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Andreessen Horowitz announces new $4.5 billion crypto fund — Decrypt

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Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has raised $4.5 billion for its fourth cryptocurrency fund, bringing its total raised for crypto and blockchain investments to over $7.6 billion, writes Andrew Asmakov.

Here is the link: https://decrypt.co/101321/andreessen-horowitz-announces-new-4-5-billion-crypto-fund

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