TechFlow news, on December 31, Hoolie Tejwani, head of Coinbase Ventures, said in an interview with The Block that the firm expects to be "very active in 2025 and beyond" and is ready to seize market opportunities. Coinbase Ventures is optimistic about constructive regulatory progress in the U.S., believing that a Donald Trump administration supportive of cryptocurrency and the new Congress will advance this process.
Tejwani noted that Coinbase Ventures will continue making broad investments in the on-chain economy, focusing on "where the smartest and most talented builders are spending their time and energy." The firm is bullish on application-layer developments, seeing mature infrastructure as enabling internet-scale applications, with particular interest in stablecoin payments and finance, the intersection of crypto and AI, on-chain consumer applications (such as social, gaming, and creator apps), and DeFi innovation. At the same time, Tejwani emphasized that Coinbase Ventures has not entirely stepped away from the infrastructure layer, as significant unresolved challenges and new opportunities still exist in tooling.
