PANews reported on December 31 that according to @0xjunkdogg, there is no need to worry about whether ai16z infringes on the a16z trademark, and he made the following explanation:

1. Communication has been established with a16z via email;

2. a16z's CTO is currently in the ai16z Discord but has not publicly spoken yet;

3. a16z co-founder Marc Andreessen has previously retweeted related content;

4. ai16z and a16z are jointly promoting the DUNA project, which aims to advance the legalization of DAOs in the United States. Previously, a16z had already achieved a legal framework for DAOs in some states, and both parties are currently working to expand their legal coverage.