CoinFund leads $32M Series A in Trace Finance to scale stablecoin settlement rails across Brazil, U.S., and APAC
CoinFund is doubling down on cross-border stablecoin infrastructure as a revenue-generating business — Trace's 10x valuation step-up from seed and $10B+ in processed volume provide credible PMF evidence; Coinbase Ventures, Haun Ventures, and Paxos co-investing adds further validator weight.
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CoinFund leading Trace Finance at a 10x seed-to-A step-up — with Coinbase Ventures, Haun Ventures, Jump Capital, and Paxos co-investing — signals strong conviction in stablecoin payment rails as the firm's near-term deployment theme.