Chris Dixon, founder and managing partner of a16z crypto, joins Unchained to share why he believes crypto innovation is about to explode. From Ethereum’s potential to new crypto legislation, Chris delves into why the industry is poised for a major break out.
He also discusses why the Biden administration’s “lawfare campaign” led to the memecoin craze, how AI and crypto together could transform technology, and why bad tech policy stifled the industry for years.
Plus, he shares his take on the executive order signed by President Donald Trump and its significance for the industry.
Show highlights:
- 2:51 Why Chris feels like the Biden administration was trying to destroy crypto
- 7:16 Chris’s take on the Trump announcements and executive orders
- 14:18 What Chris would like to see in upcoming crypto legislation
- 21:37 How he compares the intertwining of AI and crypto with mobile, cloud and social
- 26:24 Whether an investing AI agent like ai16z could ever compete with A16z
- 32:05 How technologies usually evolve exponentially and how the AI x crypto craze will evolve
- 39:21 Why Chris doesn’t think the debate about whether Ethereum L2s are ‘parasitic’ is important
- 47:24 Chris’s opinion on whether Vitalik should be doing more marketing for ETH
- 51:29 Why Chris thinks native rollups on Ethereum could be valuable and promising
- 55:43 What he believes is important to pitch blockchain to Wall Street
- 59:39 Chris’s vision for a future multichain world
- 1:04:20 How the Biden administration’s “lawfare campaign” enabled the memecoin craze in 2024
- 1:08:08 Why Chris says that Coinbase has been very innovative
- 1:14:11 Whether ICOs are a recipe for fraud and scams
- 1:17:39 What apps and innovations Chris is excited about
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Guest:
Chris Dixon, Founder and Managing Partner of a16z crypto
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