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Andreessen Horowitz crypto arm said to seek $2 billion for fifth fund: Fortune

The venture firm led by Chris Dixon is reportedly aiming to close its fifth crypto fund in the first half of 2026, signaling continued bets on blockchain startups.

VC Fund. (Credit: Vladimir Solomianyi on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Crypto's political power supercharged with $193 million in Fairshake, thanks to new cash

The industry's chief campaign-finance arm got another $49 million and already outpaces what it had in the last U.S. congressional races, when it aided dozens of wins.

Fairshake PAC influenced 2024 congressional elections

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Babylon Labs raises $15 million from a16z crypto to develop Bitcoin collateral infrastructure

Funding will be used to build and scale Babylon Trustless BTCVaults, enabling native bitcoin to be used as onchain collateral without custodians or wrapping.

Digitally altered photo of a dollar bill (Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

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A16z Crypto to Open Seoul Office, Hire Sungmo Park to Lead Asia Efforts

Andreessen Horowitz's crypto venture capital unit pointed to high levels of crypto ownership in South Korea and Singapore, and growing onchain activity in Japan.

South Korea's flag (Daniel Bernard/Unsplash)

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Andreessen Horowitz Says Crypto Has Entered a ‘New Era’ of Real Utility

The venture capital firm sees 2025 shaped by regulation, AI integration and a pivot to revenue-generating products.

Andreessen Horowitz in 2014 (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Andreessen Horowitz’s a16z Invests $50M in Solana Staking Protocol Jito

Jito Foundation will use the funding to grow its validator technology, staking protocol, and developer tools on Solana.

Andreessen Horowitz in 2014 (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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A16z, DeFi Group Pitch U.S. SEC on Safe Harbor for DeFi Apps

The crypto investment firm and the DeFi Education Fund have proposed an approach to exempting broker registration for tech offering gateways to DeFi activity.

SEC (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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A16z Crypto Leads $15M Seed Round Into Decentralized AI Data Layer Poseidon

Poseidon was incubated by IP-based protocol Story, whose aim is to convert IP into programmable assets that can be licensed and managed using smart contracts

Statue of Poseidon (mike1550/Pixabay)

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Sam Altman’s World Raises $135M in Token Sale to a16z and Bain Capital Crypto

Funds from the venture capital giants will be used for the network's expansion.

Sam Altman (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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a16z Crypto Leads $7M Round in KYD Labs That Aims to Transform Ticketing Industry

KYD Labs aims to put artists and venues in control, with blockchain-based ticketing boosting sales by 30%.

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