How Blockchain Tech Advances Benefit Other Industries

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Andreessen Horowitz

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🗓️ 9 September 2024

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

In this special 50th episode, we discuss how work in the blockchains/ crypto space has led to advances in several important technologies — which can be used by many other industries well beyond crypto. We cover everything from AMMs to credible auctions to DAOs, to macroeconomic experiments and FHE to TEEs to zero knowledge and much more -- offering useful explanations along the way.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone. It's Robert. Since you're listening to our show, you're probably
0:04.6	interested in the world of software development. If so, then you'll want to check out
0:08.7	the Stack Overflow Podcast. For more than a dozen years, Stack Overflow has been exploring what it means to be a developer.
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0:23.7	because you'll hear from working developers and company leaders who answer your
0:27.4	questions and provide tangible insights on tech. New episodes release twice a week.
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0:37.0	Welcome to Web 3 with A6 and Z. I'm Sonal and we're excited to share with you our
0:47.3	50th episode of this podcast. For this milestone we decided to share not only a
0:52.1	conversation all about blockchains
0:54.4	crypto and web 3 but also about how the field is driving advances in several
0:59.0	important technologies that can be used in and applied across other industries well beyond crypto.
1:04.0	Our special guests are Dan Benet, A6 and Z crypto senior research advisor and
1:08.3	professor at Stanford University and Tim Ruffgarden A6 and Z crypto head of research and professor at Columbia University.
1:15.0	The two discussed topics such as automated market making, credible auctions, collusion,
1:20.0	and other mechanism design not possible before, as well as zero knowledge,
1:24.0	trusted execution environments, and much, much more.
1:27.0	We also discuss the recurring theme of how Web3 provides a laboratory
1:31.0	not only for experiments and governance, but for macroeconomics and much more.
1:34.7	Throughout, Tim and Dan offer many useful explanations for anyone new to these technologies
1:39.6	or seeking to understand why they matter in the big picture.
1:42.9	As a reminder, none of the following is investment business
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