a16z-backed Eco unveils Beam, a P2P crypto transfer service aiming to be a ‘global Venmo’

The crypto payments space is seeing a surge of activity these days as developers strive to make decentralized finance as user-friendly as web2 experiences. Eco Inc, an a16z-backed payments startup that’s raised $95 million in funding to date, just unveiled a...

As crypto startup valuations come back to Earth, big investors are bargain hunting

Crypto funding might have declined last quarter, but investors behind the largest funds in the space are sticking to their guns. “There’s always going to be a need for big funds and investors to help the startups get the funding they need,” Lydia Chiu, vice...

a16z will ‘continue to tailor’ its multibillion-dollar crypto funds to market opportunities, GP says

The TechCrunch Podcast Network has been nominated for two Webbys in the Best Technology Podcast category. You can help TechCrunch win by voting for Chain Reaction, which digs into the wild world of crypto, or Found, which brings you the stories behind the startups by...