The renamed fund will keep investing in crypto and advocating for crypto regulation, but will back broader "frontier" startups building technologies and markets that may take years to develop. Author Chris Dixon says blockchains have receded into the background as Wall Street and fintech firms launch blockchain products, making labels matter less. He cites past investments in Oculus, Skydio, Zipline, Coinbase, Solana, and Uniswap, and points to AI, autonomous machines, and machine-age networks as new frontiers. Dixon will lead the fund with Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, Eddy Lazzarin, and Guy Wuollet.

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    Andreessen Horowitz to drop ‘crypto’ from name of flagship blockchain fund

  • @TheBlockCo The BlockOn X ↗

    NEW: Andreessen Horowitz plans to drop "crypto" from the name of its flagship blockchain fund, according to The Information. The reported rebranding comes just months after a16z raised $2.2 billion for its fifth crypto fund.

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    JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Andreessen Horowitz is dropping “crypto” from the name of its flagship blockchain fund. a16z crypto has raised nearly $10 billion across five funds.

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    Andreessen Horowitz is dropping "Crypto" from the name of its flagship fund to rebrand as a16z Frontier. The venture firm has informed limited partners that the rebrand will broaden its mandate beyond digital assets into enterprise computing and advanced tech. Longtime general…

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    ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ IS DROPPING "CRYPTO" FROM THE NAME OF ITS CRYPTO FUND a16z Crypto will become a16z Frontier and invest beyond crypto - The Information

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