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Early Riders, a Bitcoin-focused venture fund, has launched The Stables, an accelerator program in Texas Hill Country to support Bitcoin start-ups worldwide. The program offers 2-5 BTC in funding, a four-week residency and access to Bitcoin developers and operators, targeting start-ups with market-ready solutions in financial services and technology. Michael Tanguma, founder of Early Riders and Onramp, a Bitcoin financial services firm, told Bitcoin Magazine, “We focus on consumer investments that have commercial viability today — things that people want and will pay for today.” The Stables accelerator targets start-ups addressing immediate market needs, particularly in Bitcoin financial services, leveraging multi-institution custody for lending, bit bonds, and real estate debt facilities. It has a focus on regions like Latin America, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific, where fiat-to-Bitcoin on-ramps are critical for adoption. It seeks consumer-focused solutions like secure custody, inheritance planning and seamless fiat-to-BTC conversions, addressing challenges where users struggle to enter safely and hold bitcoin.  “Historical examples are Lightning and payments. People don’t really use them. We want them to be used, and on the margins they are, but people still have trouble getting into Bitcoin — meaning turning their local fiat currency into BTC, then custodying it in a safe way, thinking about inheritance and all those examples,” Tanguma explained about the type of start-ups they are interested in. He added that, “Google is integrating USDC stablecoins into their new AI programs — we know it will make sense for economic activity in a digital world, especially with AI, to be using satoshis instead because it has a better design surface and more programmability.” The Stables is accepting submissions immediately, selecting five top candidates for a demo day with Early Riders’ limited partners and advisors. The winner receives between 2 and 5 BTC, based on bitcoin’s price and…

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Filed under: News - @ September 19, 2025 7:26 pm