Odaily Odaily reports that Entropy, a decentralized custody startup led by a16z, has announced its closure and will return remaining funds to investors. Entropy founder and CEO Tux Pacific stated on the X platform that the decision was made after four years of product development, multiple business adjustments, and two rounds of layoffs.
Entropy was initially positioned as an alternative to centralized crypto custodians, leveraging technologies such as multi-party computation, threshold cryptography, and trusted execution environments to provide users with cross-chain asset management and automated signature services. In 2022, the company completed a $25 million seed funding round led by a16z, with participation from Dragonfly, Variant, Coinbase Ventures, and others, bringing its total funding to approximately $27 million.
Pacific stated that recent research revealed the business model was unsustainable for venture capital-level growth, leading to the decision to cease operations and return capital. This event also reflects the increasingly challenging environment for crypto startups since 2025. (TheBlock)
