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Crypto VC Funding: Lighter leads with $68m investment, Kyuzo’s Friends bags $11m

The week of November 9-15, 2025, recorded $122.35 million in crypto funding across 10 projects. As per the data, Lighter’s $68 million raise led the last week’s funding period that featured derivatives platforms, gaming ventures, and infrastructure development. Here’s a…

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Seismic raises an additional $10 million.

Seismic secures $10m for blockchain privacy infrastructure

Seismic has raised $10 million in a round led by a16z to break the privacy barrier that’s kept fintechs from using public blockchains for services like private credit and cash accounts.

5 days ago

Crypto VC Funding: Ripple Labs secures $500m investment, Lava raises $200m

The week of November 2-8, 2025, saw $1.015 billion in crypto funding across 21 projects, with Ripple Labs’ $500 million strategic round leading. Payment infrastructure and stablecoin solutions dominated the investment sector this week. Here’s a breakdown of this week’s…

2 weeks ago

Tempo invests $25 million in Commonware.

Tempo commits $25m to Commonware’s modular blockchain vision

Tempo is injecting $25 million into Commonware to accelerate its unique approach to blockchain architecture. The startup provides discrete, remixable primitives that allow teams to build custom stacks without starting from scratch.

2 weeks ago

YZi Labs backs Funes to preserve humanity’s physical legacy

YZi Labs invested in Funes to preserve humanity’s physical legacy by funding a digital ark for global architecture.

2 weeks ago

CMT Digital raises $136 million to fund crypto startups.

CMT Digital locks down $136m fund for crypto startups

CMT Digital now commands a $136 million investment vehicle, leveraging its trading heritage to identify and scale promising infrastructure and DeFi protocols. In a press release dated Nov. 5, the Chicago-based crypto venture firm CMT Digital announced the final close…

2 weeks ago

Ripple raises $500m in Fortress-led funding round, boasts $40b valuation

Ripple capitalizes on a period of massive business growth by pulling in a $500 million investment, with affiliates of Citadel Securities and Fortress Investment Group leading the charge to back its expanding suite of financial products. On Nov. 5, financial…

2 weeks ago

Polymarket hits ATHs in volume and traders driven by POLY token announcement and U.S. re-entry plans

Polymarket hit record highs in October for volume, active traders, and new market launches, driven by the POLY token announcement, U.S. market re-entry plans, and a potential $15B fundraising round. Polymarket reached record highs in October, with over 477,000 active…

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Nov 4, 2025 at 9:06 AM UTC

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Ethereum Foundation unveils new ESP grants program

The Ethereum Foundation has introduced a new grant structure for the Ecosystem Support Program to further innovation and adoption on the Ethereum blockchain.

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Nov 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM UTC

Crypto VC Funding: Hercle raises $60m, MegaETH bags $50m

The week of October 26 to November 1, generated $169.73 million in crypto funding across 13 projects.

Nov 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM UTC

Pi Network Ventures backs OpenMind to build decentralized OS for robots

Pi Network Ventures has made its first-ever investment by backing OpenMind, a company developing a decentralized OS for robots, building on the momentum of OpenMind’s earlier $20M funding round. Pi Network Ventures makes its first-ever strategic investment Pi Network Ventures,…

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Oct 30, 2025 at 9:02 AM UTC

Trump memecoin issuer mulls Republic.com acquisition

TRUMP token issuer plans to acquire U.S. arm of crowdfunding platform Republic

A crypto firm tied to a U.S. president Donald Trump is exploring a deal to acquire U.S. operations a major crowdfunding platform. Fight Fight Fight LLC, the company behind the Trump-linked memecoin, is in discussions to acquire the U.S. operations…

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Oct 30, 2025 at 4:57 AM UTC

Crypto VC funding: Coinbase acquires Echo for $375m, Pave Bank raises $39m

Crypto venture capital activity has been brisk in recent months, with both established players and emerging projects securing significant funding.

Oct 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM UTC

Kalshi prediction market platform draws VC interest at $10-12B valuations

Kalshi prediction market platform is drawing fresh investor interest at valuations of $10 billion to $12 billion, weeks after its $300 million funding round at a $5 billion valuation. Kalshi prediction market operator is attracting fresh investor interest at valuations…

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Oct 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM UTC

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Hyperliquid Strategies seeks to raise $1B to boost HYPE holdings

Hyperliquid Strategies Inc. has filed for a $1 billion U.S. IPO to acquire and stake more HYPE tokens. Hyperliquid Strategies Inc. has filed an S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to raise up to $1 billion.…