Big Week for Blockchain Investments
Last week brought exciting news for the crypto world. poured in more than $176 million into blockchain projects. This shows strong investor interest in areas like DeFi, AI, and infrastructure. Leading the pack, crypto derivatives platform , backed by top investors.
From Solana tools to real-world assets (RWA) and prediction markets, money flowed into innovative ideas. This funding wave hints at a healthy market ready for growth. Let’s break down the key deals and what they mean.
DeFi Sector Heats Up with Four Big Rounds
DeFi saw four funding events. These platforms aim to make trading and finance better with blockchain.
- Liquid ($18M Series A): Led by Neo and Left Lane Capital, with Haun Ventures, K5 Global, SV Angel, AntiFund, and Sunflower Capital joining. Founded by ex-Two Sigma researcher Franklyn Wang, Liquid started with crypto perpetuals. Now it covers stocks, forex, Polymarket bets, and pre-IPO shares with up to 200x leverage. It wants one spot for all risky trades, like a mix of Coinbase and Robinhood but with more power.
- Fun ($72M Series A): The biggest raise, led by Multicoin Capital and SignalFire. Participants include Infinity Ventures, Pharsalus Capital, and Tinder co-founder Justin Mateen. Fun helps move money between crypto and fiat without banks or exchanges. Clients like Polymarket, Lighter, and Aave use it. It handles $18B in payments yearly and eyes the ‘new economy’ gateway.
- XO Market ($6M Seed): Backed by 20VC, Picus Capital, and Coinbase Ventures. Users build prediction markets. Over 30K users, 600+ markets, $150M volume. Soon, XO Vaults for passive liquidity with 8-10% returns.
- Other DeFi deals added to the momentum.
Infrastructure and Tools Grab Five Rounds
Five deals here focus on building blocks for Web3.
- Squads ($18M Equity): Solana multi-sig protocol led by Solana Ventures, with Coinbase Ventures and Haun Ventures. Total funding now $42.9M. Expands Altitude for stablecoin payments. Processed $200M since beta, with compliance like KYC and AML.
- Fence ($20M): Led by Galaxy Digital, Parafi Capital, Crane Ventures. Fixes $6T asset-backed finance back-office with blockchain. Partners: BBVA, BlackRock, Fortress. Manages $1.5B assets, eyes US expansion.
- Legend Trade ($3.5M Seed): Electric Capital leads, Amber Group, GSR. Trader-vs-trader perps. $80M volume in beta weeks. Season 0 next week.
- UnblockPay ($4.5M Seed): Prelude leads. Builds stablecoin finance for businesses, fiat ramps, cross-border.
- Four Pillars (Series A, undisclosed): Pantera Capital, Further Ventures. Shifts to research, validators, consulting for institutions. 600+ reports, 100+ partners.
AI + Web3 Sees Two Key Investments
AI meets blockchain in two raises.
- Kaisar Network ($4M total): Incubated by Outlier Ventures, Borderless Capital. Investors: Merov, StoneBlock. L1 for decentralized AI compute. Launches Token AI for GPUs, credits.
- Voran ($3M Seed): IBC Group, Mario Nawfal. Boosts decentralized computing scale.
RWA and Yield Platforms Shine
Real-world assets and yields drew cash.
- Nuva Digital ($5.2M Seed): Morgan Creek Digital leads. Self-custody RWA marketplace. USDC in, nvAssets out with yields. Starts with Figure Tech assets: YLDS stablecoin, HELOCs. NUVA token coming.
- Exponent ($5M Seed): Multicoin Capital, Solana Ventures, Anatoly Yakovenko. Solana yield trading. $2B volume, 35K users. New version: order book, vaults for fixed yields.
CeFi, Payments, and Apps Round It Out
Centralized finance and apps got love too.
- Belo ($14M Series A): Tether leads. LatAm wallet for stablecoins. 3M users, expands to more countries. Fights inflation, cheap remittances.
- WooshPay (Strategic, undisclosed): Jack Ma’s Yunfeng Financial. FCA/HK licensed. Adds tokenization, BTC/ETH trading.
- Chance Studios ($3.2M): Makers Fund, Hashed. TCG collectibles trading with social features.
- NanoVita (Strategic, undisclosed): DeSci for nano+AI health research.
- Blockworks (Extended Series A, $192M valuation): Parafi, Reciprocal. Crypto data platform.
Plus, Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund raised $6B for growth bets.
Trends to Watch in Crypto Funding
This week’s deals spotlight trends:
- Solana Ecosystem Boom: Squads, Exponent show Solana’s speed wins builders.
- RWA and Stablecoins: Nuva, UnblockPay, Belo, Squads push real yields and payments.
- AI Integration: Kaisar, Voran blend AI compute with decentralization.
- Compliance Focus: Fun, WooshPay, Squads prioritize regs for mass adoption.
- Trading Innovations: Liquid, Legend, XO evolve perps and predictions.
Total $176M+ across beats recent weeks. Investors like Multicoin, Solana Ventures bet big. With BTC rising, expect more action.
What’s Next for Blockchain Funding?
These raises fuel product launches: Exponent’s upgrade, Legend’s Season 0, Nuva’s platform. Watch for token drops and mainnets. Infrastructure and DeFi lead, but RWA could explode as TradFi links grow.
Investors seek scalable, compliant projects. Retail traders want leverage and yields; businesses need payments. This week proves blockchain’s pulling power.
Stay tuned for next week’s report. Which deal excites you most?
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