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a16z Drops Crypto From Its Name, Widens Bets to AI and Frontier Tech

Andreessen Horowitz is renaming its crypto fund a16z Frontier and widening its scope to AI, autonomous machines and biology, saying the line between crypto and everyday tech has blurred.

a16z Drops Crypto From Its Name, Widens Bets to AI and Frontier Tech

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