Wrapped up my first week attending a16z crypto csx representing NEBRA. After a few weeks of visa woe, I finally received UK visa and am now in London.

I have 3 initial impressions of the csx so far:

1. it’s a canonical and high-status moat
2. narrative cohesiveness
3.…

Great policy and regulatory discussion at a16z crypto CSX in London with Brian Quintenz and Michele Korver!

Speaking at CSX-London about the sci-fi side of cryptography, meeting courages CSX teams venturing into new lands of crypto and helping teams with some technical advice has been really great last week.

(1/7) Launching a token too early is one of the most common mistakes in web3 – it can be fatal for projects.

So, how do you get ready to launch?

Jason Rosenthal and I wrote about 5 things you can do before taking the leap.

Here’s a quick guide 🧵

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Week 4 of a16z crypto CSX.

Confession time: I'm not a degen. Never have been. My daily 'gm' never sat quite right.

I'm in web3 because I believe it's possible to use decentralised technologies to make better products. Everyone here, whether a16z or the 25 companies in our…

Here are my notes from Week 3 of a16z crypto CSX.

1/ This week, which focused on tokens, included talks on protocol design, security, and compliance. Below are some of my favorite highlights 🧵

Let’s give a warm welcome to Matter Labs’ first-ever President, Nana Murugesan 🛡️.

Bringing world-class leadership and extensive experience, he’ll work with zkSync (∎, ∆)’s co-founder Alex G. (∎, ∆) to scale Matter Labs (∎, ∆)’ go-to-market vision and strategy.

Read more here ↓…

I love how at a16z crypto's CSX I can just book a 1-on-1 with the CTO. 1h with Eddy Lazzarin 🟠🔭 is like a full day of intense brainstorming. Still processing the convo.

Reflecting on an inspiring week at a16z crypto CSX with our Co-Founder chcharcharlie! It's been a week full of learning and connection, from discussions on mechanism design and security to exchanges with CCP Hellmar about EVE Online.

I wrote an oped in Financial Times.

My goal isn't to defend or to diminish memecoins.

It’s to point out the backward incentives of a regulatory regime in the US that lets only memecoins thrive — while companies and tokens with more productive uses face hurdles.

ft.com/content/1ceaa1…