Dixon: Strong User and Developer Rights Drive Network Adoption
Chris Dixon · a16z Podcast | Cryptonetworks and Decentralization -- Building Blocks · Jan 2, 2019 · at 7:00
Chris Dixon, partner at a16z Crypto, explains how decentralized crypto platforms overcome centralized platform risks by providing guaranteed rights.
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“If you have a network that has strong kind of rights for the users and developers, people are more likely to invest in it. And they're more likely to trust it and build on top of it, and the users are more likely to adopt it”
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