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Blockchain Association Launches Vaults Workflow, Uniting Dozens of Member Institutions to Drive Policy Formulation
According to a post by the Blockchain Association (@BlockchainAssn), the Blockchain Association has officially launched the Vaults Workstream, bringing together dozens of leading member organizations including a16z Crypto, Aave, Uniswap, Grayscale, dYdX Foundation, Ethena, Morpho, and Multicoin to participate in Washington-based policy discussions on on-chain finance. As an emerging component of on-chain finance infrastructure, Vaults can provide users with diverse asset exposure, support composable and personalized investment strategies, and offer high flexibility in manual control, governance, and risk management. Members of this workstream will engage directly with the SEC to assist legislators in understanding Vault mechanics and the applicability of existing regulatory frameworks, with the goal of aligning regulatory rules with technological development to ensure the United States maintains its leading position in on-chain financial innovation.
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Jeeves Completes $110 Million Equity Financing to Accelerate Expansion of Stablecoin Banking Services
Jeeves has announced the completion of a $110 million equity financing round. The round was led by CoinFund, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Coinbase Ventures, AllianceBernstein, the Singapore Government Investment Corporation (GIC), and Y Combinator.
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Jeeves Inc. Completes $110 Million Series C Funding, Led by CoinFund
Odaily News: Jeeves Inc. has announced the completion of a $110 million Series C funding round, led by CoinFund, with participation from AllianceBernstein, Coinbase Ventures, and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), among others. The company is a fintech firm and plans to use the funds to launch a stablecoin wallet and AI agents, as well as to provide instant payment services in more countries.
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a16z crypto: Blockchain Is Letting Market Supply Catch Up with Global Potential Demand
Odaily reports: a16z crypto has published a post stating that one of the core values of blockchain is "creating entirely new markets." Through permissionless issuance and global distribution, it breaks through the long-standing constraints of traditional financial markets—such as listing committees, legal frameworks, and geographic fragmentation—enabling market supply to better match global potential demand.According to a16z crypto, from perpetual contracts, spot DEXs, and prediction markets to lending, meme coins, NFTs, and real-world asset tokenization, nearly all representative markets in the crypto industry have benefited from this mechanism. Among them, perpetual contracts are the most direct embodiment of this trend. In July of this year, onchain RWA perpetual contract trading volume reached an annualized scale of $1.4 trillion, accounting for approximately half of Hyperliquid's trading volume. As mechanisms such as HIP-3 and HIP-4 lower the barriers to market issuance, a16z crypto expects that onchain markets will continue to expand into commodities, foreign exchange, indices, 24/7 equity exposure, as well as previously underserved risk assets such as CPI, computing power, music, social trends, and sports.
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AI real estate tech company EliseAI completes a new $350 million funding round, co-led by a16z and Bessemer
AI real estate tech company EliseAI has announced the completion of a new $350 million funding round, reaching a valuation of $4 billion. The round was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Bessemer Venture Partners, with existing investors Sapphire Ventures and Navitas Capital participating. This marks the company's fourth investment from a16z and Bessemer since 2023, coming just about 13 months after its previous $250 million Series E round.It is reported that EliseAI's software currently primarily provides automated home leasing, resident services, maintenance requests, and lease renewals, with its platform covering approximately one-sixth of apartments across the United States. The new funding will be used for product development and to expand EliseAI's engineering, deployment, and sales teams in North America. (Fortune)
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On-chain trading accounts for 86% of volume, RWA perpetual contracts hit $117.3 billion in August trading volume
Odaily reports: An analysis published by a16z crypto on September 23 shows that the total trading volume of real-world asset perpetual contracts in August 2026 reached $117.3 billion, of which on-chain platforms accounted for approximately $101 billion, or 86%; centralized exchanges accounted for approximately $16 billion, a 44x increase compared to the same period last year. A year ago, on-chain platforms accounted for only one-third or less of trading volume.As of the end of August, open interest stood at $4.8 billion, roughly 30 times larger than the $161 million recorded in July 2025. By trading volume, equities accounted for 48%, commodities 28%, and indices 18%, marking a shift from the previous structure dominated by commodities. a16z stated that Hyperliquid's HIP-3 protocol, launched in October 2025, simplified the creation of new perpetual markets and enhanced liquidity sharing.
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a16z: RWA perpetual contracts monthly trading volume reached $117.3 billion, on-chain platforms' share rose to 86%
a16z Crypto reported that the perpetual contract market for real-world assets (RWA), tied to traditional asset prices such as stocks and gold, is growing rapidly. In August 2026, monthly trading volume across tracked platforms reached $117.3 billion, reflecting a 44-fold year-on-year increase; open interest stood at $4.8 billion, up nearly 30 times from July 2025.
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a16z and DeFi Education Fund Send Letter to SEC, Proposing DEX Exemption from Exchange Registration
Odaily reports: a16z and the DeFi Education Fund jointly submitted a proposal to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce, recommending the establishment of a safe harbor rule that creates a "rebuttable presumption" that decentralized exchange (DEX) protocols and their front-end interfaces do not constitute "exchanges" as defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. On the same day, a16z submitted a separate letter calling on the SEC to establish a registration regime for centralized crypto trading platforms, modeled after the 1998 Alternative Trading System (ATS) rules. Both letters were dated September 14, and three days later, the SEC issued an "innovation exemption" for tokenized equity trading venues.
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a16z announces the launch of "Horowitz Andreessen Academy" targeting recent high school graduates and college dropouts.
According to Bloomberg, venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has announced the launch of the "Horowitz Andreessen Academy," targeting recent high school graduates and college dropouts to train young talent in developing artificial intelligence products. The program is completely free, offering participants housing, compute resources, and travel funding, and is positioned as an alternative to elite university education.
21Shares: Privacy Coin Sector Market Cap Surges Nearly Fivefold in a Year to $30 Billion, Institutional Entry Could Drive 18x–27x Growth Potential
The report suggests that if the privacy sector captures 5% of the offshore wealth market (valued at approximately $11 to $16 trillion), the sector's market capitalization would reach $550 billion to $800 billion, representing an 18- to 27-fold growth potential from its current valuation of roughly $30 billion. Both Ethereum and Solana have integrated privacy features into their roadmaps, with a16z also identifying privacy as the most important competitive advantage for 2026.
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跨链资产协议 Universal Protocol 宣布关停，曾获 a16z 等投资
Universal Protocol 宣布，因市场采用规模未达到长期可持续运营要求，将于 2026 年 11 月 17 日停止运营。在 60 天过渡期内，uAssets 仍由底层资产 1:1 支持，用户可通过 Universal 应用出售或赎回。协议停止后，Base 链上的 uSOL、uXRP、uDOGE、uADA、uBTC和 uLTC 计划通过智能合约兑换为对应桥接资产，其余 uAssets 将兑换为 USDC，最终方案将在停止运营前公布。
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Received conditional approval from OCC, Bastion can apply to establish a national trust bank
stablecoin infrastructure company Bastion has received conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to apply to establish a national trust bank. Founded in 2023 by two former a16z crypto executives, Bastion provides white-label stablecoin issuance, reserve custody, customer wallets, and payment infrastructure for enterprises; its investors include Coinbase Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, and Samsung Next, and its latest funding round last year raised $14.6 million.
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a16z Submits Joint Comment Letter to US SEC: Proposes "Safe Harbor" for DEXs
Odaily News: On September 14, a16z and the DeFi Education Fund (DEF) submitted a proposal to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), recommending a "safe harbor" from exchange registration requirements for qualifying decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and their front-end applications (DEX Apps). The proposal suggests that qualifying DEXs should possess four characteristics: non-custodial, automated, permissionless, and credibly neutral; DEX Apps should remain non-custodial, display market data based on objective and verifiable parameters, refrain from exercising discretionary control over trade execution, and limit developer activities to specific technical functions.
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a16z Partner: Crypto Industry Fundamentals Remain Strong, Will Continue to Push for Clear Regulatory Rules
a16z partner Chris Dixon posted on X regarding the CLARITY Act's failure to pass a procedural vote in the U.S. Senate, stating that despite disappointment with the vote outcome, the fundamentals of the crypto industry remain stronger than ever.Dixon said that billions of dollars are now flowing on-chain, leading payment companies and financial institutions are adopting blockchain technology, and entrepreneurs worldwide are developing new financial products. a16z's related work in Washington is far from over, and it will continue to push for clear regulatory rules that both protect consumers and support entrepreneurs' development.
Perpetual contract platform RWAperp completes $2 million in financing
perpetual contract platform RWAperp has announced the completion of $2 million in financing, with a post-investment valuation of $50 million. Participants in the round include Lime co-founder Brad Bao, Cresta AI co-founder Tim Shi, Tesla Autopilot team member Phil Duan, Crux members William Freiberg and Charles Ferguson, as well as members of the a16z and Sequoia Scout networks.RWAperp is a decentralized perpetual contract protocol for traditional financial assets. It is currently live on OKX X Layer and has opened 19 markets, covering BTC, ETH, SOL, Korean and U.S. stocks, the S&P 500 Index, the DRAM Index, gold, silver, and WTI crude oil. Users can settle in USDC, USDT, or USDG and gain leveraged long and short exposure to stocks, indices, commodities, and crypto assets without needing to hold, custody, or tokenize the underlying assets.RWAperp primarily designs its trading, pricing, liquidity, and risk management systems around the trading characteristics of the stock market, and handles situations such as market closure periods, overnight gaps, trading halts, and corporate actions. The platform uses a multi-issuer composite oracle and provides a professional order book trading terminal.RWAperp is also developing Agent Mode. This AI feature is designed to understand natural language trading instructions, analyze market conditions, and gradually support trading execution operations such as opening positions, position management, and closing positions. (The Block)
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AI startup Temporal completes $550 million in funding, reaching a valuation of $12.55 billion.
According to Reuters, AI startup Temporal announced the completion of a $550 million late-stage funding round, more than doubling its valuation to $12.55 billion over seven months. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with Wellington Management, Growth Equity under Goldman Sachs Alternatives, and Tiger Global participating as co-leads. SV Angel and T. Rowe Price Associates advisory accounts also participated, while existing investors Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Sequoia Capital, and GIC continued their investment. The funds will be used to expand global operations and advance platform R&D. Founded in 2019, Temporal develops open-source software that helps applications, including AI agents, recover from failures, reducing the need for engineers to write custom recovery code. Its customers include OpenAI, Snap, Nvidia, Netflix, and JPMorgan Chase. The company employs 570 staff members and maintains an annualized revenue run rate of over $250 million, representing more than double year-over-year growth. In February this year, the company completed a round led by a16z at a $5 billion valuation
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a16z Pressures U.S. Senate: If the CLARITY Act Fails to Pass, the Next FTX-Style Collapse Could Be Worse
Odaily News: Miles Jennings, Head of Policy and Regulation at a16zcrypto, wrote that the U.S. Senate should push for the passage of the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act. Jennings stated that the risks exposed by the FTX collapse—such as customer asset segregation, custody, and information disclosure—are not complex, yet the existing digital asset market still lacks regulatory safeguards similar to those in traditional financial markets. The CLARITY Act would require digital asset brokers, dealers, and exchanges to implement measures such as customer asset segregation, qualified custody, information disclosure, and insider trading restrictions, while also clarifying the regulatory boundaries between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).Miles Jennings warned that with stablecoin supply now exceeding $300 billion and the market value of tokenized assets surpassing $30 billion, if the Senate fails to act this time, the impact of the next market collapse could be greater than that of the FTX incident.
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Enterprise AI company Clay completes $115 million Series D funding, led by Wellington
enterprise AI company Clay has announced the completion of a $115 million Series D funding round, led by Wellington, with participation from Sequoia Capital, StepStone, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Perennial, Meritech, DST, CapitalG, and others. The post-money valuation has risen to $7.1 billion.Clay stated that its AI agents can build real-time business and customer profiles based on internal and external data such as CRM, and automatically construct and execute workflows according to enterprise goals. Currently, companies including Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, and Stripe have adopted its products. (Reuters)
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a16z Crypto: The on-chain scale of traditional assets excluding stablecoins has exceeded $35 billion.
a16z Crypto stated in a post that over $35 billion in traditional assets have been placed on-chain, and excluding stablecoins, this volume remains nearly triple what it was a year prior to the passage of the GENIUS Act. a16z Crypto noted that the CLARITY Act will provide a regulatory framework for the on-chain infrastructure underlying these assets, with next year's developments hinging on related progress next week.
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a16z Leads Cognition’s $200 Million Series E Funding Round at a $4.8 Billion Valuation
According to Forbes, Andreessen Horowitz and Accel co-led Cognition, an AI coding agent company, in a Series E funding round of more than $2 billion, pushing its latest valuation to $48 billion, a substantial increase from the $26 billion valuation four months prior. Over 30 other institutions, including Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Avenir, and NVIDIA, participated in the round. Operating revenue for Cognition’s AI coding agent product Devin has grown from $492 million in May to nearly $900 million, with The Information forecasting that its annualized revenue could reach $4 billion to $5 billion by year-end.
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