Crypto startup Bastion secures money transmitter licenses in US
Launched in September by two former Andreessen Horowitz executives, Bastion has acquired its first two money transmitter licenses in New Hampshire and Arkansas.
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What Bear Market? Crypto Startups Raised $115M Last Week
More than $115 million was raised last week alone across a number of crypto startups. The largest raise of the week was blockchain game studio Proof of Play which netted…
Former Andreessen Horowitz execs launch Bastion after $25M funding round
The Web3 startup came out of stealth mode after a seed funding round led by a16z crypto, enabling firms to integrate web3 infrastructure into their existing enterprise technologies.
Paris Hilton, a16z back IP ownership network Story Protocol
Andreessen Horowitz, Paris Hilton and Samsung have invested in the new blockchain-based open IP collaboration network, Story Protocol.
Cryptoys Unveils Star Wars Digital Toys in New Line of Collectibles
The crypto platform Cryptoys, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, has announced the launch of Star Wars collectible digital toys featuring iconic characters Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, and Princess Leia. Cryptoys stated…
VC Firm Andreessen Horowitz Releases New Optimism Rollup Client
Venture Capital firm a16z is aiming to diversify Optimisms rollup clients with a client of its own. Magi and op-node Andreessen Horowitz is launching new infrastructure on Optimism. The venture...
Silicon Valley Bank’s UK branch shut down by Bank of England
Several U.K. venture capital firms have shown support for SVB UK stating it is a “trusted” partner and plays a "pivotal" role in supporting startups.
a16z votes against proposal to deploy Uniswap V3 on BNB Chain
The venture firm used its 15 million UNI holding against the deployment using the Wormhole bridge.
Africa Web3 games publisher Carry1st raises $27M
VC firms Bitkraft Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz participated in the funding round, which aims to advance Web3 gaming in Africa.
Top crypto funding stories of 2022
2022 was a record-breaking year for blockchain and crypto VCs. Depending on who you ask, that's either a good thing or a bad thing.