Crypto
Catena Labs raises $30 million, applies for national trust bank charter
Agent finance startup Catena Labs, co-founded by Circle co-founder Sean Neville, raised $30 million in a Series A round co-led by a16z Crypto. The Block reported the company will use the funding to accelerate construction of banking infrastructure compatible with AI agents. a16z Crypto’s Chris Dixon and Elizabeth Hukaby said Catena is building a new category of regulated financial infrastructure for autonomous software.