Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is now establishing a research team for cryptocurrencies, following his investments in the crypto money industry.
The new research team, founded by Andreessen Horowitz, will be led by computer scientist Tim Roughgarden, a professor at Stanford and Columbia universities.
Roughgarden’s field of study covers algorithmic game theory and Web 3 technologies. He joined the a16z team last year.
The research team also includes names from different disciplines. Dan Boneh, a Stanford professor of electrical engineering and an expert in cryptography, will serve as senior analyst on the team.
Andreessen Horowitz a few months ago to invest in the cryptocurrency sector. $2.2 billion He established a huge fund and set a record for that period. Today, the company continues to be among the largest investors in the industry.
According to the statement made by the a16z management, the new research team established in the cryptocurrency field “Solving important problems and developing the science and technology underlying the new generation internet” will work for