Daren Matsuoka
Daren Matsuoka is a partner at a16z crypto, where he serves as Head of Data and Fund Strategy and is the lead author of the firm's annual State of Crypto report, a widely cited data-driven survey of the industry now in its fourth edition. His work draws on public blockchain data to track adoption trends across stablecoins, DeFi, and developer activity. Before joining a16z, he was a data scientist at SVB Capital, and he holds a B.S. in Economics and Computer Science from UC Davis.
10 talks by Daren Matsuoka
- The Year Crypto Grew Up: A Data Scientist's Take on Crypto Trends
- The a16z State of Crypto report and the case for a breakout year
- State Of Crypto 2025 | a16z Crypto — Eddy Lazzarin & Daren Matsuoka
- State of Crypto 2025: The Latest Data, Trends, and Themes Revealed
- State of Crypto 2024, a walkthrough and a Q&A with data analyst Daren Matsuoka
- a16z State of Crypto report 2024: top takeaways
- State of Crypto 2024: Behind the Scenes on Stablecoins, AI, Builder Energy, More
- Explore the State of Crypto 2024: New Data on Crypto Users, Builders, and Technologies
- A16z 2024 State of Crypto, Future Trends & Predictions
- 2023 State of Crypto Report with Eddy Lazzarin, Daren Matsuoka, and Robert Hackett