The American blockchain project Story has been led in three consecutive rounds by top American venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), and is considered by the market to be one of the most promising projects to benefit from policy dividends. With former a16z executives entering key positions in the Trump administration, market expectations for Story to receive direct policy support are also rising.

Several key officials in the Trump administration were once core figures at a16z. For example, former a16z head of crypto investments in the UK, Sriram Krishnan, has been appointed as a senior policy advisor for AI in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; former a16z global head of crypto policy, Brian Quintenz, has been nominated as the chairman of the CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission). Additionally, a16z co-founder Mark Andreessen was also invited to attend the White House 'Cryptocurrency Summit,' further enhancing a16z's influence at the government level. #IP