Decentralized Applications

topic on 2 shows · 6 statements across 6 episodes

Top Founders the a16z Podcast

6 statements about Decentralized Applications, every show

Booth: Tech Monopolies Inevitably Reconsolidate Because Humans Cannot Handle Infinite Choice
“So even if you now break it back apart, somebody's going to sit on top and consolidate it back.”
Jeff Booth Apr 30, 2020 ▶ 49:48 When Will Poor Revolt Against Rich? Is Unemployment Good? Currency Pegged To Bitcoin with Jeff Booth
a16z Insight
Yahya: Centralized storage is the weakest link for decentralized applications
“All of those will require storage, and if that storage were centralized, Then the whole point would be lost. That would be the weakest link. So you need decentralized storage for those applications to come along.”
Ali Yahya Apr 19, 2019 ▶ 5:53 Towards a Decentralized Storage Network for the Blockchain Computer
a16z Insight
Walden: DApps require stablecoin stability to scale to millions of users
“Well, in order for decentralized applications, which are deployed on top of blockchains to reach millions and millions of users, the experience needs to rival that of, you know, a traditional web two startup. And, you know, in most parts of the world, we have …”
Jesse Walden Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 14:57 a16z Podcast | All About Stablecoins
a16z Assertion Not checkable as stated
Xie: Decentralized applications are censorship resistant and cannot be shut down
“And we refer to these as decentralized applications, or dApps. And so these are applications that run on a decentralized network. They're censorship resistant and can't be shut down.”
Linda Xie Dec 15, 2018 ▶ 9:21 Beyond Cryptocurrencies
a16z Insight
Rampell: Cryptocurrency is a new asset class enabling decentralized apps
“The way to think about a Cryptocurrency is it's a new asset class that enables a decentralized application.”
Alex Rampell Dec 9, 2017 ▶ 12:41 Decrypting Crypto: From Bitcoin and Blockchain to ICOs
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Contradicted
Tang: Livepeer is the only dApp video streaming solution in 2017
“If you are Creating a decentralized application, and you want to add video streaming to the application, there is right now really no solution to do that, because all the video streaming solutions are centralized solutions, and we are kind of, we're kind of th…”
Eric Tang Aug 22, 2017 ▶ 4:21 759: He Shares How He Built His Company On Top of Cryptocurrency Ethereum and Why

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