The Differences Between Crypto and Block Chains

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crypto builds in incentives into the enterstructure, where now we can have totecas that incentiveise participants. And because of the fact that these things are wholly preamable, they can build into themselves mechanisms for governments. People can use the upper structure itself to propose ways by which the upper structure should change. Bo chans and wet three open the door for evolution in a way that's still credibly neutral and brings the imput from the entire community.

Blockchain, crypto, web3 – these terms get thrown around a lot and sometimes interchangeably, but what are the actual connections between them? And what are some mental models and analogies for thinking about this blossoming area of computer science?

To dig in on these topics and more, we have another crossover episode this week, part of our occasional series where we share curated episodes from other shows that we think you’ll enjoy.

This time, we’re featuring one of the first episodes from "web3 with a16z", a new show which just launched last week. Hosted by Sonal Choksi and featuring the team at a16z crypto as well as leading scientists and makers in the space, this show is about the next generation of the internet, how builders and users now have the ability to "own" pieces of the internet, unlocking a new wave of creativity and entrepreneurship. This episode features a16z crypto general partners Chris Dixon and Ali Yahya, and Tim Roughgarden, head of research at a16z crypto, in conversation with Sonal Choksi.