Halliday Raises $20 Million for AI-Focused Blockchain Protocol

Artificial intelligence (AI)-focused blockchain protocol Halliday has raised $20 million to fund the development of its Agentic Workflow Protocol (AWP). This protocol aims to accelerate the development of decentralized finance (DeFi) applications while eliminating the need for programmers to write smart contracts.

The Series A funding round was led by Andreessen Horowitz’s (a16z) crypto arm.

> “Our mission is to pioneer the software era of blockchain, enabling developers to build applications in hours, not years,” Halliday stated in an emailed announcement. “With Halliday, you can never write a smart contract again.”

Halliday’s no-code blockchain automation could significantly increase blockchain adoption and shift development from smart contracts to AI-driven workflows, making blockchain more accessible, scalable, and efficient.

This funding round follows Halliday’s previously raised $6 million seed round in 2022, also led by a16z crypto, and included contributions from Avalanche Blizzard Fund, Credibly Neutral, and Alt Layer.

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