with @sambroner @meigga @darenmatsuoka @jneu_net @chrislyons and @rhhackett @smc90Welcome to our special end-of-year episodes -- which also <a href="https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/big-ideas-crypto-2025/" target="_blank">look ahead to 2025</a> --  covering our <a href="https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/tags/annual-big-ideas" target="_blank">annual Big Ideas lists</a>, where various a16z crypto team members share what they are personally excited about. (You can see the firmwide list, also including all the trends of the crypto team,  <a href="https://a16z.com/big-ideas-in-tech-2025/" target="_blank">here</a>.)This episode is part 1 of 2 -- but you don't have to listen to them in any particular order -- covering the trends and themes of:<ul><li>stablecoins, payments, and where the early adopters will come from;</li><li>app store distribution, curation, and discovery;</li><li>where the next crypto users will come from, turning passive holders into active users;</li><li>how builders improve, and better choose, infrastructure; and</li><li>simplifying user experience.</li></ul> Covering each of these -- and coming from the investing, go-to-market, data science, research, and media teams are:  Sam Broner, Maggie Hsu, Daren Matsuoka, Joachim Neu, and Chris Lyons; in conversation with hosts Sonal Chokshi and Robert Hackett. (Stay tuned until the end for some of our meta-commentary.) These are just 5 of the 14 trends we shared; you can check out the full list at a16zcrypto.com/bigideas.Also be sure to check out part 2, which covers all the trends at the intersection of crypto and AI. As a reminder, none of the content is investment, business, legal, or tax advice; please see a16z.com/disclosures for more important information -- including a link to a list of our investments.

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