what's echo.xyz?
Echo.xyz is an on-chain private investment platform that enables users to co-invest in early-stage crypto projects and startups alongside professional investors and communities. Launched by crypto influencer Cobie, it operates on the Base blockchain and has facilitated over $32 million in funding across 86 deals with participation from thousands of investors. The platform democratizes access to private funding rounds, allowing community-led investments in tokens and startups while providing features like ICO allocations and APY through TVL contributions in DeFi projects. It partners with entities like Coinbase Ventures to expand opportunities for Base ecosystem projects.
echo.xyz invested in OpinionLabs' $5M funding round on March 18, 2025.
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x.com/echodotxyzparticipated as an investor in opinionlabs' $5M funding round on March 18, 2025, alongside YZi Labs, Amber Group, and Animoca Brands
Hosts the Infinex INX token sale scheduled for January 3rd, 2026, with registration opening on December 27th, 2025, targeting $5m at a $99.99m valuation with 5% supply and 1-year lockup.
Featured in CoinMarketCap Research's 2025 Crypto Wrapped report on innovative launchpads, recognized for anti-flipper design and direct US retail access.
Coinbase acquires the platform for $380M from Cobie.
A public token sale for Octra takes place on Sonar later this month.
Fogo raises $8M through the platform's official channel with a sale scheduled for December 17th offering 2% token supply on a first-come-first-served basis, though valuation remains undisclosed.
A funding round for Kizzy with PurpleSlurping is oversubscribed on the platform, launching soon exclusively on Monad blockchain.
Sonar Echo sale is currently active with over 1000 KYC participants already registered.
The first HyperEVM sale on Sonar is now live, introducing a Protection mechanism that compensates participants if price drops below the 0.025 USDC sale price, with a 600,000 USDC raise target for Harmonix.
Echo ICO backs MuDigitalHQ's private credit products $muBOND and $AZND alongside CMS Holdings and Signum Capital.
The into.space project raise on the platform was oversubscribed by 1,360%, setting an all-time record.
The platform powers the first public sale on HyperliquidX through its Sonar product for Harmonix, with registration closing December 3rd at 11AM UTC.
A K4A Stableworks group launches on the platform to provide research reports, curated community, and early venture opportunities.
MegaETH ICO had approximately 5k wallet participants using the Echo/Solar distribution model. Future ICOs on the platform shift away from this selective approach to mass-market distribution optimized for Coinbase users.
Coinbase plans an announcement on Monday related to the platform's role in helping founders and projects raise capital onchain. (Tweet ID: 1986925909182488784)
The $375M Coinbase acquisition consists of $150M in cash and vested Coinbase stock. Coinbase held a minority stake in the platform prior to the full acquisition.
MegaETH is the first ICO conducted on the platform since the Coinbase acquisition.
The Coinbase acquisition was valued at $375M.
MegaETH token distribution scheduled for Nov 19-21 with withdrawals opening Nov 5-19. Allocation prioritizes users with testnet activity and on-chain history, and the project receives backing from Vitalik and Dragonfly.
MegaETH TGE scheduled for January 26, 2026 with mainnet launch in December 2025 and allocation results in early November. Token unlocks 100% at TGE except for U.S. investors who face a 1-year cliff, and a bonus campaign offers 2x allocation for 30 days of mainnet activity post-launch.
The platform operates a KYC program in partnership with legion.cc that processes investors for Token Generation Events, including the MegaETH sale launching in approximately 2 days from the tweet date.
MegaETH tokens trade at $0.50 on pre-market, establishing a $5bn FDV compared to the $1bn FDV for the token sale. The auction runs Oct 27 1PM UTC to Oct 30 1PM UTC with bid range $0.0001-$0.0999 and participant limits of $2,650-$186,282 USDT.
Coinbase purchased Cobie's Up Only NFT for $25M as part of the Echo acquisition deal.
Coinbase acquired the platform for $375M to expand into community-based fundraising and tokenized capital markets.
RedBeardVC completed a syndicate investment in LABtrade through the platform, demonstrating continued deal flow following the acquisition announcement.
MegaETH presale structured as English Auction with $25M base ceiling and $50M maximum allocation at $1bn FDV pricing.
Platform has facilitated over $200M in fundraising across approximately 300 deals. Echo remains standalone while Sonar integrates into Coinbase, with plans to expand to tokenized securities and real-world assets. AML/KYC requirements block some users from accessing the MegaETH sale.
Echo.xyz announces public token sale on Sonar platform starting at $1M FDV.
MegaETH sale scheduled to launch on the platform soon. Vooi closed a $1.25M community-led funding round on the platform in March, backed by Yzi Labs (Binance Labs).
Coinbase acquired echo.xyz for $375M and Cobie's Up Only podcast for $25M, totaling a $400M deal. The 8 episodes of Up Only podcast were sold as part of the acquisition package.
The acquisition includes the Sonar platform as part of echo.xyz. The platform partners with Aerodrome for launchpad offerings with claimed access to 100m users through Coinbase alignment.
Liquifi is part of Coinbase's acquisition alongside Echo, completing a compliant pipeline for onchain capital formation from project formation through liquid market access.
The platform targets Base ecosystem companies for fundraising and grants Base community members early access to investment opportunities.
Breed VC raised 7 figures through their group and reached 6,500+ members since becoming the first VC fund on the platform 1.5 years ago.
Cobie joins the team following the Coinbase acquisition. (IDs: 1980627877084418240, 1980629140467282429)
Coinbase's Shan Aggarwal states the acquisition aims to build a full-stack solution for token issuers and bring capital markets onchain. The project was founded 2 years ago before the $375M acquisition.
Coinbase acquires the platform for $375 million, integrating Echo and Sonar to enable onchain capital formation and provide customers with new token access opportunities.
Customer support remains unresponsive for extended periods (reported as one year), preventing users from accessing investment opportunities on the platform.
The launchpad achieved 24.15x all-time high ROI, outperforming competitors MetaDAO (12.44x), Buidlpad (9.95x), and Legion (4.12x) based on CryptoRank data.
MegaETH conducts $10M community round on Echo platform, filling in 3 minutes with 3,200 investors at $220M valuation.
Investing in Echo qualifies users for Monad airdrop eligibility.
The MegaETH ICO registration period ends Oct 27, with USDT on Ethereum Mainnet accepted as payment and KYC verification on the platform required for full account verification.
Echo.xyz experiences technical issues and service disruptions under high load during the MegaETH ICO registration period.
The Sonar portal opens registrations for MegaETH $MEGA public sale.
Active mint for 'Solstice' collection introduces $EFA creator coin with immediate liquidity and burn features.
New NFT collection "A Conjuring" launches with $1 USD starting price, featuring dynamic pricing (+10% per mint), 24-hour mint window, and burn mechanism for $EFA token rewards.