Let’s be honest: crypto is at a crossroads. Obsession with infrastructure investments and token launches has created an imbalance, diverting attention from products that deliver real value to users. Trust has eroded as too many VCs chase short-term gains with unlocks. What’s missing? Real conviction, commitment, and accountability.   Despite shaky sentiment and regulatory migraines, we’re not backing down. We believe this technology will reshape the financial system and beyond.   That's why we're launching VanEck Ventures, a $30M early-stage fund committed to investing in visionary founders operating at the intersection of fintech, crypto, and artificial intelligence. We've already launched liquid token funds, ETFs, and ETPs, but this fund marks our expansion into the early-stage venture ecosystem, where we think some of the most exciting companies in fintech are being built today.   Our investment philosophy is clear: We're infrastructure-agnostic and investing in exceptional teams defining the application layer in their respective categories. Our core focus includes tokenized asset issuers, marketplaces, on-chain payments middleware, and applications built on stablecoins.   VanEck Ventures will be led by Wyatt Lonergan and Juan Lopez, formerly of Circle Ventures, where they invested in over 100 early-stage companies from infrastructure to consumer applications. We expect to make 25 to 35 investments with check sizes around $1 million over the next few years. The fund has already made four investments to be announced soon.   If you’re a founder crazy enough to build something great, we may be crazy enough to fund it. Let’s talk. DM @Wyatt_Lonergan @0xlaguna

Stablecoins and public blockchains enable financial products to tap into internet-scale distribution with a single API on day one. Great read by @peterschroederr and @0xlaguna at @vaneck_us

1/ Introducing Glow Finance, a new DeFi hub for Solana. Brought to you by the @ConcreteXYZ team. We bought @JetProtocol to reimagine what a money market can do. Composable margin, 1-click looping, restaking, and more.