Arianna Simpson
General Partner, a16z crypto. On 1 show, 2 appearances, plus 1 compilation re-air not counted. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.
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Simpson leads investments across Web3, decentralized finance, blockchain infrastructure, and crypto gaming at Andreessen Horowitz. Prior to a16z, she founded the cryptocurrency fund Autonomous Partners and worked in operational and product roles at BitGo and Facebook.
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3said about them ↓ Everything Arianna Simpson said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Simpson: AI agents require crypto wallets instead of bank accounts
“If you want to dispatch your agent to go transact on your behalf, you can't really give them your bank account or your credit card, but instead you can give them your crypto wallet.”
Simpson: US regulatory climate is now favorable for token networks
“So the thing that's a misconception, perhaps, is that the situation is, is very different now. You know, we have a much friendlier administration in place. We have a very different situation in terms of the leadership of these agencies now. And so I actually t…”
Simpson: Stablecoins are likely crypto's mainstream 'iPhone moment'
“I mean, I think the odds are good that, that stablecoins are that thing.”
Simpson: No major social network was started in the last decade
“If you look at, like, all of the big social networks, none of them have been started in the last decade. And that's not true just of crypto. It's true in general.”
Simpson: Removing tokens from crypto eliminates what makes the technology valuable
“Tokens are part and parcel of what's valuable and interesting about crypto. And so if you remove that piece, it doesn't make any sense.”
MakerDAO reached $200M in loan volume faster than Lending Club
“In their first year, year and a half of existence, they issued two hundred million dollars worth of these effective self loans. And that is, if we want to look at a public market comp like Lending Club, it took Lending Club five years to get to that kind of ut…”
Simpson predicts gaming will drive blockchain adoption like mobile and cloud
“Gaming has really led the way in terms of technology development for many of the past, ah, important waves in technology. So anything from social to mobile to cloud, and, ah, I think blockchain is the next wave of that.”
Simpson: Stablecoins are a non-speculative entry point for banks
“Stable coins I think are kind of like a baby step in in the sense that it's a lot more clear what the value proposition is, it's a non-speculative use case and so I think it, it's just a good entry point for some of these larger institutions.”
Simpson: SpaceX used Bridge for stablecoins prior to Stripe's acquisition
“Yeah, I believe they were using Bridge, which Stripe now acquired.”
Simpson: Facebook rejected internal crypto initiatives when she worked there
“I tried at Facebook, by the way, same thing.”
Simpson: 65% of global population lacks access to payment systems
“65% of the world's population does not have access to payment systems.”
Simpson: Remittance companies like Western Union charge up to 20% fees
“So, companies like Western Union often charge north of 15 to 20% in order to move money across borders.”
Simpson: DEXs are among the most important yet least understood DeFi sectors
“So decentralized exchanges are one of, I think, the most important, yet most poorly understood areas of the decentralized financial landscape.”
Simpson: Physical collectibles market is valued at $200 billion
“So we're all spending more and more time on our computers, kind of interacting in this digital space, so it makes sense that the physical collectibles world, which is a two hundred billion dollar market, and includes anything from Beanie Babies to baseball car…”
Simpson: CryptoKitties was the first digital collectible game in mainstream
“CryptoKitties was the first kind of digital collectible game that really moved the category into the mainstream.”
Simpson: Zarpay builds cash-to-stablecoin mobile kiosks in Pakistan
“There's a company in our current accelerator batch called Zarpay, which is operating in Pakistan, and they're basically creating a network of small you know the little shops if you've been to Africa or wherever they have these little sort of mobile kiosks wher…”
Simpson: 65% of unbanked global population has mobile device access
“According to a 20 17 study done by the World Bank, of the 1.7 billion people worldwide, 1.1 billion, or about 65%, do have access to a mobile device.”
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