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Crypto industry continues its push for more favorable regulation, this time targeting airdrops.

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AI agent tokens are rallying, led by Fartcoin and Clankerbase. Fartcoin (FARTCOIN), the biggest AI agent memecoin, has surged 26 % to $0.57 with over $165 million in trading volume. A small-cap token Clankeronbase (CLANKER) recorded an even bigger surge…

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When SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce released her statement on February 21, 2025, titled “There Must Be Some Way Out of Here,” it didn’t read like a typical piece of regulatory commentary. The title, a nod to Bob Dylan’s “All Along…

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Cryptocurrency scammers are targeting Phantom Wallet users via malicious pop-ups that look like genuine update requests. According to Web3 security firm Scam Sniffer, phishing scammers are using a new tactic to drain Phantom Wallets by tricking users into signing fake…

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Andreessen Horowitz, the Silicon Valley-based venture capital giant, is planning a pullback from the crypto investing market in the United Kingdom, the Financial Times has reported. Per the report, the crypto arm a16z is closing its London office, with the…

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Marc Andreessen has called himself the "unpaid intern" of the DOGE in a podcast. At the same time, ai16z has confirmed plans of merging Eliza version two with the main.


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ai16z advisor Sam Gao has unveiled the technical whitepaper for Eliza, an open-source AI agent operating system. Per a Jan. 14 X post from Gao, the white paper was written by Shaw, the founder of ElizaOS, alongside contributors from other…

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From mobile wallets to transaction fees, a16z crypto breaks down the top indicators shaping the crypto landscape in 2025. The year 2024 was transformative for the crypto space as activity reached all-time highs, transaction fees dropped, stablecoins found practical use…

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Following the introduction of its new advisors, the Eliza Wakes Up ecosystem token $ai16z has seen significant accumulation by large investors.

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Compound Finance has launched a $1 million bug bounty program on Immunefi to strengthen its protocol’s security. Cryptocurrency lending protocol Compound Finance has introduced a bug bounty program offering rewards of up to $1 million, in partnership with Immunefi, to…

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Former commissioner and current Chief of Policy at a16z Crypto, Brian Quintenz, is reportedly in the running to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission under the Trump administration. According to a Bloomberg report, insider sources who wish to stay anonymous…

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Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz—a16z—released an optimistic note to the crypto industry on Nov. 11, addressing the industry’s future and highlighting new opportunities for regulatory clarity, innovation, and growth in the U.S. The letter’s message to builders? It’s a promising…

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Andreessen Horowitz’s digital asset division, a16z crypto, said it would provide $23 million to support digital asset policy formation after the U.S. generation elections.

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Crypto scammers hijacked the X account of Truth Terminal creator Andy Ayrey to promote a dubious meme coin. At press time, the account remains in control of the crypto scammers who managed to make over $600,000 by shilling a token…


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Andreessen Horowitz, known as a16z, one of the most prominent venture capital firms, recently discussed how an AI bot they funded spurred the creation of a multi-million-dollar meme coin. Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, the co-founders of a16z, discussed how…


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Skyfire, a payments platform founded by former Ripple developers, raised $9.5 million in a seed funding round led by Coinbase Ventures and a16z’s Crypto Startup Accelerator. The company focuses on building a payment infrastructure designed for AI agents, which are…