Some 2024 crypto predictions from A16Z

a16z's crypto partners predict that 2024 will bring several shifts in web3, including broader decentralization, simpler user experience and more practical verification tools. Miles Jennings argues that decentralization is needed to protect user freedoms, and that emerging best practices should soon enable unprecedented levels of decentralized coordination. Eddy Lazzarin says new tools such as passkeys, smart accounts and embedded wallets could reset crypto's user experience, which has changed little since 2016. Karma (Daniel Reynaud) says new formal verification tools will make smart contracts more robust, and the piece also covers SNARKs, NFTs as brand assets and play-to-earn games.