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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 levera
by 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 ago100%. 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 agoHere 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/