RWA Perpetuals, Exotic Markets, AI-Native Development
Coinbase Ventures, the crypto exchange’s venture capital arm, has identified real-world asset (RWA) perpetuals, specialized trading infrastructure, and AI-powered development tools as key investment themes for 2026, according to a blog post published Tuesday.
The firm is actively seeking teams building in these categories as it looks to deploy capital into what it sees as the next wave of crypto infrastructure.
RWA Perpetuals and Exotic Assets
Coinbase Ventures highlighted perpetual futures contracts (perps) tied to real-world assets as a faster alternative to traditional tokenization. The approach creates synthetic exposure to offchain assets without requiring custody of underlying securities.
“Because perpetuals do not require…
