The a16z Show · Saturday, August 1, 2026
Marc Andreessen reminisced about his 2014 New York Times op-ed on Bitcoin, noting how much the crypto space has evolved since then. He observed that while his forecasts for use cases were prescient, the technology's development path diverged, with new blockchains emerging instead of Bitcoin alone enabling tokenization.
“Back in January 2014, you wrote an Op-Ed for the New York Times called "Why Bitcoin Matters."”
“So, 2014, so long ago. The New York Times actually ran a positive piece on crypto. Um, from you? Right. And from me. With my name on it.”
“I think if you read that piece, you know, I I projected many of the use cases and the future development of the technology, but it it took a different path.”