Collin McCune retweeted
Huge. ICE is going to run a regulated exchange on top of Hyperliquid's protocol.
This is the right approach––regulate the apps serving U.S. customers, not the protocols underneath.
a16zfrontier.com/posts/serie…
ICE and @tradexyz are bringing Hyperliquid-based perps to the U.S.
Announced this morning, ICE will operate U.S. regulated versions of @tradexyz’s markets, leveraging their expertise as the leading deployer of real-world-asset perps on Hyperliquid.
The new venue will operate separately to ICE’s institutional futures franchise and offer a trading experience designed for retail participation.
U.S. traders will be able to trade 24/7 across a range of assets spanning the macro complex including:
*Crypto 🪙
*Equities 📈
*Indices 📊
*Commodities🛢️
*Forex 💱
Read more 👇
ir.theice.com/press/news-det…
Users will access the platform through U.S.-regulated FCMs performing KYC/AML screening, including ICE's joint venture with OKX.
ICE and @tradexyz will seek regulatory approvals to launch a new market built on Hyperliquid to operate KYC-compliant perp markets, including approvals to support leveraged trading.
“This year's theme is Production is Deterrence. America's ability to prevent conflict depends on what it can build, how fast it can deliver, and how long it can keep going."
The 2026 American Dynamism 50 is here: our annual list of 50 companies, from within the a16z portfolio and beyond, building for America's future.
This year's theme is Production is Deterrence. "America's ability to prevent conflict depends on what it can build, how fast it can deliver, and how long it can keep going."
A new generation of defense companies is moving from prototypes to full-scale production, and the industrial base has to keep pace. This year's list is organized around three pillars:
1. Systems: the drones, ships, missiles, aircraft, and spacecraft that deter conflict.
2. Factories: the plants, tools, and software that build them.
3. Inputs: the materials and power they're made of and run on.
Get all three right, and the impact reaches well beyond defense, to skilled jobs, revitalized communities, and the supply chains behind energy, housing, and everyday goods.
Meet all 50: a16z.news/p/ad-50-2026-produ…
Collin McCune retweeted
Cookie and I want to congratulate our friends Ben and Felicia Horowitz on announcing they will be building the first children’s only hospital in the state of Nevada! It’s incredible that one health scare with one of their children has turned into a blessing that is certainly going to save the lives of many children and have a tremendous impact on the families within in the Las Vegas community!
Collin McCune retweeted
Bringing Manufacturing Home.
Anduril isn’t even 10 years old yet. Imagine what they’ll be building in 50 years.
American Designed. American Built. 🇺🇸🚀💪
Thank you, @PalmerLuckey.
Collin McCune retweeted
The SEC's initial proposal for Reg Crypto Assets was an important first step towards creating a clear fundraising pathway for builders of blockchain networks.
Yesterday, @a16zcrypto submitted recommendations to make that pathway more useful and durable.
Collin McCune retweeted
Fred Warner has gotten away with multiple illegal hits to the head or receivers in the process of making the catch, as Troy Aikman said on the broadcast.
Collin McCune retweeted
In post-agent world, feels like Google Drive needs 4 core permission states:
1. Public external
2. Public internal
3. Private, agent accessible by default
4. Sensitive, not agent accessible by default
Collin McCune retweeted
SR008 APPS ARE OPEN. Up to $1M + $10M+ in credits. 12 weeks in SF, Feb through April. Built to help you land capital, customers and talent. Apply by Nov 1: speedrun.a16z.com/apply
Collin McCune retweeted
Crypto succeeds when we stop calling it crypto.
GP @guywuolletjr thinks financial services will run on blockchains, just like other businesses now run on the internet. So what gets us there?
00:00 "Everything is computer — except finance"
00:52 From a16z intern to general partner
14:34 How crypto moves into the mainstream
19:28 Why timing matters for crypto adoption
23:31 Token launches, liquidity, and going public
28:20 Backing founders for the long term
36:21 Opportunities in crypto
38:42 New markets for energy and compute
39:49 Stablecoins and finance’s digital transformation
43:29 Why perpetual futures are gaining traction
45:26 What tokenization changes for Wall Street
49:04 On oil painting and the pleasure of making things
Thank you, Kevin!
Today I'm retiring from federal service after 21 years (19 at @CFTC and 2 at @TheJusticeDept). Grateful to @JohnBoozman, @CongressmanGT, @ConawayTX11 , @giancarloMKTS, and @BrianQuintenz, and so many colleagues and friends. Most of all, thank you Katherine and Stark! More soon!