Foresight Ventures, a global crypto venture capital firm, has announced a major move in the world of digital finance. On October 1, the company launched a $50 million “Stablecoin Infrastructure Fund” to support the growing ecosystem around stablecoins.

This is the first fund of its kind that is fully dedicated to supporting all parts of the stablecoin industry. Stablecoins are a type of cryptocurrency designed to keep their value stable—usually by linking (or “pegging”) them to traditional currencies like the U.S. dollar or to commodities like gold. Unlike Bitcoin or Ethereum, which can swing wildly in value, stablecoins are meant to stay steady.

As of now, the total market value of all stablecoins is nearly $299 billion, according to data from DeFiLlama. This shows how important these digital assets are becoming in global finance.

The new fund will invest in projects that help issue stablecoins, build systems to move them around, and make it easier for people to buy and sell them using traditional money (on/off-ramps). It will also back payment-focused blockchain networks and new ideas that connect stablecoins to real-world assets (RWA), artificial intelligence (AI), and on-chain foreign exchange (FX) systems.

According to Alice Li, managing partner at Foresight Ventures, stablecoins are no longer just a niche product. “They are quickly becoming the foundation of modern payments,” she said. “This fund will help bring stablecoins into traditional finance in a smooth, legal, and scalable way so more people can use them.”

Foresight Ventures already believes in the future of stablecoins. Since 2023, they’ve invested in several stablecoin-related projects, including Ethena, Noble, Codex, Agora, and WSPN.

In a recent report, Foresight Ventures pointed out two big trends that are pushing stablecoins to the center of global payments:

1. Traditional finance (TradFi) companies are looking for faster and cheaper ways to send money across borders.
2. Web3 apps are moving into real-world financial use cases.

However, major blockchains like Ethereum and Tron come with challenges like high fees and slow transaction times. That’s why there’s a new wave of app-specific blockchains—such as Plasma, Stable, and Codex—that are optimized just for handling stablecoins.

These new chains make stablecoins easier to use as “everyday money” by offering fast transaction speeds, low fees in U.S. dollars, and built-in compliance tools to meet legal standards. As these systems evolve, they could change how people pay and get paid around the world.