The expansion came following a “productive dialogue” with the U.K. Prime Minister and “months of constructive conversations” with UK policymakers, a16z’s general partner said.
a16z releases anonymous voting system for Ethereum
The system uses “time-lock puzzles” to encrypt the contents of votes, making them unreadable until balloting has finished.
‘War on crypto’ — Newly filed letters lambast proposed SEC custody rules
Industry representatives have cast doubt on the legality and impact of the United States securities regulator’s proposal to expand custody rules.
SUI price drops 70% from market debut top amid excessive supply concerns
The circulating supply of SUI tokens will grow by nearly 15% by the end of 2023.
Ex-a16z Engineering and Security Heavyweights to Start Crypto Custody Firm: Source
a16z’s former CTO, Riyaz Faizullabhoy, and former CISO Nassim Eddequiouaq have the blessing and seed backing of the venture capital giant, a person familiar with the plans said.
Web3 Security Startup Shield Raises $2.1M in Pre-Seed Funding
The company, a member of a16z’s Crypto Startup School, aims to create a security standard across Web3 projects through its API, Discord Bot and certification program.
A16z’s hyped-up orange balls revealed to be an L2 rollup client
An earlier series of tweets sharing images of orange balls were the precursor to the announcement of a client for layer-2 solution Optimism.
A16z’s hyped-up orange balls revealed to be an L2 rollup client
An earlier series of tweets sharing images of orange balls were the precursor to the announcement of a client for layer-2 solution Optimism.
A16z Says It’s Working on an Optimism-Based Rollup Called Magi
The news comes a day after the firm teased a potential blockchain announcement by tweeting an orange dot.
Optimism’s OP Token Rallies After Cryptic Tweet From A16Z Engineer
The tweet spurred speculation that the notable venture capital firm could launch its own Optimism-based layer 2 blockchain. A16Z Crypto’s CTO tweeted: “not an L2.”
Chia Network Submits Registration to U.S. SEC For Proposed IPO
The size and price range for the offering has yet to be determined.
A16z Sees Web3 Strength in Second ‘State of Crypto’ Report
The venture capital giant sees bear markets as a time for builders, particularly blockchain infrastructure projects.
Crypto Protocol LayerZero Raises $120M Series B at $3B Valuation
The cross-chain interoperability and messaging protocol last raised funds in March 2022 at a $1 billion valuation.
A16z Leads $40M Funding Round for CCP Games
The studio behind Eve Online is planning a blockchain-backed title.
A16z Leads $25M Round for Web3 Startup Building Online Towns
Here Not There also received backing from Benchmark and Framework Ventures.
ConsenSys adds 7.03M votes to Uniswap BNB Chain migration proposal amid VC battle
Web3 developer ConsenSys has cast 7.03 million UNI votes in favor of Uniswap v3 deploying on BNB Chain.
WeWork founder reinvents himself with $70M crypto carbon credit platform
Coworking space founder and billionaire Adam Neumann is trying his hand in the crypto space, raising $70 million for his blockchain-powered climate tech platform Flowcarbon.
$3B flows to Metaverse and Web3 gaming this month as A16z’s tips in $600M
“GAMES FUND ONE” will invest in game studios, consumer apps and game infrastructure providers with a16z saying the industry has “solved many of the problems” needed to make a Metaverse.
Ethereum’s popularity ‘a double-edged sword’ — a16z’s State of Crypto Report
“Ethereum’s overwhelming mindshare helps explain why its users have been willing to pay more than $15 million in fees per day on average just to use the blockchain,” a16z stated.
Columbia Uni professor heads up a16z’s new crypto research unit
Following his appointment as head of research, Tim Roughgarden stated that a16z’s funding into crypto research will grow by “many multiples of the next couple of years.”