a16z maps 11 paths where Crypto meets AI

The company argued that crypto can counter the centralization of AI by giving users control over identity, data ownership and payments. Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto team this week outlined 11 areas where blockchain networks could intersect with artificial intelligence, explaining how crypto tools could impact identity, payments and ownership as AI systems spread across the internet. […]

A16z: AI agents and on-chain finance are about to reshape everything

A16z has predicted a big pivot in 2026, as stablecoins surge, AI agents proliferate, and on-chain financing challenges outdated banking infrastructure. A16z crypto, a venture capital fund of Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), said it expects several crypto-related themes to gain importance in 2026, citing developments in stablecoins, real-world asset tokenization, banking infrastructure, AI agent authentication, privacy […]