Andreessen Horowitz's crypto arm published a blog arguing that blockchain throughput has improved sufficiently and the industry should now prioritize other infrastructure constraints like fair execution for financial markets. The firm is backing initiatives including a blockchain-powered 24/7 federally licensed bank.
Morpho, an onchain lending protocol, has secured $175 million in funding co-led by Paradigm, a16z crypto, and Ribbit Capital, with participation from Apollo Funds and VanEck. The round values the protocol at approximately $2 billion and will support technical development and integrations with traditional financial institutions.
Andreessen Horowitz's crypto division announced its fifth dedicated crypto fund with $2.2 billion raised, marking one of the largest crypto venture funds launched in 2026 and bringing total commitments across all a16z crypto funds to over $7 billion.
The DeFi Education Fund, joined by a16z crypto, Uniswap, Chainlink, Paradigm, Solana Policy Institute, and 30+ other organizations, formally petitioned the SEC to lock in recent decentralized finance interface guidance into official rulemaking.
