As crypto cools, a16zcrypto raises a $2.2B fund | TechCrunch
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- A16z crypto announced a new $2.2 billion fund.
- This is the VC firm’s fifth fund and brings the total raised to date to $9.8 billion.
- The fund also promoted its CTO, Eddy Lazzarin, to general partner, bringing the GP investing team to four people.
- March was the slowest trading-volume month across crypto exchanges since November 2023, crypto data and news site CoinGecko reported.VC investing in crypto startups has cooled, too, landing at nearly $5 billion in the first quarter of 2026.
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