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OpenSea

NFT Marketplace OpenSea Valued at $1.5B in $100M Funding Round Led by A16z

Danny NelsonJul 20, 2021

The NFT venue has crossed into the rarefied air of crypto unicorns.

Blockchain Analytics

A16z Leads $12M Investment in DeFi-Native Crypto Tracing Firm Nansen

Ian AllisonJun 29, 2021

“We’re not basing our company on some KYC’d version of DeFi coming out in the future,” said Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik.

Funding Rounds

Titan Raises $58M in Series B Round Led by A16z

Sheldon RebackJul 20, 2021

The company is a mobile-first investment platform that allows clients to have their capital actively managed in long-term strategies.

Venture Capital

Andreessen Horowitz Rakes In $2.2B for Third Crypto Venture Fund

Zack SewardJun 24, 2021

It's the VC industry's largest crypto-related fund to date.

DeFi

Decentralized Credit Protocol Goldfinch Raises $11M in Series A Funding

James RubinJun 16, 2021

A16z led the round, which will enable the startup to build a network of lenders and borrowers and ramp up hiring.

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A16z to Boost Size of Its Third Crypto Fund: Report

James Rubin

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

Securities and Exchange Commission

A16z Tells Congress SEC Disadvantages ‘Ordinary Folks’ From Token Investing

Danny Nelson

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

Coinbase

A16z to Launch $1B Crypto Venture Fund

Zack Seward

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

DeFi

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

Danny Nelson

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

Funding Rounds

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

Daniel Palmer

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

Funding Rounds

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

Sebastian Sinclair

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

Markets

DeFi’s UNI Token Jumps 92% in One Week, Passes $15

William Foxley

Uniswap's UNI token has nearly doubled its price in 7 days. The decentralized exchange is seeing volumes higher than last summer, too.