Bastion, a stablecoin startup founded by former Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) executives, has secured $14.6 million in a funding round led by Coinbase Ventures. The investment signals a strategic push by major corporate players into the stablecoin sector.

Bastion provides regulated infrastructure for enterprises, fintechs, and brokerages to launch and scale digital asset products. Bastion enables enterprises to offer branded stablecoins to their users, support compliant crypto buy/sell flows, and move value globally within a secure, licensed framework.

This funding round also saw participation from the venture arms of Sony and Samsung, alongside a16z Crypto and Hashed. The involvement of these global technology and crypto giants highlights the increasing demand for regulated and enterprise-grade stablecoin infrastructure. Bastion aims to build solutions that cater to this emerging market, moving beyond the current retail and DeFi-centric use cases.

“Trusted digital asset infrastructure is the bedrock for the creation of scalable digital financial products that enterprises increasingly seek,” said Shan Aggarwal, Chief Business Officer at Coinbase. “We continue to invest in the businesses building crypto products safely and scalably, and are energized by change-makers like Bastion who are making enterprise stablecoin adoption a reality.”

The backing from such prominent investors, coupled with the founders' pedigrees, provides Bastion with significant credibility. The move reflects a broader industry trend where institutional capital is flowing towards foundational protocols that promise to bridge traditional finance and the digital asset ecosystem. This investment indicates a belief that the next wave of growth in stablecoins will come from B2B and enterprise applications, focusing on compliance, security, and scalability.

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