%{{tag.tag}} {{articledata.title}} {{moment(articledata.cdate)}} @{{articledata.company.replace(" ","")}} comment Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: $COIN ) is buying Echo, a startup company focused on digital asset capital formation, for $375 million U.S. Echo allows startups to raise funds directly from their communities, either privately or through self-hosted public token sales. Management at Echo claim to have helped projects raise more than $200 million U.S. across 300 deals in recent years. In a statement announcing the acquisition, Coinbase Global said the deal will help it build a solution for crypto fundraising that can eventually be added to its exchange. For startups, that means easier access to capital. For investors, it opens the door to early-stage opportunities that were often closed to them previously. Coinbase said that it plans to expand Echo's infrastructure beyond cryptocurrencies, eventually supporting tokenized securities and real-world assets. The acquisition comes after Coinbase's purchase of token management platform LiquiFi earlier this year. COIN stock has gained 34% in 2025 to trade at $343.78 U.S. per share.