Chris Berniske

Everything Chris Berniske said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

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Berniske: End users will pay in fiat while work tokens handle supply side

“And I think we'll increasingly see this where the demand side is going to just pay in whatever asset they want. They don't need to interface with crypto assets from a day to day perspective, but you can still have value in a work token that organizes the suppl…”

Chris Berniske Feb 26, 2019 ▶ 5:00 a16z Podcast | Cryptonetworks as Emerging Economies (Done Right?)

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Berniske: Value capture in crypto will move up the protocol stack

“I think we will see an evolution of value capture within crypto, where value will start to move up the protocol stack.”

Chris Berniske Feb 26, 2019 ▶ 23:48 a16z Podcast | Cryptonetworks as Emerging Economies (Done Right?)

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Berniske: Most Layer 1 protocols will be commoditized

“So I don't think every layer one protocol will capture a ton of value. I think most of them will get commoditized and the ones that don't will be the ones that become these stores of value.”

Chris Berniske Feb 26, 2019 ▶ 25:29 a16z Podcast | Cryptonetworks as Emerging Economies (Done Right?)

a16z Insight

Berniske: Decentralized services require lower costs or unique functionality to win adoption

“And the only way that that ends up being a service that the end user uses is either if it's cheaper than existing services that you can get from the centralized model, but on par in terms of user experience, or it's a fundamentally new experience or service, a…”

Chris Berniske Feb 26, 2019 ▶ 4:04 a16z Podcast | Cryptonetworks as Emerging Economies (Done Right?)

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Berniske: Work tokens prevent passive capital accumulation in cryptonetworks

“I think one thing, even if we end up in a work token world or taxi medallion world where we've separated capital and currency again, at least within those networks, the one reassuring thing is that you can't be a passive accumulator of capital. You have to be …”

Chris Berniske Feb 26, 2019 ▶ 8:57 a16z Podcast | Cryptonetworks as Emerging Economies (Done Right?)

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Berniske: Crypto networks lacking formal governance devolve into defection

“I think also if you don't have formal governance mechanisms and clarity around it, you devolve into governance by defection. And we saw that with Bitcoin.”

Chris Berniske Feb 26, 2019 ▶ 38:21 a16z Podcast | Cryptonetworks as Emerging Economies (Done Right?)

a16z Opinion

Berniske: Developer attention is crypto's most valuable resource

“Developer attention is the most valuable resource, I would argue, within crypto right now.”

Chris Berniske Feb 26, 2019 ▶ 24:15 a16z Podcast | Cryptonetworks as Emerging Economies (Done Right?)

a16z Insight

Berniske: Fixed-supply governance tokens appreciate as network governance costs grow

“If you have a fixed supply of that asset, But the cost and value of governing that network is going up, then so too should the cost per token of that asset.”

Chris Berniske Feb 26, 2019 ▶ 27:55 a16z Podcast | Cryptonetworks as Emerging Economies (Done Right?)

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Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
a16zLEDGER	Partner & Co-Founder, Placeholder	1	8	—	full record on the a16z Podcast →