A historical collection of our writing.
NOTE: I have been posting excerpts from my book World After Capital. The previous section introduced the concept of Informational Freedom. Today looks specifically at internet access. On occasion, the Internet has come in for derision from those who claim it is only a small innovation compared to, […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Fred WilsonDecentralization is one of, if not the most, discussed features of the crypto tech stack. In a decentralized system, no single body controls the system. We have most certainly not reached the era fully decentralized systems , but that is what most of the world-class technologists working in the […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Bethany CrystalI recently passed my anniversary of two years of blogging on Medium. Including this post, I’ve blogged 93 times in two years, with 65% of those posts coming from the past two months, when I’ve been blogging almost daily. I blog for myself first — if I didn’t enjoy it, I wouldn’t do it. But […] Read more (opens Medium in a new tab)
Fred WilsonOne of the big issues facing the crypto sector is the regulatory question, both in the US, where it looms largest, and elsewhere around the world. In the last few weeks we have seen the SEC reach settlements with several crypto projects and decentralized exchanges, all of which were the subject of […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
We have entered a new phase of the discussion on what to do about speech on platforms such as Twitter. On the plus side many more people are engaged. On the minus side the calls to treat Twitter as a traditional publisher are growing. Let me start by repeating something I have written before: many […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Bethany CrystalEarlier this morning, in the elevator ride up to my office, the guy next to me suddenly says, “Hey, you’re Bethany Crystal, right?” I give him the same look I give many people that I should know who I actually forget. Then he continues: “I follow you on Twitter.” He introduces himself. I also […] Read more (opens Medium in a new tab)
