The institutional formalization of distributed ledger systems has fundamentally reshaped the mechanics of early-stage venture syndication. Alternative technology sectors—spanning decentralized infrastructure protocols (DePIN), zero-knowledge scaling layers, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization pipelines, and modular decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms—actively command billions of dollars in sovereign and corporate risk capital. For venture capital (VC) firms, funding these open-source […]