CoinFund leads $32M Series A for stablecoin infrastructure firm Trace Finance
CoinFund's lead check in Trace Finance — a Brazil-U.S. stablecoin settlement rail processing $10B+ in cross-border volume — signals continued conviction in regulated stablecoin infrastructure as the firm's valuation has grown 10x since its 2022 seed.
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