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Andreessen Horowitz Secures USD 9B War Chest for New Investments
7.1.2022
US-based venture capital powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) said it just raised USD 9bn for its Venture, Growth, and Bio funds, as they aim to invest "across the entire spectrum of stages, writing checks as small as USD 25,000 and up to hundreds of millions of dollars."...
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Web 3.0 Wars are Becoming Personal as Jack Dorsey Draws the Decentralization Line
23.12.2021
Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s ex-boss and current CEO of payments company Block (formerly Square), is again on the offensive, criticizing ethereum (ETH) and other altcoins for being largely centralized and controlled by the interests and incentives of venture capitalists (VCs)....
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Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk Raise Concerns Over Web3 as Skepticism About Ownership Grows
23.12.2021
Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has ignited a debate about web3 after Tesla CEO Elon Musk criticized it. Dorsey warned of the risks from centralization, emphasizing that web3 is owned by venture capitalists (VCs), hiding under the premise of decentralization. “I’m concerned to...
VCs Fight Back as Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk Attack ‘Web3’ Narrative
21.12.2021
A fresh Twitter discussion about whether ‘Web3’ is something worth fighting for, or if it’s simply a term made up by venture capitalists as way to make money, is taking the crypto community by storm today - as everyone from Jack Dorsey to Elon Musk and well-known venture capitalists joined...
Melania Trump's NFT Vision, Mastercard's Ethereum Plan + More News
16.12.2021
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KKR leads $350M raise for crypto custody bank Anchorage Digital
15.12.2021
The raise marks the first time investment giant KKR directly invested in a cryptocurrency firm
Nexo & Fidelity Digital Assets Partnership, Gibraltar's Blockchain Integration + More News
7.12.2021
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Nexo & Fidelity Partnership, Gibraltar's Blockchain Integration + More News
7.12.2021
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________ ...
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Report: Leading NFT Marketplace Opensea Presented With $10 Billion Valuation, Investors Are ‘Clamoring’
18.11.2021
On November 17, a report disclosed that the leading non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, Opensea, is “fielding new investment offers” according to two unknown sources familiar with the matter. The investment could propel Opensea’s valuation by six times to a $10 billion market...
Mythical Games announces $150M raise as the company expands into NFTs
4.11.2021
The game developer’s total valuation is now $1.25 Billion, following a successful raise
Rally founders launch crypto venture studio backed by a16z partner
29.10.2021
The new studio, SuperLayer, aims to commercialize Web 3 products. It has already received commitments from notable investors, including Marc Andreessen
Blockchain platform Alchemy raises 250M in Series C led by Andreessen Horowitz
28.10.2021
Alchemy's tertiary financing round brings the company's valuation to $3.5B
Law Decoded: Best regulation is self-regulation, Oct. 11–18
18.10.2021
As the crypto space gets all worked up by the impending launch of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, the captains of the industry take it upon themselves to offer sketch the designs of future regulatory regimes
VC firm a16z pursuing crypto lobbying push in Washington
13.10.2021
Andreessen Horowitz executives will seek to guide U.S. policymakers on standards for crypto and Web 3.0
Top engineers working on Facebook’s wallet jump ship to A16z’s crypto fund
12.10.2021
The engineers will provide technical advice to Andreessen Horowitz’s portfolio companies
Former Federal Prosecutor: There’s Much More to Crypto Than Financial Use Cases, Regulation Cannot Be One Size Fits All
1.10.2021
Former federal prosecutor Katie Haun says that regulators really need to take stock of the fact that we’re beyond just financial use cases of cryptocurrency. “There’s much more to crypto than that,” she said, adding that “Regulation cannot be one size fits...
Andreessen Horowitz notes importance of wading regulation, tags former CFTC brass
10.9.2021
The company has brought former United States CFTC commissioner Brian Quintenz aboard its operation
a16z shines the spotlight on DAOs by leading Syndicate’s Series A
31.8.2021
Syndicate’s vision for decentralized autonomous organizations was one of the biggest selling points for Andreessen Horowitz
Helium (HNT) gains 40% after $111M fundraise and 100K active nodes milestone
11.8.2021
HNT price hit a 3-month high after the network’s active nodes surpassed 100,000 and the project raised $111 million through a token sale
5G blockchain company raises $111M in Andreessen-led token sale
10.8.2021
Andreessen Horowitz is behind yet another major blockchain funding round. This time, Helium Inc. has raised significant capital to expand its decentralized 5G network