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CDCROP: MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen (CoinDesk TV)
A16z Doesn’t Support Plan to Break Up DeFi Giant MakerDAO
MakerDAO, one of the largest decentralized protocols, is in the middle of a makeover. Rifts have emerged between investors and founders as they offer competing plans for making the protocol more decentralized and try to drive growth.
CDCROP: MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen (CoinDesk TV)

Uniswap Labs raises $165 million in Series B funding round (Unsplash)
Crypto Exchange Uniswap Labs Raises $165M in Polychain Capital-Led Round
The funding will advance Uniswap’s web app, developer tools and NFT projects.
Uniswap Labs raises $165 million in Series B funding round (Unsplash)

Rye co-founders Robin Chan, Justin Kan, Arjun Bhargava, Saurabh Sharma, Jamie Quint and Tikhon Bernstam (Rye)
A16z Leads $14M Funding Round for New E-Commerce Platform From Twitch Co-Founder
Rye plans to become fully decentralized on the Solana blockchain
Rye co-founders Robin Chan, Justin Kan, Arjun Bhargava, Saurabh Sharma, Jamie Quint and Tikhon Bernstam (Rye)

CDCROP: Andreessen Horowitz co-founder and general partner Marc Andreessen
A16z Leads $40M Funding for Web3 Data Protocol Golden
The protocol will use tokens to incentivize users to submit accurate information.
CDCROP: Andreessen Horowitz co-founder and general partner Marc Andreessen

(DALL-E/CoinDesk)
Student Organizations Pull Their Weight in DeFi Protocol Governance
Crypto-curious students find valuable hands-on experience and empowerment in policy elections, a typically low-participation area of the Web3 ecosystem
(DALL-E/CoinDesk)

CDCROP: SEC Chair Gensler Testifies Before Senate Banking Committee (Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)
A Call to the SEC: Treat Crypto Assets as if Clients Matter
Asset managers may be breaching their fiduciary duty by following the SEC's "custody rule" that requires an overcautious approach to crypto.
CDCROP: SEC Chair Gensler Testifies Before Senate Banking Committee (Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)

CDCROP: Money Cash Currency Bills (Pixabay)
A16z Leads $51.5M Round for Web3 Fraud Protection Startup Sardine
Sardine customers include FTX and Blockchain.com.
CDCROP: Money Cash Currency Bills (Pixabay)

TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019 - Day 1
A16z Wants to Standardize NFTs by Giving You a License for Your Token
Andreessen Horowitz's crypto arm is releasing a free licensing system, aiming to help the NFT sector fulfill its "economic potential."
TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019 - Day 1

(Moonbirds)
NFT Collective Proof Raises $50M in Funding Round Led by a16z
The funds will help the company launch its latest Moonbirds NFT collection and a social platform for NFT collectors.
(Moonbirds)

CDCROP: What's your metaverse avatar strategy? (Ready Player Me)
Metaverse Avatar Creator Ready Player Me Raises $56M in Series B led by a16z
The funding round included participation from the co-founders of Twitch and Roblox.
CDCROP: What's your metaverse avatar strategy? (Ready Player Me)