Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, opened its London office, the first outside the United States, on Nov. 2. In an exclusive interview with Forkast’s Editor-in-Chief Angie Lau, Krishnan discusses the growing crypto ecosystem in the U.K., the excitement behind decentralized social media platforms, and the rising synergy between artificial intelligence and blockchain.

17 nov 2023

Story Protocol, which describes itself as building open intellectual property infrastructure for the internet, has raised $54 million in funding from Paris Hilton's 11:11 Media, VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, and others. Story Protocol co-founder Jason Zhao shares insights into the mission of Story Protocol and how the blockchain can help tackle some challenges with the rise of generative AI.

15 sep 2023

Venture-capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is jumping into crypto tech research with the release of a pair of open-source software projects aimed at speeding up the core tech behind zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs. a16z crypto chief technology officer Eddy Lazzarin joins "The Hash" to discuss the latest projects titled "Jolt" and "Lasso." Plus, Lazzarin's outlook on AI and infrastructure developments in the crypto space.

17 aug 2023

Venture capital heavyweight Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is selling a part of its investment in crypto lender MakerDAO's MKR governance tokens as the price of coins soared to a near one-year high, blockchain data shows. "The Hash" panel discusses the implications for Maker’s ecosystem.

26 jul 2023

Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) chose London as the site for its first office outside the U.S., saying the U.K. government is willing to create policies that encourage startups to pursue decentralization. "The Hash" panel discusses the move.

12 jun 2023

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler got further reinforcement for his quest to force crypto firms to conform with existing securities laws when his agency’s Investor Advisory Committee backed him up on almost every aspect of his campaign except one. The committee requested that the SEC provide formal industry guidance. This comes as Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) says the U.S. is losing its edge in crypto. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in crypto regulation.

12 apr 2023

Andreessen Horowitz's crypto arm wants to establish an industry standard for NFTs by offering free licensing options in an approach similar to Creative Commons. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means for NFT distribution and intellectual property rights.

31 aug 2022

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong admits crypto winter has been tough on the crypto exchange, calling it a “little painful.” The Reserve Bank of India’s governor says he’s glad the central bank sounded the alarm about crypto, suggesting this spared many investors the pain of losses during the market downturn.

23 aug 2022

WeMeta CEO Winston Robson, Improbable's VP of Comms & PR Herman Narula and Andreessen Horowitz's Head of Protocol Design and Engineering Eddy Lazzarin join Axelar CEO and founder Sergey Gorbunov at Consensus 2022 to discuss what interoperability is and why it is needed in the metaverse space.

3 aug 2022

Digital toy platform Cryptoys has raised $23 million from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Dapper Labs and toy manufacturing giant Mattel to bring NFTs to kids in the form of colorful characters via Flow blockchain. “The Hash” team discusses the latest in the worlds of toys, Web3 and gaming, and the questions of intellectual property (IP).

24 jun 2022