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Finance

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)

Finance

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)

Finance

a16z Bets Big on EigenLayer Again With $70M Token Buy to Back ‘EigenCloud’ Launch

Ethereum’s largest restaking protocol has launched EigenCloud, a new platform offering “verifiability-as-a-service” for developers.

A16z's flagship crypto fund loses 40% in the first half of 2022. (Haotian Zheng/Unsplash)

Finance

Stablecoins Are a 'WhatsApp Moment' for Money Transfers, a16z Says

Stablecoins are revolutionizing global money transfers by reducing costs and eliminating intermediaries.

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Finance

Halliday Raises $20M for AI Protocol to Eliminate Writing Smart Contracts for DeFi

The Series A investment was led by venture capital giant a16z's crypto arm, following a $6 million seed round in 2022.

16:9 Halliday CEO Griffin Dunaif (Halliday)

Policy

Crypto-Friendly Former Congressman Patrick McHenry Joins A16z as a Senior Advisor

McHenry announced his new role in a Wednesday X post, writing that he was “eager to help innovators navigate the policy landscape so they can build.”

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-North Carolina) (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

Andreessen Horowitz Donates $23M to Crypto Super Pac Fairshake for 2026 Elections

Fairshake now says it has a $78 million war chest for the upcoming midterm elections.

Chris Dixon of a16z Crypto announces another $25 million in U.S. campaign donations at Consensus 2024. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Tech

Crypto Usage Setting Records Amid Regulatory Uncertainty, A16z Says in Report

The report highlights a dramatic increase in blockchain activity, with 220 million addresses interacting with the technology at least once in September, triple the number in late 2023.

Chris Dixon of a16z Crypto announces another $25 million in U.S. campaign donations at Consensus 2024. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Tech

Blackbird, Web3 Startup From Resy Co-Founder, Wants Diners to Pay for Meals in Crypto

Blackbird Pay would allow diners to pay for their food using $FLY, the cryptocurrency that doubles as loyalty points in Blackbird's restaurant rewards system.

Ben Leventhal, Blackbird founder (Blackbird)

Policy

A16z Boosts Crypto's Election Fund by Another $25M to Seek Friendly Congress

After Ripple's similar addition, which put the industry's political action committees over the $100M mark this week, the additional $25M pushes the political influence into rare territory.

Chris Dixon of a16z Crypto announces another $25 million in U.S. campaign donations at Consensus 2024. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)