a16z Crypto Blog Posts (April 2025 – April 2026)

Articles

1. An economic model of the L1-L2 interaction - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/videos/an-economic-model-of-the-l1-l2-interaction/
2. Privacy trends for 2026 - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/privacy-trends-moats-quantum-data-testing
3. Best of Real World Crypto 2025: Field notes - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/real-world-crypto-2025-best-of
4. State of Crypto 2025: The year crypto went mainstream - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/state-of-crypto-report-2025/
5. 5 pieces on AI x crypto: What, where, how - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/ai-and-crypto-what-where-how/
6. Hiring in crypto: When blockchain experience is essential — and when it's not - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/hiring-in-crypto/
7. The missing infrastructure for AI agents: 5 ways blockchains can help - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/5-ways-blockchains-help-ai-agents/
8. 17 things we're excited about for crypto in 2026 - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/big-ideas-things-excited-about-crypto-2026/
9. Why Wall Street is moving onchain - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/why-wall-street-is-moving-onchain
10. How press fits into a crypto communications playbook - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/media-relations-crypto/
11. A guide to stablecoins: What, why, and how - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/stablecoin-guide-what-why-how/
12. Protecting developers: Why the CFTC should clarify rules for blockchain protocols and apps - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/protecting-developers-cftc-rules-blockchains/
13. Markets need rules, and crypto is no different - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/markets-need-rules/
14. What happens when markets become computers? [newsletter] - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/what-happens-when-markets-become-computers-newsletter/
15. 5 charts that explain crypto right now [newsletter] - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/5-charts-that-explain-crypto-right-now-newsletter/
16. Stablecoins are having a moment. Here's why. [newsletter] - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/stablecoins-are-having-a-moment-heres-why/
17. How to bring airdrops home [newsletter] - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/airdrops-how-to-bring-home/
18. 3 ways crypto goes beyond crypto in 2026 - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/trends-crypto-in-other-industries/
19. Why the DUNA Matters - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/why-the-duna-matters-decentralized-organizations/
20. MEV, explained: what it is, what to do about it [newsletter] - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/mev-explained-newsletter/
21. A new playbook for TradFi [newsletter] - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/a-new-playbook-for-tradfi-newsletter/
22. 6 myths about privacy on blockchains - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/6-myths-privacy-blockchains/
23. The month fintechs embraced stablecoins - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/making-sense-of-stablecoin-news
24. AI needs crypto — especially now - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/ai-needs-crypto-now/
25. Personal & physical security: A step-by-step guide - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/personal-physical-security-guide/
26. 6 use cases for Decentralized Physical Infrastructure (DePIN) - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/6-use-cases-for-depin
27. Everybody's talking about prediction markets, here's what to know [newsletter] - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/prediction-markets-fundraising-hiring-marketing-industry-updates-newsletter/
28. How to hire growth teams [newsletter] - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/how-to-hire-growth-teams-newsletter/
29. Regulatory update: Trump signs CRA, STABLE bill moves, SEC on stablecoins - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/crypto-regulation-news-trump-cra-stable-bill-sec-stablecoins
30. Stablecoins: Payments without intermediaries - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/stablecoins-payments-without-intermediaries/
31. Regulatory update: Senate market structure draft, IRS guidance on staking, SEC 'Project Crypto' framework - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/regulatory-update-senate-market-structure-draft-irs-staking-sec-project-crypto/
32. A safe harbor for software: Why the SEC should clarify broker rules for blockchain apps - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/safe-harbor-sec-blockchain-apps
33. Regulatory update: DOJ files record $15B bitcoin forfeiture, Fed welcomes DeFi dialogue, DC FinTech Week convenes - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/regulatory-update-doj-bitcoin-forfeiture-fed-defi-dialogue-dc-fintech-week/
34. Regulatory update: CFTC crypto sprint, market structure discussion draft, clarity on spot trading - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/regulatory-update-cftc-market-structure-draft-spot-trading/
35. The CLARITY Act – Why it matters, what to know, and what to do - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/genius-act-clarity-act-crypto-legislation-explained/
36. Why we need decentralized stablecoins - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/why-we-need-decentralized-stablecoins/
37. 5 charts that explain crypto right now - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/5-charts-explain-crypto
38. How stablecoins become money: Liquidity, sovereignty, and credit - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/how-stablecoins-become-money/
39. 4 steps the UK can take to drive growth and protect consumers - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/steps-uk-drive-growth-protect-consumers/
40. Blockchains for TradFi: What banks, asset managers, and fintechs need to know - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/blockchains-banks-asset-managers-fintechs/
41. 7 Big Ideas for 2025 (and more trends to watch) [newsletter] - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/big-ideas-trends-2025/
42. Quantum computing and blockchains: Matching urgency to actual risk - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/quantum-computing-misconceptions-realities-blockchains-planning-migrations/
43. AI x crypto crossovers - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/ai-crypto-crossovers/
44. Agency by design: Preserving user control in a post-interface world - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/preserving-user-control-ai-agents/
45. Agentic commerce won't kill cards, but it'll open a gap - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/agentic-commerce-wont-kill-cards/
46. The path to secure and efficient zkVMs: How to track progress - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/secure-efficient-zkvms-progress/
47. The key ingredient for builders: 'Jolt Inside' - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/jolt-inside-zkvms-snark-design-sum-check/
48. On the limits of encrypted mempools - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/limits-encrypted-mempools/
49. 6 trends for 2026: Stablecoins, payments, and real-world assets - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/trends-stablecoins-rwa-tokenization-payments-finance/
50. AI in 2026: 3 trends - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/trends-ai-agents-automation-crypto/
51. News you can use: Hot topics, fact checks, trends, industry moves - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/news-you-can-use-early-feb-2026/
52. Regulatory update: Revised ETP listing standards, SEC no-action relief, Senate market structure talks - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/regulatory-update-etp-listing-standards-no-action-relief-senate-market-structure-talks/
53. Stablecoins: A 1+ billion-user onboarding opportunity - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/stablecoins-data-users-onboarding/
54. What everyone gets wrong about crypto adoption - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/what-everyone-gets-wrong-about-crypto-adoption/
55. Measuring growth in crypto: What's different, what matters - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/measuring-growth-in-crypto/
56. 10 hiring mistakes early stage founders make — and how to avoid them - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/10-hiring-mistakes-early-stage-founders/
57. An economic analysis of safe harbor for blockchain applications - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/economic-analysis-safe-harbor-blockchain-applications-defi
58. An underrated strategy for founding the next breakout company - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/breakout-company-strategy/
59. The Super Bowl of prediction markets - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/the-super-bowl-of-prediction-markets/
60. How to build business development and growth teams - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/how-to-hire-business-development-growth/
61. Navigating crypto in APAC: GTM insights from Token2049 - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/navigating-crypto-apac/

Podcasts

62. Your guide to tokens: Types, design, uses, more - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/token-guide-types-design-uses/
63. After the foundation era: Tokens, policy, and startup structures - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/foundation-era-tokens-policy-startup-structures
64. Marketing 101 for startups: Token launches, memes, reaching devs & more - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/marketing-101-startups-token-launches-memes-devs
65. Podcast: Themes, trends, and data from State of Crypto 2025 - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/state-of-crypto-2025-podcast/
66. AI, networks, and what makes consumer products win - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/chris-dixon-ai-networks-consumer-products/
67. Why privacy will be the biggest moat in crypto - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/privacy-moat-crypto/
68. The obsession that destroys startups (with LayerZero CEO) - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/layerzero-ceo-bryan-pellegrino/
69. Pricing the future (with Kalshi CEO) - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/prediction-market-kalshi-ceo-tarek-mansour/
70. Surviving market cycles and startup lessons for founders - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/market-cycles-startup-lessons-for-founders/
71. Prediction markets -- everything you need to know - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/prediction-markets-explained/
72. From Oculus to Anduril: Palmer Luckey on Power, Technology, and the Future - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/podcast/palmer-luckey-anduril-oculus/

Videos

73. From Oculus to Anduril: power, technology, and the future - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/videos/from-oculus-to-anduril-power-technology-and-the-future/
74. Prediction markets and pricing the future (with Kalshi CEO) - https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/videos/prediction-markets-and-pricing-the-future-with-kalshi-ceo/