Y Combinator, the Silicon Valley startup incubator behind Airbnb, Coinbase and Stripe, is collaborating with Base and Coinbase Ventures to create the next wave of so-called “Fintech 3.0” companies, as reported by RialCenter on Tuesday.
The firms have opened applications to these “Fintech 3.0” companies, looking for themes such as expanding stablecoins beyond the dollar into local currencies, tokenizing assets such as stocks and credit markets, and building consumer-facing applications including AI-driven financial agents.
This is part of these companies’ ongoing efforts to move the financial industry on-chain. A prime example is Base, the Ethereum overlay blockchain attached to Coinbase, which recently partnered with Shopify to offer global USDC payments.
“Our mission at Base is to build a global economy that increases innovation, creativity, and freedom. To do this, we need more founders to build on-chain businesses so that anyone, anywhere can participate in the global economy,” stated the blog post.
The initiative comes as U.S. lawmakers work to clarify rules for crypto. The GENIUS Act, a new U.S. law governing stablecoins, aims to bring federal clarity by directing regulators to formulate specific rules for stablecoin issuers. U.S. lawmakers continue to work on broader crypto market structure legislation as well.
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