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Today\u2019s episode is all about crypto security \u2014 that is, the new mindsets and the new strategies for storing crypto assets safely while also allowing holders control and access. \n\nAs a reminder, none of the following should be taken as investment advice, please see a16z.com/disclosures for more important information. \n \nWe\u2019ve covered security trends more broadly a ton in our content, which you can find at a16z.com/security, as well as crypto-related trends including NFTs, and the creator and ownership economies; you can find all of that at a16z.com/nfts\n \nBut as more people enter crypto lately \u2014 thanks to the boom in NFTs, decentralized finance, and much more \u2014 we share specific best practices and options for securing crypto as well as discussing how it all fits this next evolution of the internet: web3.\n \nOur expert today is a16z crypto data scientist Eddy Lazzarin, who joins host Zoran Basich to cover practical approaches ranging from passwords to crypto wallets and what users can do; the evolution of crypto briefly; and the big picture mindset shifts involved here as well. \n\nWe quickly begin with the practical shift crypto security represents compared to how people interact with traditional financial institutions, and then we go into the big picture trends in security when it comes to abstraction and usability.