Elevator Pitch
Crypto prices are down and builders are leaving, but YC says it is more optimistic than ever, citing regulatory clarity, stablecoin adoption, tokenized stocks and agents using crypto rails.
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YC has invested in more than 100 crypto startups and expects that number to rise a lot. Eventually, it expects every YC startup to use crypto rails from capital raising to payments, though most will probably never know it.
Why now, in YC's view:
- •Regulatory clarity is here and every major financial institution is adopting stablecoins
- •Tokenized stocks are transforming trading, and tiny teams like Hyperliquid are unsettling the top stock exchanges
- •Agents look set to use crypto networks as financial rails
- •Bear markets attract founders focused on building rather than an early liquidity event
The ask: capital raising, new stablecoins and stablecoin applications, agentic commerce, trading, institutional products, and scalable and private blockchains.
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