Is the Internet Worth It?

2min Snip

00:00

Play full episode

Summary

Transcript

Episode notes

"The internet is, i don't think it's hyperpole to say the internet's the most important invention of the last hundred years," he says. "It's currently about to be controlled by five companies, and they make all the money, and they have all the power." He believes we need countervailing technologies that allow that power and money to be decentralized. 'I can't think of a more important issue in the world than the economic and governance architecture of the internet'

Chris Dixon leads crypto investing at the storied Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, or a16z. He’s responsible for leading funding rounds for Coinbase, which went public about a year ago, the NFT marketplace OpenSea, and Yuga Labs, which is behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club among others. He is also a prolific user of Twitter, where he posts lengthy threads about crypto and web3. He is at once one of the biggest investors in the space, and its biggest booster.

Links

Decoder is nominated for a Webby. Vote!

1000 True Fans

My first impressions of web3

A comprehensive breakdown of the Epic v. Apple ruling

SEC v Howey Co.

Transcript

https://www.theverge.com/e/22784768

Credits:

Decoder is a production of The Verge, and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Today’s episode was produced by Creighton DeSimone and Jackie McDermott and it was edited by Callie Wright.

The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Our Sr Audio Director is Andrew Marino and our Executive Producer is Eleanor Donovan.