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a16z partner Chris Dixon: AMMs like Uniswap are a real breakthrough in financial infrastructure

a16z partner Chris Dixon's new book, "Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet," will be released on January 30th. In an interview with Fortune magazine, he stated that AMMs like Uniswap are a true breakthrough in the field of financial infrastructure. Wall Street should embrace new technologies such as AMMs and think rationally about how to integrate real-world assets. From a regulatory perspective, real-world assets are complex. Some large financial companies are working hard to solve the problem of how to put mortgage loans or stocks on the blockchain and tokenize them.

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