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AngelList will stop supporting crypto payments for investment funding on July 31, ending its partnership with Ripple's stablecoin platform Rail.
"Effective July 31st, our partnership with Rail (operated by Ripple) will be formally wound down," AngelList said in a help-center notice. The company said its third-party crypto payments provider is discontinuing the service, making crypto payment options unavailable until further notice.
The change affects payments in USDC, USDT, DAI, and ETH across the platform, which serves more than 50,000 funds and syndicates and 800,000 accredited investors. ACH and wire transfers will remain available, with domestic wires typically arriving within one to two business days. Existing investments, account access, and portfolio information will not be affected, the company said. For capital commitments still pending, AngelList recommended investors transfer crypto assets to their AngelList account by July 30 or switch to wire transfers and ACH for future contributions. Users have been urged to switch to fiat for any upcoming investments to avoid processing delays ahead of the deadline.
Ripple acquired Toronto-based Rail for $200 million in August 2025 to strengthen its stablecoin payment infrastructure, part of a broader $2.45 billion acquisition push that included Hidden Road for prime brokerage and GTreasury for treasury management. Rail was built to help businesses move money using stablecoins without managing crypto wallets or exchanges directly, supporting global payments across fiat currencies and stablecoins such as USDC and USDT. Ripple has also expanded its stablecoin exposure through Open USD while maintaining its own RLUSD stablecoin.
The termination shows that even major tech platforms may still rely on conventional fiat rails when crypto support becomes harder to maintain. Stablecoin payments have been gaining traction in business banking, treasury, payroll, and cross-border settlement, though these use cases often target back-office flows rather than public-facing investment checkout pages. For AngelList, the move represents a return to traditional payment infrastructure for its core venture capital funding business. The company said it is evaluating the possibility of restoring digital asset funding through a new service provider but has not set a timeline.
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