PANews May 5 news, according to CoinDesk, venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) announced the establishment of a new round of crypto fund “Crypto Fund 5”, with a scale of $2.2 billion, which will continuously deploy funds over the next decade, covering all stages of investment in the crypto field.

a16z stated that this round of fund will focus on betting on “application projects with real on-ground value”, including areas like payments, financial services, and decentralized systems. The core judgment is: the current market is more suitable for building “infrastructure and products that can last long-term”, rather than projects driven by short-term narratives.

In specific tracks, stablecoins have become one of the focuses. a16z noted that the stablecoin market size has grown to about $320 billion and continues to expand its usage in cross-border payments, savings, and daily transactions, achieving lower costs and higher efficiency compared to traditional financial systems. In addition, perpetual contracts, on-chain lending, prediction markets, and tokenized assets are also seen as growth directions.

Against the backdrop of the AI investment boom diverting venture capital, a16z believes crypto is returning to its “infrastructure and coordination layer” positioning, especially as AI systems become increasingly complex and opaque, the importance of its network trust and settlement capabilities has further increased.

It is worth noting that the scale of this fund is lower than its $4.5 billion fourth fund launched in 2023, but still higher than the recent fundraising levels of some similar institutions, such as Haun Ventures' $1 billion fund and Dragonfly Capital's $650 million fund.

a16z partners stated: “Although market sentiment is low, we believe the fundamentals of the crypto industry are at an all-time high.”

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