Crypto Tokens and the Coming Age of Protocol Innovation

In this episode featuring Albert Wenger of Union Square Ventures, you’ll learn:

How Bitcoin and other decentralized blockchains will drive the decentralization of the internet
How blockchain protocols provide incentives for the creation and governance of technologies that were previously largely unmonetized public resources
Examples of how companies such as Sia and Filecoin are using blockchains to fund their development and capitalize on the potential success of their technology

The Economics of Blockchain Protocols

In this episode featuring Primoz Kordez, you’ll learn:

What determines the value of a cryptocurrency
The differences between the two main types of cryptocurrencies we’ve seen in the past two years: cryptocurrencies that can be divided into currencies with the function of means of payment or store of value, and currencies with utility value
How blockchain protocols will give rise to decentralized systems in which individuals co-create the value of the networks
The importance of incentives in establishing distributed networks in which individual participants are rewarded and the network itself appreciates in value

In this episode featuring Andressen Horowitz General Partner Chris Dixon, you’ll learn:

How crypto tokens can aid in reversing the trend of internet centralization
Why tokens benefit their users, developers, investors, and entire open source initiatives
Why centralized networks won out versus open networks in Web 2.0, and why crypto tokens may shift the tide back to open networks in the future
How Ethereum is pouring gasoline on this fire with the ERC20 token, inspiring a new wave of token networks