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a16z Podcast: Voting, Security, and Governance in Blockchains

Andreessen Horowitz

Whether in corporations, boardrooms, or political elections, voting is something we see in all kinds of social systems… including blockchains. It’s the natural human tendency for how to organize decisions, and in distributed systems without centralized middlemen, it’s the only …

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The Web3 Marketing Stack: The Next Big Wave in Crypto

Tom Tunguz

The behavioral patterns in web3 differ driven by anonymity, communication patterns on discord and telegram, and the consequences of using tokens as user acquisition, as governance votes, and currency. NFTs, governed by smart contracts, reward users for engaging with ads with token drops or other on-chain benefits.

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On Crypto Governance

Andreessen Horowitz

Crypto protocols are meant to be governed by a decentralized community of stakeholders.

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What's Better than a Cookie? A Wallet - How Crypto Will Revolutionize Marketing

Tom Tunguz

Apps could encode user metadata as an NFT governed by a smart contract that enforces royalties. Obstacles exist: Blockchain transaction costs are real, but fees will fall over time. The incumbent marketing hegemons aren’t prepared for this new world with limited knowledge of blockchains and systems architected for cookies.

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The State of Web3 in 2022 through Data

Tom Tunguz

None of these numbers have the precision or accuracy of a publicly traded stock whose figures have been audited and are governed by accounting standards. I share these figures as directional data, not hermetic evidence of a Higgs boson hidden within a blockchain. many of the queries in Dune are linked in the dashboard.

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Microsoft touts its first managed blockchain service: JPMorgan’s Quorum

IT World

Microsoft today announced its first Azure-based, managed blockchain platform using JPM's Quorum enterprise-class distributed ledger technology. Since 2015, Microsoft's Azure cloud service has allowed users to install a number of blockchain platforms, including Enterprise Ethereum, Hyperledger Fabric, R3 Corda, and Quorum.

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Maker Governance: Multi-Collateral Dai

Andreessen Horowitz

MakerDAO’s first stablecoin, which is backed only by Ethereum, will be replaced by Multi-Collateral Dai, which will be collateralized by … The post Maker Governance: Multi-Collateral Dai appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.