Robert Hackett
@rhhackett
intercomputer realist @a16zcrypto / editor https://readwriteown.com/ / cofounder @FortuneCrypto
I had the privilege of working with @cdixon as an editing and thought partner on his new book, Read Write Own. The project took a year and finished almost exactly on the day my son was born. (Also my birthday!) I am thrilled the book is out in the world today, and overjoyed to…
My new book is finally here -- published today in the U.S.! 🟧 I hope you pick it up, share it, debate it with me. Looking forward to your feedback. More editions in more languages coming soon.
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GENIUS faced many hurdles along the way to becoming the first major crypto law in the U.S. — including tense, down-to-the-wire coalition jockeying by both parties. I spoke to @milesjennings @BenNapier and Michael Reed — who had front row seats to the action — about how…
Today we're talking about the passage of the GENIUS Act. The "Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act" — which provides clear rules of the road for stablecoins in the U.S. We cover the law's implications, the recent high-stakes vote in the House of…
AI is going to need all new sorts of data that don't exist yet — including lots of new physical-world edge case data decentralized approaches can help source, label, maintain it
Excited to announce we’re leading a $15M seed round in Poseidon, which was incubated by @StoryProtocol and is building a decentralized data layer to coordinate supply and demand for AI training data. The first generation of AI foundation models were trained on data that seemed…
Like the Securities Act of 1933, which established investor protections and powered a century of U.S. capital formation, the CLARITY Act could be a generational law. — @milesjennings
With the GENIUS Act celebration done, builders already want to know what's next. The answer is CLARITY – crypto market structure legislation – which also got overwhelming bipartisan support in the House last week. Here's everything you need to get caught up on CLARITY:
Crypto can give AI the context it needs local —> shared —> global me —> us —> everyone
Five AIxCrypto applications in under 15 minutes: 1⃣ 💼 portable chatbot context 2⃣ 🪪 forwards-compatible digital identity 3⃣ 🧑💻 future-proofing vibe-coded software 4⃣ 🔖 programmable IP provenance registries 5⃣ 🤖 marketplace guardrails for AI agents Fun conversation with…
Five AIxCrypto applications in under 15 minutes: 1⃣ 💼 portable chatbot context 2⃣ 🪪 forwards-compatible digital identity 3⃣ 🧑💻 future-proofing vibe-coded software 4⃣ 🔖 programmable IP provenance registries 5⃣ 🤖 marketplace guardrails for AI agents Fun conversation with…