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Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

a16z Crypto Leads $7M Round in KYD Labs That Aims to Transform Ticketing Industry

KYD Labs aims to put artists and venues in control, with blockchain-based ticketing boosting sales by 30%.

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Tech

Polygon Spin-Off Miden Secures $25M to Bring Speed, Privacy to Institutional Giants

The funding round was led by a16z crypto, 1kx and Hack VC.

Funds rising (Darío Martínez-Batlle/Unsplash)

Markets

LayerZero's ZRO Jumps 10% as VC Firm Andreessen Horowitz Buys $55M Worth

The venture capital firm's ZRO acquisition follows previous investments in the protocol.

LayerZero co-founders CTO Ryan Zarick and CEO Bryan Pellegrino (Chung Chow, BIV)

Finance

Stablecoins Are a 'WhatsApp Moment' for Money Transfers, a16z Says

Stablecoins are revolutionizing global money transfers by reducing costs and eliminating intermediaries.

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Finance

AI-Infused Blockchain Ambient to 'Replace Bitcoin,' Says Co-Founder

Ambient raised $7.2 million in seed funding from a16z, Delphi Digital and Amber Group.

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Finance

Halliday Raises $20M for AI Protocol to Eliminate Writing Smart Contracts for DeFi

The Series A investment was led by venture capital giant a16z's crypto arm, following a $6 million seed round in 2022.

16:9 Halliday CEO Griffin Dunaif (Halliday)

News Analysis

Crypto Cash Fueled 53 Members of the Next U.S. Congress

The Fairshake PAC flooded money into political campaigns — in one case $40 million — and the new faces join an already hefty group of lawmaker allies.

A breakdown of how well the Fairshake PAC did with candidates it backed.

Policy

Ripple Drops Another $25M Into Crypto PAC to Sway 2026 Congressional Races

From Ripple, Coinbase and a16z, Fairshake has amassed $73 million in campaign funds for the next election cycle, on top of $30 million held over from 2024.

Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple Labs (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Tech

Crypto Usage Setting Records Amid Regulatory Uncertainty, A16z Says in Report

The report highlights a dramatic increase in blockchain activity, with 220 million addresses interacting with the technology at least once in September, triple the number in late 2023.

Chris Dixon of a16z Crypto announces another $25 million in U.S. campaign donations at Consensus 2024. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Giants Notch Wins in Expensive Quest to Sway U.S. Politics – Without Mentioning Crypto

Coinbase, Ripple and a16z donated unprecedented money to influence the outcomes of congressional races, but nobody wants to say who's in charge, how it works or even to discuss digital assets in campaign ads.

CEO Brian Armstrong's Coinbase is among the top industry backers of the crypto campaign fund that's shifting the landscape in the 2024 U.S. elections. (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

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