miles jennings

@a16zcrypto | Prev Partner @Lathamwatkins | Write about crypto policy, decentralization, tokens & more -

[miles jennings @milesjennings]

Over 4 years at @a16zcrypto, I've found writing to be the best tool for exploring crypto’s complexity—from advising founders to constructing policy.

It’s a discovery engine that demands clarity, consistency and transparency.

Here are 10 posts I learned the most from writing:

[cindy @Djodgers]

The 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers are gonna Live Forever 💙✨

[Dodgers + Oasis]

[Hayden Adams 🦄 @haydenzadams]

SBF in private, describing why he publicly pretended to be an altruist :

"It's a "dumb game we woke westerners play where we say all the right shibboleths and so everyone likes us"

Netflix:
He was an altruist who made a mistake

[a16z crypto @a16zcrypto]

AI is getting better at solving hard math problems, especially given recent drops. But what does that mean for the cryptography that protects everything from private messages to healthcare to banking and crypto wallets?

Stanford cryptographer Dan Boneh, with @eddylazzarin, @SuccinctJT, @liz_harkavy, and @smc90, makes sense of the warnings sounded recently. They cover:

- what’s fact vs. assumption
- what’s new and what risks cryptographers have long prepared for
- where quantum computing doesn't (and does) fit
- opportunities for builders

Highlights:
00:37 – What sparked the most recent debate about AI and cryptography
01:35 – Signal vs. noise: What the math does and doesn’t tell us
05:29 – Why cryptography depends on open problems
09:25 – Why the stakes go beyond blockchains
10:43 – How AI could strengthen confidence in cryptography
13:50 – Considerations for users and institutions
20:10 – Where AI and quantum threats overlap
22:32 – Building systems that can change cryptographic methods
23:59 – Hash-based versus lattice-based cryptography
33:07 – Opportunities for builders, and better security tools
38:14 – What comes next if there were a cryptographic break?

[Justin Thaler @SuccinctJT]

1/ Hash-based SNARK proofs are hundreds of KB, too large for many applications. Researchers hoped to halve their size using unproven conjectures. Our new paper rules out this route for binary-field SNARKs.

With @QuangVDao @skominers @kaizhengcs

https://t.co/6JQI2plaKx

[Sam Ragsdale @samrags_]

Agentzon is live.

Everyday household essentials from a store that does not disdain your personal agent.

Muse, Instinct, GrokBot and the rest, all welcome.

[miles jennings @milesjennings]

@lex_node Unfathomable levels of stupidity.

[Senator Cynthia Lummis @SenLummis]

Democrats wanted a new rule requiring digital commodity exchanges give customers clear consumer protection disclosures.

We added it to the Clarity Act, and Senate Democrats voted no.

[Senator Cynthia Lummis @SenLummis]

Democrats demanded exchanges prove they can actually access and transfer customers’ private keys, a provision not included in the House version. The Clarity Act mandates it.

Democrats voted no on protecting consumers’ funds with real safeguards on private key access.

[Raghu Raghuram @RaghuRaghuram]

a16z is officially in Japan, led by Hitoshi Yoshida as Head of Japan, with the opening of our Japan office.

It was an honor welcoming Governor Koike at the opening earlier today. Japan combines world-class industrial capabilities with growing innovation in AI, cybersecurity, robotics, and defense. By bringing our portfolio companies and the Japanese ecosystem together, we aim to accelerate Japan’s AI-native economy and strengthen the ties between Silicon Valley and Japan.

As the former President of Microsoft Japan and Hewlett-Packard Japan, Hitoshi brings decades of technology leadership and deep relationships across business, industry, and government. We’re thrilled to have him lead our efforts in Japan and look forward to doing great work in partnership with the Japanese technology community.

日本代表として吉田仁志を迎え、日本オフィスを開設できたことを大変心強く光栄に思います。日本は、世界有数の産業基盤と、AI・サイバーセキュリティ・ロボティクス・防衛などの分野における目覚ましいイノベーションを兼ね備えています。
我々はこれまでになかった機会を、日本の若い世代に提供していくことを目指します。日本のテクノロジーコミュニティの皆様と共に、日本の市場やエコシステムの発展に貢献していけることを楽しみにしています。

[a16z crypto @a16zcrypto]

Crypto succeeds when we stop calling it crypto.

GP @guywuolletjr thinks financial services will run on blockchains, just like other businesses now run on the internet. So what gets us there?

00:00 "Everything is computer — except finance"
00:52 From a16z intern to general partner
14:34 How crypto moves into the mainstream
19:28 Why timing matters for crypto adoption
23:31 Token launches, liquidity, and going public
28:20 Backing founders for the long term
36:21 Opportunities in crypto
38:42 New markets for energy and compute
39:49 Stablecoins and finance’s digital transformation
43:29 Why perpetual futures are gaining traction
45:26 What tokenization changes for Wall Street
49:04 On oil painting and the pleasure of making things

[Senator Cynthia Lummis @SenLummis]

Democrats asked for tougher restrictions on affiliate trading than the House version of the Clarity Act included.

We delivered-- then Democrats voted no.

[Senator Cynthia Lummis @SenLummis]

Democrats claim they’re worried about memecoins and negotiated that memecoins and network tokens be explicitly covered so they couldn’t slip through regulatory gaps. We incorporated that into the Clarity Act.
Democrats voted no.

[Los Angeles Dodgers @Dodgers]

October doesn’t remember who came close. It remembers who triumphs.

[Ji Kim @_jikim]

1/ Today marks Commissioner @HesterPeirce's final day at the @SECGov.

On behalf of @CryptoCouncil, I want to express our deepest gratitude for her distinguished service, principled leadership, and unwavering commitment to the American public and our capital markets. 🧵

[Greg Xethalis @xethalis]

Today, we are all beekeepers.
@HesterPeirce has been an inspiration to the market & the legal bar. She's called out both regulation by enforcement & a wild west approach because she wants markets to innovate & function well.
A legacy measured in decades. Thanks Crypto Mom.

[DeFi Education Fund @fund_defi]

1/ In honor of Commissioner Peirce’s last day at the SEC, the DEF team wanted to take a moment to honor her legacy. Commissioner Peirce’s artfully-named speeches and thoughtfully-crafted dissents provide clear, compelling explanations on why decentralization matters and how innovation makes markets more resilient and accessible.

Some of our favorite Commissioner @HesterPeirce moments 👇

[Maggie Hsu @meigga]

What a great week in Korea for Korea Blockchain Week. Institutions are increasingly coming onchain. At our @a16zcrypto KBW Summit, I moderated an all-star panel with @YuvalRooz (@digitalasset @CantonNetwork), @PaulFrambot (@Morpho), and @jinglejamOP (@Optimism) on the strong momentum behind institutional adoption in Korea, how to think about progressive privacy, and why local stablecoins matter. At the Asia Stablecoin Conference, @alexlimasia (@LayerZero_Labs) and I discussed how crypto rails are being used for "mundane" transactions like payroll, merchant settlement, and treasury management. That's a great sign: stablecoin transaction volume that doesn't move with crypto prices reflects real consumer and institutional adoption. I also managed to eat half my body weight in kBBQ and ramen along the way!

[miles jennings @milesjennings]

@nassyweazy Unfathomable levels of disgrace.

[miles jennings @milesjennings]

Kevin worked tirelessly with industry and Democrats in shaping CLARITY, always prioritizing pragmatism.

Grateful to have had the opportunity to work with him.

[Kevin Stark Webb @kevinswebb]

Today I'm retiring from federal service after 21 years (19 at @CFTC and 2 at @TheJusticeDept). Grateful to @JohnBoozman, @CongressmanGT, @ConawayTX11 , @giancarloMKTS, and @BrianQuintenz, and so many colleagues and friends. Most of all, thank you Katherine and Stark! More soon!