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A16z founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz in 2023 donated a combined $19 million to super PAC Fairshake under their own names
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Ex Revolut executive received $6.5 million from investors to create hybrid exchange x10
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The firm raised the funds for the American Dynamism, Apps, Games, Infrastructure and Growth ventures, a post said
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Plus, Web3 gaming saw a slew of investments and an AI agent platform announced a round
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Plus, derivatives are growing in popularity, and a16z Crypto has a new way for LPs to invest
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The funding round was led by a16z crypto, and will be used by the team to continue product development and team scaling
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Affiliated super PACs Fairshake, Protect Progress and Defend American Jobs had raked in a collective $84.8 million by the end of 2023, filings show
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Plus, crypto gets its own Shark Tank, and Dwight Howard’s NFT project seemingly flops
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Plus, a Swiss city makes a Web3 incubator and one startup cashes in for a Meta-developed programming language
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2023 saw a decline in a16z crypto funding, but the behemoth VC firm teased what it’s excited for next year
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The tech VC participated in rounds for two infrastructure projects that went through a16z’s crypto startup school this summer
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IYK uses NFC chips in merchandise for easy authenticity verification, offering NFT rewards and brand exclusives to customers
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The crypto VC’s general counsel penned a pair of essays Wednesday advocating a Machiavellian system of DAO governance that emphasizes checks on power
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The new office will be led by A16z general partner Sriram Krishnan to boost the UK and European crypto and startup scene
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The change to the custody rule would allow the SEC to oversee all assets — not just funds and securities — under adviser supervision
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Binance, a16z, Polygon and Circle all issued a response to the UK’s February consultation on the “future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets”
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A16z Crypto hopes the UK will adopt crypto policy that avoids a US-style “one-size-fits-all” approach based on the Howey Test
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Venture capital firm uses 14 metrics to build new index seeking to track the crypto industry’s health
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The exec, who helped build out the sports betting giant’s NFT marketplace, has jumped aboard at a digital horse racing startup
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