what's a16z crypto?
a16z crypto is the dedicated cryptocurrency and web3 investment arm of Andreessen Horowitz, a prominent venture capital firm. Established to back bold entrepreneurs building the next generation of internet technologies on blockchains, it invests across all stages in startups focused on decentralized protocols, infrastructure, applications, and tools. Since its inception in 2013, a16z crypto has supported innovations in areas like DeFi, NFTs, gaming, and decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN), providing not just capital but also operational expertise, talent networks, and strategic guidance to portfolio companies. The fund operates with a thesis that blockchains represent a new programmable, open, and global settlement layer for ownership and value transfer. It emphasizes community-governed protocols and edge-value accrual to users and builders, contrasting with centralized tech models. a16z crypto has raised multiple funds totaling billions, enabling investments in high-profile projects while fostering ecosystem growth through programs like Crypto Startup School, which offers mentorship, resources, and seed funding to early-stage web3 founders.
a16z crypto's Tretyakov spoke at ETHDenver; Ittaia joined as Partner; $15M invested in Babylon Labs.
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x.com/a16zcryptoEngineering Partner Andrew Tretyakov speaking at ETHDenver 2026 conference
Ittaia joins as a Research Partner.
Invested $15 million in Babylon Labs blockchain infrastructure.
Provided long-term support to dntse for development of Trustless Bitcoin Vaults.
Report from a16z crypto states privacy chains could own most of crypto due to privacy being essential for most real-world use cases.
Opens Seoul office to expand Asian operations and appoints former Monad Foundation executive Sungmo as Head of APAC go-to-market to lead regional portfolio company support.
a16z crypto Voices Onchain served as collaborator and sponsor for The Lumen Prize 2025, supporting digital artists and innovation in art and technology.
OpenGradient raises $8.5M with participation from a16z Crypto, Coinbase Ventures, and SV Angel to build decentralized AI infrastructure including a compute layer combining decentralized GPUs with EVM infrastructure and a contextual memory system for AI agents with encrypted on-device data.
Prediction market platform Kalshi raises $1B at $11B valuation with participation from a16z crypto, Paradigm (lead investor), Sequoia, and CapitalG.
Bastion, backed by a16z crypto, Coinbase Ventures, Samsung Next, Hashed, and Sony Innovation Fund, partners with Sony Bank to issue USD-pegged stablecoin for Sony Group treasury operations, inter-company settlements, and consumer-facing digital currency across gaming, music, anime, movies, streaming, and commerce.
a16z crypto publishes article "6 myths about privacy on blockchains" addressing misconceptions about blockchain privacy and arguing that strong privacy technology is essential for identity, governance, gaming, and AI use cases.
Daylight Energy raises $75M with participation from a16z crypto and Hi Framework to build DePIN infrastructure that converts homes into energy nodes with solar panels and battery storage.
a16z crypto submitted first-round feedback to the U.S. Treasury on GENIUS Act implementation, advocating for AML/KYC updates to allow zero-knowledge proofs for privacy-safe identity verification and clear regulatory distinctions between decentralized and payment stablecoins.
New General Partner announced at a16z crypto with investment focus on DeFi, DePIN, and related infrastructure.
Christian Crowley, Partner GTM at a16z crypto, participates in an Aleo-presented fireside chat exploring the privacy gap in stablecoin payments and the $1.2T institutional opportunity behind stablecoins, building on insights from a16z's State of Crypto report.
Voices Onchain by a16z crypto announces partnership with Lumen Prize and reveals a curated cohort of 6 digital artists (Bjørn Staal, Sofia Crespo, Ana María Caballero, Ivona Tau, Gretchen Andrew, and Amelia Winger-Bearskin) working at the intersection of blockchain and art.
a16z crypto completed a $50M strategic investment in Jito Network.
The State of Crypto 2025 report features Privasea, highlighting its ImHuman app for on-chain human verification without data exposure and DeepSea for encrypted computation using FHE technology.
Reflect, a Solana-based stablecoin protocol enabling interest-bearing stablecoins, is backed by a16z crypto.
The State of Crypto 2025 report reveals over $175B of BTC and ETH are held by institutions, with more inflows than outflows.
The State of Crypto 2025 report states crypto may be the only viable payment rails for AI Agents, citing Gartner's estimate that $30 trillion in purchases will be made or influenced by AI Agents by 2030.
The State of Crypto 2025 report covers stablecoins and DeFi but notably excludes any mention of gaming.
The State of Crypto 2025 report features $EIGEN (EigenLayer).
State of Crypto 2025 report covers DeAI vertical with focus on decentralized infrastructure benefits for AI industry including Proof-of-Humanity systems, DeFi economic layers for AI agents, blockchain IP systems, and decentralized compute networks.
The new a16z Crypto Report reveals 59% of crypto founders are based in the US.
a16z crypto report covers Sei Network performance, showing it surpassed Polygon, Sui, and Aptos in active addresses during September 2025, with Sei reaching over 75.52M users and onboarding 200K-350K new users daily.
State of Crypto 2025 report identifies rising demand for privacy as a key trend, presented at a16z crypto Founders Summit.
The State of Crypto 2025 report mentions $AKT (Akash Network).
State of Crypto 2025 report highlights Solana as leading blockchain infrastructure progress with $3B in app revenue and network upgrades to double capacity by year-end.
a16z crypto releases State of Crypto 2025 report with key metrics including $9 trillion in stablecoin transfers over the past year, $175 billion in crypto ETF holdings, 40-70M on-chain transactors versus 716M token owners, 20% of spot crypto trading occurring in DeFi, and $30 billion in tokenized real-world assets on-chain.
General Counsel Miles Jennings represents a16z crypto at a roundtable meeting with pro-crypto Senate Democrats on Wednesday to discuss market structure legislation and the path forward for DeFi regulation.
A16z Crypto invested in Daylight Energy's $75M funding round ($15M equity, $60M project finance) led by Framework Ventures, alongside Coinbase Ventures and other investors in the DePIN energy distribution project.
a16zcrypto invested in Jito and BAM, projects described as critical infrastructure for Solana and internet capital markets.