We Raised $2.2B. Here’s Why.

About this episode

The episode discusses the announcement of a16z crypto's Fund 5 and the evolving landscape of crypto investment.

a16z crypto is announcing Fund 5: $2.2B to back the founders building the next era of crypto. All four GPs — Chris Dixon, Ali Yahya, Guy Wuollet, and Eddy Lazzarin — join Robert Hackett to discuss why now, what's changed, and where it's all headed: from regulatory clarity and stablecoins, to AI agents, programmable money, and the infrastructure defining crypto's next chapter.

People in this episode

Host: Robert Hackett

Guests: Chris Dixon, Ali Yahya, Guy Wuollet, Eddy Lazzarin

Topics covered

• crypto funding
• regulatory clarity
• stablecoins
• AI agents
• programmable money
• crypto infrastructure

Keywords

• Fund 5
• crypto
• investment
• regulatory clarity
• stablecoins
• AI
• programmable money
• infrastructure

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Organizations: a16z crypto

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