
Y Combinator seeks startups to ease AI fundraising via blockchain
- —YC cites Ethereum's ICO as a precedent for blockchain-based AI fundraising
- —The request spans stablecoins, trading, RWA and agent infrastructure
- —Winter 2027 deadline is November 2, late applications still reviewed
- —It extends YC and Coinbase's onchain agenda from September 23, 2025
Why it matters: The top accelerator is creating demand for crypto rails for AI capital, which could revive tokenization and stablecoin services.
Source: CryptoSlate
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