Robert Hackett
@rhhackett
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intercomputer realist @a16zcrypto / editor https://t.co/fGE7XDfsKo / cofounder @FortuneCrypto
Joined December 2011
I had the privilege of working with @cdixon as an editing and thought partner on his new book, Read Write Own. The project took a year and finished almost exactly on the day my son was born. (Also my birthday!). I am thrilled the book is out in the world today, and overjoyed to
My new book is finally here -- published today in the U.S.! 🟧. I hope you pick it up, share it, debate it with me. Looking forward to your feedback. More editions in more languages coming soon.
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my biggest question: who are all these mythical people competent enough to buy/send bitcoin, but oblivious to this scam??.
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Some personal news. After 7 incredible and richly rewarding years at @FortuneMagazine, I am moving on. I’m joining (aping into?) Andreessen Horowitz to lead content and editorial for the crypto fund, @a16z Crypto. (Not a joke!).
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Today, after 1,142 days of struggle, I completed the last mandarin lesson @duolingo offers. 谢谢小绿鸟.
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some people say duolingo is not the best place to learn mandarin but I disagree my lessons are extremely relevant and always practical
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What if blockchains aren't for remittances and helping overseas workers send money back home? What if they're for people making money…while working from home…playing video games? @gabusch @AxieInfinity @leah_cb .
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Here’s my profile of @zooko, the veteran cypherpunk, carnivore who’s building a better, more private Bitcoin
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For the new story, @VitalikButerin told me he believes that zk-SNARKs, the tech that Zcash is built on, “are the single most under-hyped thing in cryptography right now.” High praise.
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Having an OK week. Got married and donated 215 ETH ($660,000) to non-profits through the newly created Fortune Journalism PleasrFund. 💘. Thank you @pplpleasr1 @FortuneMagazine.
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I wrote the cover story for the latest issue of @FortuneMagazine. It's all about DeFi ✊—what it is, how it works, and whether it'll make us all rich. Wall Street doesn't know what's coming for it.
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I traveled to Mexico City to bring you my latest feature: a profile of @katie_haun for @FortuneMagazine’s Most Powerful Women issue. She is. - a badass ex-federal prosecutor.- an unconventional “crypto” VC.- 1st female general partner @a16z, & much more.
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Pretty stunned by the results of the @FortuneMagazine x @pplpleasr1 NFT drop. We raised 429 ETH, or $1.3 million—and that’s despite @opensea’s tech issues. 50% is going to nonprofits. Oh yeah, and Fortune is gonna HODL its share of ETH. (Sorry @jack.)
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the day has come. you've been waiting for it. you've been asking, clamoring, crying out — wen?? wen drop??? ????. drop now. @a16z crypto newsletter is here.
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If you're interested in connecting legacy systems to blockchains, tune into this @wef panel I moderated the other day 👇.
Watch @SergeyNazarov, @Sheila_Warren, @misra_ias, & @rhhackett from @FortuneMagazine discuss our new paper, co-authored with @WEF, which covers the benefits of blockchain for existing systems & how #Chainlink’s oracle network can advance interoperability.
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Here’s my profile of @circlepay, the @GoldmanSachs-backed cryptocurrency startup that has the best chance perhaps at becoming the bank of the next century.
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latest @a16z crypto newsletter has. 🧑💼 - research roundup by @Tim_Roughgarden + @skominers.🌐 - market design tradeoffs .🏴☠️ - @balajis's network states.🗣️ - anon airdrops, a zktool by @samrags_ .📚 - @VirtualElena's info diet. @milesjennings jokes 🙃.
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.@opensea just raised $23 million in its quest to become the "Amazon of NFTs," as @dfinzer says. Feature image is @diegrich art purchased by @a16z crypto's @katie_haun, the lead investor. She says, “We don't think [NFTs are] silly or faddish at all."
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2/ We released a major State of Crypto report in which @DarenMatsuoka @eddylazzarin @cdixon + ya boy dissected the biggest web3 trends
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Google is claiming to have achieved "quantum supremacy." This is a big moment in computing history. I got my hands on a leaked copy of the research paper, first reported on by @FT. You can read about it here:
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Looking for a non-math explanation of “zero knowledge” proofs (and related zk-SNARKs)? Here’s a sample of insights from cryptographers, like Eli Ben-Sasson @matthew_d_green @secparam @socrates1024 & @petertoddbtc
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When a longtime staffer leaves @FortuneMagazine it’s tradition for the newsroom to present their very own mock cover. Here’s what my old frens made me. 🤣
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America’s top bank regulator, @BrianBrooksOCC, has a big idea. He calls it “country coin” and I wrote about it here.
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5/ We published a 36-page whopper of paper on legal entity selection for DAOs, part 2 in @milesjennings @David_M_Kerr's trailblazing series on DAO legal frameworks. a lighter version for non-lawyers :)
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It's happening. @FortuneMagazine x @pplpleasr1 are dropping NFTs of the latest cover on @opensea at 12 p.m. ET today. Only 256 copies up for grabs.
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Spoke to @natfriedman about his decision to nuke cookies on @github. He says trackers are "corrosive to your soul" and more websites should nix them altogether.
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i'm sure hillary clinton's personal email server was ~just fine~
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On today’s Balancing The Ledger: @BitGo CEO @mikebelshe reveals his cryptocurrency custodian has added support for $DASH. In the next couple weeks, expect @StellarOrg’s $XLM to be added as well, he tells @FortuneLedger.
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Remember when U.S. blocked @AntFinancial from buying @MoneyGram last year?. Now @Ripple is acquiring an 8-10% stake in the struggling money-transfer biz for $30 million. Could be a coup for $XRP, says @jeffjohnroberts @FortuneLedger.
Breaking: Ripple takes big stake in MoneyGram. XRP's moment of truth? .
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Big big big: @ICE_Markets—owner of @NYSE—is teaming up with @Microsoft, @BCG, @Starbucks & others to launch @bakktapp, a startup taking Bitcoin mainstream. Read @MrShawnTully’s scoop @FortuneMagazine.
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@KTmBoyle @JeffBezos There was a time when Washington Post newsroom leaders professed to abstain from voting in elections. And they encouraged their editors and reporters to do the same.
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Rumor has it @Cloudflare will pursue an IPO in the near term. I must say, @GoldmanSachs has a hightouch sales pitch: David Solomon is DJ’ing at their party in Davos
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AND we dropped some cryptoeconomics knowledge with an excerpt from @tylercowen @ATabarrok's new textbook . an overview of factors that go into valuing digital/metaverse land by harvard prof/goblin king @skominers
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We debuted a newsletter—‘web3 weekly’—as a go-to guide on crypto / building the next generation of the internet.
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2008: ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ publishes Bitcoin white paper. 2018: @FortuneMagazine puts “BITCOIN!” on the cover. Story by @jenwieczner & me.
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.@FortuneMagazine invited @pplpleasr1 over for a visit. Got to meet the illustrious illustratorist herself. Ty for the sig! . 🕳✍️💜
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.@WhiteAdamL on @ICE_Markets @Bakkt’s months-delayed launch: “this process is not easy or fast. this is a marathon not a sprint. we recognize this stuff isn’t going to happen overnight. It’s more important that we do it in a regulatory and compliant way” in U.S. and abroad.
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Learned a lot from @jessepollak and how he thinks about building @base on the latest @a16zcrypto pod. We talked about.- bottom-up vs. top-down leadership.- scaling Ethereum.- rollups vs. bridges.- winning product vs. winning market.- futarchy.- hyphens (and a lot else). with.
Our new podcast episode covers the bustling area of “layer 2” rollups, a technology for scaling “layer 1” blockchains such as Ethereum. Featuring @jessepollak from @coinbase along with our very own @rhhackett & @NoahCitron. . ⤵.
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Recording a fireside chat with @APompliano for #Binance Blockchain Week in a bit. What should I ask him?.
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Me pitching: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!! . Me writing: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
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Exclusive: @NingWangSB is now CEO of @offsectraining, the hacker training biz. She held a long list of second-in-command CFO/COO titles prior, including at @Hacker0x01, @HPE's Eucalyptus, and @Microsoft @LinkedIn's @lynda.
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Latest @FortuneLedger episode!. How @Ripple-alumna @cryptocoley plans to win over the USA as CEO @BinanceAmerica .
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Should you add Bitcoin to your portfolio in 2021?. - @jack (& @jpmorgan analysts) bullish longterm.- @Sonnenshein @Grayscale says yeah.- @PeterSchiff says nah.- @raynesteinberg says be careful.- Brett Messing @SkyBridge says get in before Bitcoin ETF.
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maybe the most under-appreciated point about digital currencies
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a pr person just invited me to attend a panel i'm moderating lol.
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Some personal news: After authoring Cyber Saturday for 4 years, my @FortuneTech newsletter is transitioning to Cyber Wednesday. I realize this doesn’t have quite the same ring to it. but it does absolute wonders for my ability to enjoy the weekend.
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For the first time ever, @FortuneMagazine has published a SECOND #Fortune40 Under 40 list. This one honors the brightest stars at the leading edge of finance and tech.
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I hereby proclaim that has implemented https in the year of our lord Twenty Nineteen. Today is a happy day.
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As for me, I can't wait to get started in the new gig and do my little part to help build the future. It’s still early. Web 3.0 here we come. gm.
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hi, i wrote a story in the latest @FortuneMagazine about how ordinary people can invest in public companies with developer-minded business models—something i've gleefully dubbed 'the pursuit of API-ness.'
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I'm now an $ENS governance token holder. thanks to internet fren @typical_fi who unexpectedly registered a couple @ensdomains and transferred them my way some months ago. Web3 is weird and wild and I'm here for it.
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This slide from our State of Crypto report @a16zcrypto is my favorite because it puts the industry into perspective. The world is centralizing everywhere — finance, tech, government. We *need* more decentralization. That's what crypto is for.
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Please enter your PIN 👉 . 1⃣ 2⃣ 3⃣. 4⃣ 5⃣ 6⃣. 7⃣ 8⃣ 9⃣. ▶️ 0⃣ ◀️.
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If you think Web3 is garbage tell that to the journalists & families who @pressfreedom helped evacuate from Afghanistan with proceeds from @FortuneMagazine-@pplpleasr1 NFT sales.
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is doing its hair toss, checking its nails, feeling good as hell today with a complete website redesign.
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DeFi is self-driving banks, an apt analogy by @BrianBrooksOCC. Crypto is about more than raw speculation.
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“Do we want an internet that’s owned by 5 big companies?”. “Or one that’s open, decentralized, innovative?”.
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Who is doing the most interesting, essential NFT-related work?. Any area is fair game—art, business, tech, sports, celeb/influencer, investor/collector.
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.@brian_armstrong DM'd me the other week to say he disagreed with my last @FortuneLedger newsletter essay. So I invited him to write an op-ed for us. Here's his @FortuneMagazine contribution:.
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One of my favorite parts of this story involves @zooko and @matthew_d_green pitching confused investors in Silicon Valley on a plan for a more private Bitcoin in 2015. Remember: this was pre-ICO boom, pre-Bitcoin price bonanza.
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find it hard to track every crypto regulatory development?. good news!. @a16zcrypto publishes regular global updates so you can stay on top of all the latest happenings. latest edition covers April:
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This is what a map would look like if only Internet outages could vote
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my babies 🥰.
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