CRYPTOCURRENCY
Exploring the Future: AI and Cryptocurrency Trends for 2025
Discover the emerging trends at the intersection of AI and cryptocurrency, including decentralized infrastructure and proof of personhood, as highlighted by a16z crypto.
Frosty Enhances Liveness Guarantees in Avalanche's Snow Protocols
The Frosty protocol, developed by a16z crypto and Ava Labs, introduces robust liveness guarantees to the Avalanche blockchain's Snow family, addressing challenges posed by Byzantine adversaries.
Jolt Development Roadmap Update Released by a16z Crypto
a16z Crypto provides an update on Jolt's development roadmap, detailing investments and strategic plans. The announcement reflects a16z's ongoing commitment to innovation in the crypto sector.
Jolt zkVM: Enhancements in Performance and Usability
a16z crypto announces significant improvements in Jolt zkVM's performance and usability, including reduced verifier costs and new integrations with Rust and RISC-V.
a16z Crypto Advocates for Comprehensive U.S. Crypto Policy Framework
a16z Crypto invests $23 million towards Fairshake PACs, supporting bipartisan crypto policy-making for the 2026 midterm elections, emphasizing the need for clear regulations.
Solana's Stake Weighted Quality of Service Explored by a16z Crypto
a16z crypto's Max Resnick discusses Solana's use of stake weighted quality of service to manage network congestion and proposes an auction-based approach to mitigate its downsides.
Innovative Approach to Blockspace Auctions Explored by a16z Crypto
Quintus Kilbourn of Flashbots presents new research on blockspace auction refunds, aiming to enhance efficiency and participation in the blockchain ecosystem.
a16z Crypto Highlights Code and Engineering Investments
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) shares insights into its Code and Engineering investment focus, detailing past and potential future outcomes of their portfolio companies.
Exploring Multidimensional Fees in Blockchain Transactions
Noam Nisan discusses the concept of multidimensional fees in blockchain, highlighting the distinction between easy and hard fee dimensions and the implications on transaction efficiency.
a16z Crypto Introduces CSX Fall 2024 Cohort with 21 Startups
a16z Crypto has announced the 21 startups selected for its CSX Fall 2024 cohort, focusing on AI, DeFi, infrastructure, and consumer applications.