PANews reported on December 31 that @0xjunkdogg said that he did not need to worry about whether ai16z was suspected of infringing the a16z trademark and gave the following explanation:

1. Communicated with a16z via email;

2. a16z’s CTO is currently on ai16z’s Discord, but has not yet spoken publicly;

3. Marc Anderson, co-founder of a16z, has retweeted related content;

4. ai16z and a16z are jointly promoting the DUNA project, which is to promote the legalization of DAO in the United States. Previously, a16z has implemented the DAO legal framework in some states, and the two parties are currently working to expand their legal coverage.