Crypto Hubs 2023: Where to Live Freely and Work Smart

With shifting regulatory regimes worldwide, crypto is on the move to find the best locales to put down roots, get licensed, register or just be. Crypto Hubs 2023, our ranking of the top 15 global crypto hubs, is a good place to start.

• 2023-06-27
• regulatory framework Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority Crypto regulatory frameworks Andreessen Horowitz Securities and Futures Commission

Andreessen Horowitz is expanding outside the U.S. for the first time with a crypto office in London

The move comes amid regulatory crackdowns from the SEC.

• 2023-06-12
• Chris Dixon Andreessen Horowitz

ChatGPT’s Sam Altman Is Getting $100 Million for Worldcoin Crypto Project

Worldcoin was conceived in 2019 and relies on basketball-size devices that scan irises to create a unique identifier for each user.

• 2023-05-16
• Sam Altman Digital Currency artificial intelligence Andreessen Horowitz unique identifier Worldcoin

OpenAI CEO's Crypto Project Worldcoin Eyes $100M in Fresh Funding: Report

a16z-backed cryptocurrency project Worldcoin is reportedly "in advanced talks" for a fresh investment round worth over $100 million.

• 2023-05-15
• Sam Altman Khosla Ventures Worldcoin Andreessen Horowitz OpenAI

Arianna Simpson talks crypto at Disrupt and why a16z bets billions

Investing in crypto is not for the faint of heart. The volatile crypto landscape is littered with the remains of high-profile collapses, like Terraform Labs, Three Arrows Capital and FTX. In May 2022, a16z announced a fourth crypto fund to the tune of $4.5 billion, which brings the total amount of funding it has raised for crypto and web3 alone to more than $7.6 billion.

• 2023-05-04
• TechCrunch Disrupt Arianna Simpson Investing in crypto Three Arrows Capital Andreessen Horowitz Terraform Labs

Balaji Closes Bitcoin Bet With $1.5M in Donations, Including $500K for Bitcoin Core Development

Amid the initial bank failures in the U.S., the tech entrepreneur in mid-March had bet $1 million that bitcoin would hit $1 million within 90 days.

• 2023-05-03
• Balaji Srinivasan Silicon Valley Bank Signature Bank Silvergate Bank Ben Bernanke global financial crisis chief technology officer Federal Reserve Andreessen Horowitz

First Mover Americas: Lots of Bitcoin Futures Traders Cash Out

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 27, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

• 2023-04-27
• OKX GBTC Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Andreessen Horowitz

Ex-a16z Engineering and Security Heavyweights to Start Crypto Custody Firm: Source

a16z’s former CTO, Riyaz Faizullabhoy, and former CISO Nassim Eddequiouaq have the blessing and seed backing of the venture capital giant, a person familiar with the plans said.

• 2023-04-27
• chief technology officer Andreessen Horowitz Nassim Eddequiouaq Riyaz Faizullabhoy CISO

Coinbase Product Head Departs for a16z Crypto

Surojit Chatterjee tweeted his new role as executive in residence at Andreessen Horowitz.

• 2023-02-11
• Surojit Chatterjee Coinbase Andreessen Horowitz EIR executive in residence

'Uniswap Controlled by a16z?': Crypto Twitter Split Over VC Firm's Governance Move

With less than 2% of voting power, a16z’s attempt to influence an on-chain vote on Uniswap looks worse than it actually is.

• 2023-02-06
• UNI Andreessen Horowitz Uniswap VC firm massive vote BNB Chain