Y Combinator lists AI fundraising, stablecoins and agent infrastructure in new crypto wish list
YC says crypto growth over the past year was led by institutions rather than consumers for the first time.
Y Combinator wants to fund more crypto startups solving financial needs, including AI capital raising, stablecoins, trading and agents, YC partner Nemil Dalal said on X as he shared the accelerator’s latest crypto request for startups.
The list names six areas: AI financing, US dollar and other currency stablecoins, neobanks, real-world asset tokenization, trading platforms, and crypto API infrastructure for AI agents, according to a PANews summary. YC said crypto growth over the past year was led by institutions rather than consumers for the first time.
Institutional use cases move to the center
The document points to use cases such as oil hedging and cross-border corporate treasury operations rather than retail speculation. YC’s next application deadline is Monday, Dalal said.
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