Crypto
Five reasons VCs focus on stablecoin payments despite crypto funding winter
Crypto venture investment slowed sharply in the first quarter, with total funding falling to about $4 billion across 355 deals, Galaxy Research data showed. Crypto media WuBlockchain said investors are favoring companies with customers, revenue and real payment volumes, and it highlighted stablecoin payment startups as one of the few areas still seeing sizable rounds. It outlined five drivers: cross-border efficiency, clearer revenues, invisible backend use, regulatory shifts and clearer M&A exits.
