VanEck, a prominent issuer of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the US, has introduced VanEck Ventures, a $30 million fund aimed at supporting early-stage cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence projects. The fund, led by Wyatt Lonergan and Juan Lopez, focuses on investing in fintech, crypto, and AI startups in their pre-seed and seed stages. VanEck Ventures' investment themes include tokenized assets, internet financial marketplaces, and payments using stablecoins and tokenized capital markets. The fund plans to make 25-35 investments ranging from $500,000 to $1 million each, with four investments already made. VanEck Ventures sees stablecoins as the future of an open-source banking layer, emphasizing the transformative potential of disruptive fintech companies. VanEck CEO Jan van Eck expressed excitement about supporting innovative founders shaping the future of finance through early-stage investments. Read more AI-generated news on: https://app.chaingpt.org/news