The Unstoppable Podcast

126 - How Web3 Will Change the Gaming Industry with Carra Wu from a16z Crypto

Episode Summary

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, we’re talking to Carra Wu. Carra is a crypto investor at Andreessen Horowitz and has many years of experience in the Web3 space.

Episode Notes

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, we’re talking to Carra Wu. Carra is a crypto investor at Andreessen Horowitz and has many years of experience in the Web3 space.

Carra talks about becoming disillusioned with the traditional financial system, and how blockchain and crypto can help people around the world—including places with hyperinflation— access more economic stability.

We talk about the city of Venice and the historical lessons we can learn there that relate to crypto. Carra talks about composability and how people in crypto can build on the work that’s already been done by others. We discuss how powerful innovations can sometimes look like toys at the outset, and Carra shares some things that seem like toys now but could be incredibly impactful in the future.

We chat about NFTs and their future, and Carra talks about why she’s excited about DAOs. We talk about NFTs in gaming and why there has been a backlash from traditional gaming companies. What more could be done to draw traditional gamers into the NFT space? Finally, Carra talks about her biggest Web3 influences and what the future holds.

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