Future of Crypto, Blockchain & Web3 w/ Chris Dixon

Welcome to “The Ben & Marc Show”, featuring a16z’s co-founders Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen.  This week, Marc and Ben are joined by guest Chris Dixon to discuss his recent NY Times bestselling book “Read Write Own”, as well as the future of crypto, blockchain and Web3.

 

Chris Dixon has been a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz since 2012. He founded and leads a16z crypto, which invests in web3 technologies through four dedicated funds with more than $7 billion under management. Previously, Chris was the cofounder and CEO of two startups, SiteAdvisor (acquired by McAfee in 2006) and Hunch (acquired by eBay in 2011).

 

In this wide-ranging conversation, the three discuss the evolution of the internet, the current relationship between AI and cryptocurrencies, and how the Web3 movement could inspire a new political ideology. They also take questions from X. Enjoy!

 

Watch the Full Video: https://youtu.be/u95r025U9K8

 

Resources:

Marc on X: https://twitter.com/pmarca

Marc’s Substack: https://pmarca.substack.com/

 

Ben on X: https://twitter.com/bhorowitz

 

Chris Dixon on X: https://twitter.com/cdixon

More info on Chris Dixon’s book “Read Write Own”: https://readwriteown.com/

 

Book referenced on this episode:

“Fully Automated Luxury Communism” by Aaron Bastani bit.ly/3Td7HVw

 

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