17 things we’re excited about for crypto in 2026
Editor’s note: a16z released its annual “big ideas” from our partners across the Apps, American Dynamism, Bio, Crypto, Growth, Infra, and Speedrun teams this week. So below are 17 things that various a16z crypto partners (plus a few guest contributors) observe about what’s ahead — on topics ranging from agents and AI; stablecoins, tokenization, and finance; privacy and security; to prediction markets, SNARKs, and other applications… to how we’ll build.
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