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I've recently started listening to a lot of podcast episodes on the subject (primarily Unchained and a16z) which has been great for raising my general awareness

I've recently started listening to a lot of podcast episodes on the subject (primarily Unchained and a16z) which has been great for raising my general awareness of what's going on. I'm very skeptical of 90% of what I hear and I've limited interest getting involved in the industry right now but crypto is hugely impactful no matter how you look at it so it's worth keeping a decent amount of curiosity in my opinion. --- Edit: because I explicitly called out two podcasts, I should make it clear I listen to them knowing full well the hosts and the guests often have an agenda (which much of the time amounts to pumping their own investments). That's true of many types of promotion of course but especially true in this space and especially true of a16z. But the subject matter can still be very interesting.

malthaus 5y ago
i'd be very sceptical of what a16z published about crypto topics; they are heavily invested both financially and reputationally. their whole game was/is leveraging their clout to give credibility to the scene, therefore increasing the value of their investments.
- JofArnold 5y ago
  100%. Definitely under no illusions there. But for me since they are a core part of the hype that makes listening to them and analysing what they say even more important IMO
- bob33212 5y ago
  Here is what a16z said about bitcoin in 2014. "use case for Bitcoin is micropayments", "Switching to Bitcoin, which charges no or very low fees" , "Another potential use of Bitcoin micropayments is to fight spam" https://a16z.com/2014/01/21/why-bitcoin-matters-nyt/ https://a16z.com/2014/01/21/why-bitcoin-matters-nyt/
PragmaticPulp 5y ago
> I've recently started listening to a lot of podcast episodes on the subject (primarily Unchained and a16z) It’s an okay podcast if (and only if) you recognize that a16z is in the business of “investing” early into new coins, using their brand to hype those coins, then selling them off when they can get the market excited about the coin. The technical content of the podcast might be reasonable, but you can’t separate it from their very large conflict of interests.

malthaus 5y ago

i'd be very sceptical of what a16z published about crypto topics; they are heavily invested both financially and reputationally. their whole game was/is leveraging their clout to give credibility to the scene, therefore increasing the value of their investments.

JofArnold 5y ago
100%. Definitely under no illusions there. But for me since they are a core part of the hype that makes listening to them and analysing what they say even more important IMO
bob33212 5y ago
Here is what a16z said about bitcoin in 2014. "use case for Bitcoin is micropayments", "Switching to Bitcoin, which charges no or very low fees" , "Another potential use of Bitcoin micropayments is to fight spam" https://a16z.com/2014/01/21/why-bitcoin-matters-nyt/ https://a16z.com/2014/01/21/why-bitcoin-matters-nyt/

PragmaticPulp 5y ago

> I've recently started listening to a lot of podcast episodes on the subject (primarily Unchained and a16z) It’s an okay podcast if (and only if) you recognize that a16z is in the business of “investing” early into new coins, using their brand to hype those coins, then selling them off when they can get the market excited about the coin. The technical content of the podcast might be reasonable, but you can’t separate it from their very large conflict of interests.