Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has acquired $90M worth of Optimism's OP tokens, which will undergo a two-year vesting period. This coincides with a16z's recent fund securing event, where it disclosed a fund amount of $7.2 billion targeted towards various sectors. Meanwhile, former Revolut executive Ruslan Fakhrutdinov has raised $6.5 million for his new exchange, x10, which combines aspects of traditional and decentralized exchanges. In other related news, fundraisers in the crypto space include; STYLE Protocol securing $2.5 million, AI infrastructure company Wisdomise successfully completing its $9.5 million funding round, and Wasabi bagging $3 million in a seed round led by Electric Capital.
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