a16z crypto show
a16z crypto, Robert Hackett, Sonal Chokshi · Andreessen Horowitz
Show overview
a16z crypto show has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 128 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 120 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 38 min and 1h 15m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Technology show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 30 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 38 episodes published. Published by Andreessen Horowitz.
From the publisher
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. *** 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/.
Latest Episodes
View all 128 episodesThe 'Useless' Theory Behind Modern SNARKs (ft. Gödel Prize Winner Noam Nisan)
How Zero-Knowledge Proofs Were Invented (ft. Co-Inventor and Turing Award Winner Shafi Goldwasser)
Marc Andreessen and Chris Dixon: Why America Needs CLARITY
How AI is Changing the Way We Build Companies (ft. Guy Wuollet and Noah Citron)
The Story Behind RSA: The Invention That Secured the Internet (ft. Turing Award Winner Ron Rivest)
Why auction design matters (ft. Nobel economist Paul Milgrom)
Why markets fail — and how to fix them (ft. Nobel economist Alvin Roth)
Leslie Lamport on the Science of Distributed Systems
Before Blockchains, There Was State Machine Replication (ft. Barbara Liskov and Tim Roughgarden)
How Bitcoin Rewired a Classic Computer Science Problem (ft. Tim Roughgarden and Ittai Abraham)
Eddy Deep Dive
The Real Reason Behind Most DeFi Hacks
We Raised $2.2B. Here’s Why.
The end of ads? AI agents are about to change how we buy
Why AI is so centralized: How it's built, who controls it, and what comes next
How Bots, Deepfakes and AI Agents Are Forcing a New Internet Identity Layer
How DeFi lending actually works (with Paul Frambot, cofounder and CEO of Morpho Labs)
Ep 110Why Solana keeps getting faster — and what's next (ft. Jito Labs CEO Lucas Bruder)
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 is moving onchain, and what his small team is doing to make that happen. During the 2022-2023 bear market, Jito was getting pitched constantly to jump ship to other chains. Lucas explains why they turned everything down, doubled down on Solana, and chewed a lot of glass. We also cover how Jito acts like a Cloudflare for Solana, why cheap transactions create surprising problems, what convinced Lucas that the Solana engineers were in it for the right reasons, and his vision for a financial system anyone can access with just a phone. Follow Jito: https://www.jito.network/ Follow Lucas: https://x.com/buffalu__ Highlights 0:00 — Intro 0:49 — What is Jito and why does it exist 1:11 — Why Solana transactions are less than a penny 2:00 — What attracted Lucas to Solana from Ethereum 2:39 — How Jito is like Cloudflare for blockchains 5:02 — The $1,500 Ethereum transaction fee problem 7:21 — The vision: all of finance onchain 7:46 — Onchain vs. opening a Robinhood account 8:37 — Lucas's journey from robotics to crypto 9:55 — Solana's rate of improvement and Anatoly's Law 10:44 — The pitch for people new to crypto 15:00 — Staying lean at 21 people 15:17 — Nicotine as a productivity hack 15:58 — Sleep, alcohol, and the Oura ring 16:40 — Smallest hill you'll die on: littering and shopping carts Follow a16z crypto for more... X: https://x.com/a16zcrypto LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/a16zcrypto/posts/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@a16zcrypto Substack: https://a16zcrypto.substack.com/subscribe/ As always, none of the following should be taken as investment, business, legal, or tax advice. Please see a16z.com/disclosures for more important information, including a link to a list of our investments. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 109Vitalik Buterin vs Beff Jezos: AI Acceleration Debate (E/acc vs D/acc)
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 is the only path forward d/acc (defensive / decentralized acceleration): accelerate, but carefully, or risk losing control In this episode of the a16z crypto show, Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum founder) and Guillaume Verdon aka "Beff Jezos" (Extropic founder & CEO,) join Eddy Lazzarin (a16z crypto CTO) and Shaw Walters (Eliza Labs founder) for a deep debate about these two perspectives and what they mean for AI, crypto, and the future. They discuss: Whether acceleration is something we can control The biggest risks of AI, from surveillance to concentration of power Why open source and decentralization may shape who benefits Whether slowing down AI is realistic or even desirable How humans stay relevant in a world of increasingly powerful systems What the next 10, 100, and 1,000 years might look like At its core, this episode asks: Can acceleration be steered, or is that beyond our control? Highlights: 00:00 Opening 07:02 Thermodynamics and first principles 16:04 Acceleration, entropy, and civilization 28:29 The core disagreement 32:42 Comparing and contrasting e/acc and d/acc 36:20 Open source, open hardware, and local intelligence 54:18 Should AI be slowed down? 1:02:35 Autonomous agents and artificial life 1:21:07 Crypto as the trust layer between humans and AI 1:35:37 Closing arguments Follow a16z crypto for more... X: https://x.com/a16zcrypto LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/a16zcrypto/posts/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@a16zcrypto 📩 Subscribe for more industry reports, trend updates, news analysis, builder guides, and other resources: https://a16zcrypto.substack.com/subscribe/ *** As always, none of the following should be taken as investment, business, legal, or tax advice. Please see a16z.com/disclosures for more important information, including a link to a list of our investments. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 108AI Is Changing the Internet. What Does It Mean for Creators? (with Justin and Michael Blau)
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 content, and why human taste, curation, and connection may matter even more going forward. In this episode, host Robert Hackett talks with Justin (CEO, Bond) and Michael Blau(Head of Product, Bond) about the changing relationship between creators, audiences, platforms, and technology. They unpack how today’s platforms shape creator behavior, why audience relationships are often trapped inside algorithms, and what a more direct creator-fan connection could look like. They also explore broader questions around crypto infrastructure, stablecoins, and whether blockchain can enable new kinds of internet-native products without needing to be the focus of the user experience. Along the way, Justin reflects on his path from music into crypto, Michael talks about how magic shaped the way he thinks about originality and performance, and both share thoughts on NFTs, digital ownership, productivity tools, books, and creative inspiration. Highlights 0:00 Intro 0:47 The biggest misconceptions about creator monetization 1:04 Why creators still don’t know their audience 1:34 Trading, speculation, and the limits of past creator crypto models 2:31 Why creator-fan relationships could move onchain 4:41 Stablecoins and global internet products 6:55 Justin Michael’s journey from DJ to crypto builder 8:12 What artists still don’t get from platforms 10:09 Subscription models, fan support, and alternative mechanics 17:57 AI, content abundance, and the future of creativity 18:57 Why human curation still matters 19:36 Copyright, IP, and a world shaped by AI 25:00 The difference between AI and crypto products 25:38 What magic teaches about creativity and originality 28:23 Inspirations: John Mayer, Zedd, Brian Chesky, David Blaine 35:06 Why NFTs still matter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.