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a16z crypto, Robert Hackett, Sonal Chokshi
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a16z crypto, Robert Hackett, Sonal Chokshi
▶ WebplayerThe a16z Frontier show explores how unlikely ideas become technologies that change the world. We cover AI, crypto, biology, robotics, and new computing devices — with an eye toward the products, networks, and industries they could make possible. Each episode features conversations with founders, researchers, scientists, engineers, economists, and other thinkers working at the frontier. From networks of intelligent agents to programmable money and autonomous machines, we examine what’s working, what remains unsolved, and what it takes for an experiment to become something people use every day. Produced and hosted by the a16z Frontier team, the show combines repo...
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Nov 13, 2026 · 1:01:07
James Gleick — acclaimed science writer and bestselling author of Chaos: Making a New Science as well as biographies on polymaths Isaac Newton and Richard Feynman — joins Sonal…
Oct 16, 2026 · 49:14
Circle co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire joins a16z crypto founder and founding partner Chris Dixon for a conversation about stablecoins, Circle’s Arc blockchain, and what…
Oct 6, 2026 · 53:23
Guy Wuollet thinks crypto will have succeeded when we stop calling it crypto. Financial services will simply run on blockchains, much as other businesses now run on the internet.…
Aug 13, 2026 · 1:15:03
More than 30 years ago, Gödel Prize Winner Noam Nisan helped develop a proof technique that he never expected anyone to use in the real world. At the center of that breakthrough…
Aug 10, 2026 · 57:01
How can you prove that something is true without revealing why it is true? That question gave rise to zero-knowledge proofs, one of the most important breakthroughs in modern…
Aug 1, 2026 · 58:15
a16z Cofounder and General Partner Marc Andreessen and a16z crypto Founder and Managing Partner Chris Dixon on why the CLARITY ACT matters. Congress is debating…
Jul 27, 2026 · 58:14
For the first time, companies can treat AI token spending almost like headcount: allocate more money, deploy more intelligence, and potentially get more work done. That shift…
Jul 24, 2026 · 54:44
Before the internet could become a place to bank or transact, it needed a way for strangers to know who they were talking to, and whether a message could be trusted. Turing Award…
Jul 17, 2026 · 1:18:00
Long before onchain markets made mechanism design a daily engineering problem, Nobel Prize winner Paul Milgrom was asking how prices actually form — and how better auction rules…
Jul 14, 2026 · 1:25:25
Long before crypto made coordination programmable, Nobel Prize winner Alvin Roth was designing markets where coordination could save lives. In this episode of First Principles,…
Jun 25, 2026 · 36:22
Before blockchains could reach consensus, Leslie Lamport had to define what agreement even meant when computers fail, lie, or disappear. In this episode of First Principles: The…
Jun 22, 2026 · 35:46
Every blockchain today leans on replication ideas worked out in the 1980s, by a Turing Award winner who wasn’t thinking about how it might apply to money at all. In this episode…
Jun 22, 2026 · 20:00
Bitcoin often gets credited with inventing trustless consensus. It didn’t. The problem was named decades earlier — in the world of distributed computing — and researchers spent…
Jun 12, 2026 · 1:20:18
Crypto has been walled off from the real economy for years — that's changing. Sonal Chokshi and Robert Hackett sit down with Eddy Lazzarin, a16z crypto's newest General Partner,…
May 13, 2026 · 35:28
Following a string of major DeFi exploits, we unpack what’s driving the recent rise in hacks across crypto. a16z crypto GP Eddy Lazzarin and security engineer Matt Gleason join…
May 5, 2026 · 1:00:31
We're announcing a16z crypto's Fund 5: $2.2B in committed capital to back the startups and founders who are building the next era of crypto. All four GPs sat down to talk through…
Apr 27, 2026 · 57:09
Agents can now do almost anything a human can do with a computer. So what happens when they start spending money on your behalf? Sam Ragsdale (founder and CEO of Merit Systems, a…
Apr 22, 2026 · 17:23
A few big companies control most of the infrastructure behind AI. Most people experience AI through a wide range of different apps that actually depend on a deeply centralized…
Apr 17, 2026 · 42:13
The internet already has a bot problem — and it's just getting worse. a16z's Ben Horowitz and Erik Torenberg speak with Alex Blania of Tools for Humanity. World is building the…
Apr 8, 2026 · 18:25
What if the future of lending doesn’t need banks at all? Paul Frambot, cofounder and CEO of Morpho, explains what it means to build lending infrastructure without banks, and why…
Apr 3, 2026 · 18:01
What if opening a trading account was as easy as downloading an app? Lucas Bruder, CEO of Jito — a Solana-based liquid staking protocol — breaks down why he thinks all of finance…
Mar 25, 2026 · 1:37:39
Should we push AI forward as fast as possible, or be more careful about how it develops? Two competing views are emerging: e/acc (effective accelerationism): go faster, progress…
Mar 17, 2026 · 37:22
What does the future of the creator economy actually look like? The economics of content creation are changing, what happens to copyright in a world of abundant generated…
Mar 13, 2026 · 11:08
Four years ago, artist Emily Yang aka pplpleasr began a creative journey that would help break new ground at the intersection of art, technology, and community. In this episode,…
Mar 5, 2026 · 1:05:40
A hot paper — "Some Simple Economics of AGI" — has been making the rounds, so we sat down with the author, covering: Automation vs. verification: the key economic split Why AI…
Mar 4, 2026 · 16:04
What does it actually mean to bring assets onchain — and why should investors care? In this episode, Cynthia Lo Bessette, Head of Digital Asset Management at Fidelity…
Mar 3, 2026 · 20:42
What happens when AI becomes the primary economic actor? In this conversation, Sean Neville (cofounder of Circle, architect of USDC, and now cofounder of Catena Labs) shares his…
Feb 11, 2026 · 15:49
Restaurants generated more than a trillion dollars in sales last year — but they don’t control the payment rails those dollars flow through. In this episode, Ben Leventhal…
Feb 2, 2026 · 19:45
with @zcabrams @rhackett What happens when money moves 10x — or 100x — faster than it does today? In this episode, Zach Abrams, cofounder and CEO of Bridge (now part of Stripe) ,…
Jan 30, 2026 · 36:20
with @alive_eth @rhackett a16z crypto General Partner Ali Yahya explains why privacy — not performance — will determine the long-term winners in crypto, and how it creates…
Jan 23, 2026 · 1:02:01
with @PalmerLuckey @cdixon In this special episode — our 100th on the a16z crypto show! — Chris Dixon interviews Palmer Luckey (founder of Anduril; founder of Oculus VR and…
Jan 14, 2026 · 17:27
with @ccatalini @rhackett Today we’re talking about who — if anyone — should own the rails of global money. Our guest is Christian Catalini, cofounder and chief strategy officer…
Jan 7, 2026 · 30:28
with @PrimordialAA @ rhackett In this episode, host Robert Hackett sits down with Bryan Pellegrino, cofounder and CEO of LayerZero, one of the core infrastructure projects that…
Dec 29, 2025 · 31:48
with @LairdLife @GabbyReece @AriannaSimpson Today's episode features two people who’ve spent their careers performing at the highest levels in sport and business: big-wave…
Dec 23, 2025 · 1:19:50
with @smc90 @rhackett @stephbzinn @Tim_Org In a now-annual tradition, the a16z crypto editorial team discuss themes (and picks) from a16z crypto's latest reading lists , as well…
Dec 19, 2025 · 41:15
with @BChillman @jay_drainjr @rhackett Crypto wallets are no longer just wallets. They’re the front door to a decentralized internet. In this episode, Phantom CEO Brandon Millman…
Dec 10, 2025 · 37:35
with @zcabrams @psneville @rhackett In this episode, Robert Hackett sits down with Sean Neville, cofounder of Circle and co-creator of the USDC stablecoin, and Zach Abrams,…
Dec 4, 2025 · 42:17
Every traditional financial institution faces the same dilemma: evolve or fall behind, build or buy. But when safety, predictability, and trust is paramount, how do traditional…
Nov 24, 2025 · 43:32
with @cdixon @illscience Welcome to web3 with a16z crypto . Today’s episode digs into the forces shaping the next generation of consumer software — from AI-driven tools to the…
Nov 19, 2025 · 23:29
with @mansourtarek_ @rhackett In this episode of web3 with a16z crypto, host Robert Hackett talks with Kalshi Cofounder and CEO Tarek Mansour about how prediction markets are…
Nov 5, 2025 · 1:18:02
with @DavidSacks @pmarca @bhorowitz @eriktorenberg Today’s episode features David Sacks, the Trump administration’s “AI and crypto czar," in conversation with a16z cofounders…
Nov 1, 2025 · 37:40
with @DarenMatsuoka @eddylazzarin Today, we’re bringing you something special: a presentation from our 2025 Founders Summit, which we just wrapped last week in beautiful…
Oct 22, 2025 · 1:37:15
with @DarenMatsuoka @eddylazzarin @rhhackett Each year, the State of Crypto report analyzes the data — cutting through the noise — to track crypto’s evolution across markets,…
Sep 26, 2025 · 1:42:34
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…
Aug 29, 2025 · 48:59
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…
Aug 22, 2025 · 1:20:59
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…
Aug 7, 2025 · 1:35:10
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…
Jul 22, 2025 · 23:58
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…
Jul 16, 2025 · 1:02:17
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…
Jul 2, 2025 · 1:19:52
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…
Jun 20, 2025 · 28:47
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…
Jun 11, 2025 · 1:25:17
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…
Jun 5, 2025 · 49:37
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…
Jun 2, 2025 · 15:12
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…
May 30, 2025 · 2:04:31
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…
May 22, 2025 · 1:05:15
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 —…
May 15, 2025 · 1:08:58
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…
May 15, 2025 · 24:24
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…
May 8, 2025 · 1:15:13
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…
Apr 25, 2025 · 1:41:36
with @eddylazzarin @skominers @milesjennings @rhhackett Today we're diving deep into *the* defining concept in crypto: tokens. We're moving beyond conventional categories — like…
Apr 16, 2025 · 1:02:18
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…
Apr 7, 2025 · 1:02:00
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…
Mar 29, 2025 · 57:31
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…
Mar 25, 2025 · 1:15:09
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…
Mar 14, 2025 · 30:18
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…
Mar 8, 2025 · 44:12
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…
Mar 1, 2025 · 35:22
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…
Feb 22, 2025 · 40:50
Welcome to web3 with a16z, today we’re running a special episode about the intersection of AI and crypto. Our guests are a16z crypto Founder and Managing Partner Chris Dixon &…
Feb 1, 2025 · 40:54
with @1HowardWu @SuccinctJT @rhhackett Welcome to web3 with a16z. Today’s show is all about privacy, why it matters, and how to achieve it technically onchain. It's fair to say…
Jan 24, 2025 · 1:00:03
with @benleventhal @AriannaSimpson Welcome to web3 with a16z. How many of you are regulars at a favorite cafe, bar, or dinner spot? Probably a lot of you — but if you’re not,…
Jan 13, 2025 · 41:20
with @0xgaut @ishverduzco @rhhackett Welcome to web3 with a16z. Today we’re talking about how to make social media work for you, rather than overwhelming you. Whether you’re a…
Dec 30, 2024 · 36:46
Welcome to web3 with a16z . Today's episode is all about design, creativity, and taste-making. Our special guest is Jason Mayden, the chief design officer of Jordan Brand at Nike…
Dec 21, 2024 · 40:05
with @carrawu @eddylazzarin @0xkarmacoma and @smc90 @rhhackett Welcome to our special end-of-year episodes -- which also look ahead to 2025 -- covering our annual Big Ideas lists…
Dec 20, 2024 · 33:52
with @sambroner @meigga @darenmatsuoka @jneu_net @chrislyons and @rhhackett @smc90 Welcome to our special end-of-year episodes -- which also look ahead to 2025 -- covering our…
Nov 22, 2024 · 1:48:05
with @atabarrok @skominers @smc90 We've heard a lot about the premise and the promise of prediction markets for a long time, but they finally hit the main stage with the most…
Nov 2, 2024 · 57:24
with @baileyflan @ahall_research @rhhackett Today we’re dusting off an ancient practice that has become trendy once again: the old-but-new idea of “sortition,” or selecting…
Oct 26, 2024 · 38:02
with @pmarca @bhorowitz Today we’re running a special episode featuring a16z cofounders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz talking about AI bots and crypto. They discuss what…
Oct 18, 2024 · 53:24
with @DarenMatsuoka @eddylazzarin @rhhackett Welcome to web3 with a16z . Today we're taking you behind the scenes of our newly released, annual State of Crypto Report — a16z…
Sep 28, 2024 · 41:43
Welcome to web3 with a16z. Today we explore the messy secrets of blockchain bridges. These cross-chain connectors are the go-betweens in today's multichain world, but their short…
Sep 13, 2024 · 35:59
with @HilmarVeigar @eddylazzarin Our featured guest today is Hilmar Pétursson, the CEO of CCP Games, maker of EVE Online , a massive multiplayer online role playing game. In this…
Sep 9, 2024 · 1:16:54
with Dan Boneh @tim_roughgarden @smc90 In this special 50th episode of the web3 with a16z podcast, we discuss how work in the blockchains/ crypto space has led to advances in…
Aug 15, 2024 · 1:02:17
with @ahall_research @eddylazzarin @0xShuel @smc90 In this episode, we cover both recent events + evergreen governance questions in political systems: Specifically, we breakdown…
Aug 8, 2024 · 57:20
with @eddylazzarin @milesjennings @rhhackett Today’s episode covers all things tokens — that includes what tokens have to do with decentralized protocols, understanding the…
Jul 31, 2024 · 44:45
with @matthewclifford @smc90 This special episode is all about regional innovation — at both a systems and people level. We cover what does and doesn’t work in making certain…
Jul 21, 2024 · 1:30:10
with @rhhackett @smc90 @stephbzinn @tim_org In this fun hallway-style conversation, a16z crypto's Sonal Chokshi, Robert Hackett, Tim Sullivan, and Stephanie Zinn discusses picks…
Jun 25, 2024 · 1:05:51
with @jasonrosenthal @benrbn Welcome to web3 with a16z , a show about building the next generation of the internet. Our featured guest today is serial entrepreneur Ben Rubin, who…
Jun 18, 2024 · 1:35:40
with @NoahRFeldman , @ahall_research , @rhhackett Welcome to web3 with a16z . I'm Robert Hackett and today we have a special episode about governance in many forms — from nation…
Jun 1, 2024 · 1:11:18
with @jasonrosenthal @skominers @meigga @rhhackett Welcome to web3 with a16z , I’m Robert Hackett and today, we discuss pricing strategy for startups — from traditional…
May 23, 2024 · 1:25:59
with @jinglejamOP @eddylazzarin @rhhackett Hello and welcome to web3 with a16z , a show about building the next era of the internet by the team at a16z crypto , that includes me,…
May 11, 2024 · 1:02:33
with @jessepollak @NoahCitron @rhhackett Welcome to web3 with a16z , a show about building the next era of the internet by the team at a16z crypto , that includes me, host Robert…
May 1, 2024 · 1:15:09
with @SuccinctJT @samrags_ @moodlezoup @rhhackett Welcome to web3 with a16z , a show about building the next era of the internet by the team at a16z crypto. That includes me,…
Apr 13, 2024 · 1:16:43
with @creeefs @blauyourmind @rhhackett Welcome to web3 with a16z , a show about building the next generation of the internet from the team at a16z crypto — that includes me,…
Apr 2, 2024 · 1:06:17
with @dennnnnnnnny @smc90 We know that technology has changed art, and that artists have evolved with every new technology — it’s a tale as old as humanity, moving from cave…
Mar 28, 2024 · 36:30
with @brian_armstrong @cdixon Welcome to web3 with a16z, a show about building the next generation of the internet from the team at a16z crypto. This episode features Brian…
Mar 28, 2024 · 44:18
with @tobi @bhorowitz Welcome to the web3 with a16z podcast. Today's episode features a conversation between Tobias Lütke, CEO and cofounder of the ecommerce platform Shopify,…
Mar 2, 2024 · 1:33:04
with @cdixon @pmarca @bhorowitz @rhhackett Welcome to the web3 with a16z podcast. Today's episode is the final installment in our limited series on Read Write Own , the new book…
Feb 11, 2024 · 51:02
with @stevenbjohnson @cdixon @rhhackett Welcome to the web3 with a16z crypto podcast. Today's episode features a conversation between Steven Johnson, a prolific author of books…
Jan 30, 2024 · 1:18:37
with @cdixon @rhhackett Welcome to the web3 with a16z crypto podcast. I'm Robert Hackett, an editor here at a16z crypto, and I'm here with Chris Dixon, founding partner of a16z…
Dec 23, 2023 · 15:03
Welcome back to web3 with a16z -- a show about building the next generation of the internet, from the team at a16z crypto. This show is for anyone -- whether company leader or…
Oct 7, 2023 · 58:33
with @smc90 @stanfordgsb How does one *communicate* well -- especially in crypto, but also in other technical industries or open source communities? Or in distributed,…
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