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Solana Labs Raises $314M in Token Sale Led by A16z, Polychain

Solana Labs has raised $314 million from top crypto venture firms, including Andreessen Horowitz and Polychain Capital. One of the most significant token sales in recent memory, it supercharges plans to build an expansive decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem on the Solana blockchain. Is Solana becoming a leading contender as the “ethereum killer?”

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A16z to Boost Size of Its Third Crypto Fund: Report

The fund could lead to $50 million in annual fees, sources told blogger Eric Newcomer.

Arianna Simpson, now a partner on the a16z crypto investment team, speaks a CoinDesk's Consensus: Invest 2017.

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A16z Managing Partner Thinks ‘Ordinary Folks’ Disadvantaged from Token Investing

Venture capital firm a16z’s managing partner Scott Kupor told Congress the lack of regulatory clarity at the SEC was preventing “ordinary folks” from reaping the benefits of crypto investing. “The Hash” panel breaks it down.

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A16z Tells Congress SEC Disadvantages 'Ordinary Folks' From Token Investing

Andreessen Horowitz Managing Partner Scott Kupor blamed unclear guidelines for locking regular investors out of crypto’s upside.

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Crypto Attracting Big Loads of Venture Capital

Multicoin Capital has raised its second venture fund for $100 million to double down on investments in crypto startups, which comes on the heels of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) reportedly collecting checks for a $1 billion cryptocurrency venture fund.  “The Hash” panel explores what this could mean for crypto startups and the overall impact crypto-backed VCs can have on the financial sector.

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A16z to Launch $1B Crypto Venture Fund

The Silicon Valley VC giant is going big for its third crypto venture fund, the Financial Times reported Friday.

Andreessen Horowitz General Partner Chris Dixon

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Why Data Privacy Platforms Are Attracting Big Money and Attention from VC Firms

Venture-capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) led a $28M funding round for data privacy startup Aleo, which aims to launch a platform for programmable data privacy that leverages zero knowledge-proofs (ZKPs). "The Hash" panel breaks down why this is significant.

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Finance

Andreessen Horowitz Leads $4.4M Round in DeFi's Element Finance

Element Finance, which is building a yield-maximizing marketplace for crypto interest rates, has landed some prominent backers.

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) co-founder Marc Andreessen

Finance

Rewards-Focused Startup Eco Raises $26M in Round Led by a16z Crypto

Newly out of alpha mode, the platform offers up to 5% rewards on both crypto asset savings and spending.

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Finance

Payments Startup Celo Raises $20M From a16z, Electric Capital

Celo offers a blockchain payments platform using customers' cellphone numbers to secure their public keys.

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