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Three-Body Problem

#11 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Auctions
The Social Construction of Value

#12 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Dracula

#13 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Ender's Game

#14 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The mezzanine

#15 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Look Ma, No Hands

#16 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Machiavellians

#17 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Alpine path

#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Wave
#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The gift of wings

#20 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Transurfing Reality
A book that millionaires read to turn into billionaires












