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Why Data Privacy Platforms Are Attracting Big Money and Attention from VC Firms
Venture-capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) led a $28M funding round for data privacy startup Aleo, which aims to launch a platform for programmable data privacy that leverages zero knowledge-proofs (ZKPs). "The Hash" panel breaks down why this is significant.
Andreessen Horowitz Leads $4.4M Round in DeFi's Element Finance
Element Finance, which is building a yield-maximizing marketplace for crypto interest rates, has landed some prominent backers.
Rewards-Focused Startup Eco Raises $26M in Round Led by a16z Crypto
Newly out of alpha mode, the platform offers up to 5% rewards on both crypto asset savings and spending.
Payments Startup Celo Raises $20M From a16z, Electric Capital
Celo offers a blockchain payments platform using customers' cellphone numbers to secure their public keys.
DeFi's UNI Token Jumps 92% in One Week, Passes $15
Uniswap's UNI token has nearly doubled its price in 7 days. The decentralized exchange is seeing volumes higher than last summer, too.
Big Guns Back $10M Investment in DeFi's dYdX
The funding round, led by Three Arrows and DeFiance Capital, was also joined by Andreessen Horowitz and Polychain Capital.
Former BitLicense Chief to Manage Andreessen Horowitz's Cryptocurrency Efforts
Anthony Albanese will become chief regulatory officer for the tech ventures giant in November.
This a16z Alum Is Launching a VC Fund Focused on Platforms You Can 'Own'
An Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) alum is launching a new venture firm focused on building a crypto-powered "ownership economy."
NEAR Protocol Launches Following $21M Token Sale Led by Andreessen Horowitz
NEAR announced Monday the closing of a $21.6 million token sale involving a16z, Pantera and others. It also revealed the stealth-mode launch of the NEAR mainnet on April 22.
Arweave 2.0 Gets File Storage Project One Step Closer to Its 'Library of Alexandria' Dreams
Arweave operates on the same idea as other blockchain-based file storage services such as Filecoin or Storj, but with far larger ambitions backed by new technical developments unveiled Wednesday as Arweave 2.0.
