The project has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding led by Galaxy Ventures and plans to launch USBD on Ethereum in early summer 2026.
Kalshi reached a $22 billion valuation after a $1 billion Series F, as institutional volume surged 800% since November 2025.
Pantera said that the $321 billion tokenization market is still in a "newspaper-on-a-website" phase, with 77.6% of assets still just wrappers.
Y Combinator is set to host interviews in New York City for the first time, focusing specifically on fintech and crypto startups.
OpenTrade raises $17 million as the stablecoin platform tops $200 million in TVL and expands infrastructure targeting neobanks and fintechs.
Centrifuge will be the go-to platform for launching tokenized assets on Base, the Ethereum blockchain incubated by Coinbase.
a16z crypto has raised $2.2 billion for its fifth fund as it points to growing use of stablecoins, onchain finance, and improving regulation.
The move deepens a relationship between the firms struck when GSR invested in the SC Ventures-backed tokenization platform Libeara.
Last year, Haun Ventures was reportedly seeking to raise $1 billion to launch two new crypto-focused funds.
DeFi’s latest hack wave is likely to add pressure on liquid and yield-focused crypto funds already navigating a tough market.
Fun powers deposits, withdrawals, and settlement flows for some of crypto’s leading apps, including Polymarket, Lighter, and Aave.
Solana Ventures, Solana Labs' Anatoly Yakovenko and Solana Foundation’s Nick Ducoff have all participated in the round.
Squads, known for its Solana-based multisig protocol, has raised $18 million in new funding to scale its stablecoin platform Altitude.
Nuva is a marketplace for tokenized real-world assets that aims to help users earn yield by connecting issuers and users directly.
The round was co-led by growth equity firm Left Lane Capital and venture firm Neo, an early backer of Kalshi.
3F has raised $4 million in funding led by Maven 11, with participation from Fidelity's F-Prime, GSR, and others.
Blockchain Capital could complete the fundraising in five to six months, Bloomberg reported, citing a source familiar with the matter.
"Kaio’s unique position unlocks new pathways for capital formation and investment," Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said.
Polymarket had a $9 billion post-money valuation in October after Intercontinental Exchange agreed to invest up to $2 billion.
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Brix plans to bring emerging market assets onchain, launching a Turkish lira-backed token as its first product on MegaETH.
The round was led by Blockchain Capital, with participation from Robot Ventures, Arthur Hayes' family office Maelstrom, and Uniswap.
The accelerator settled $500,000 in USDC funding on Solana for Totalis, marking its first all-stablecoin investment.
Split Capital returned outside capital as founder joins Plasma, calling crypto hedge funds "broken" after $100 billion in venture funding.
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Earlier this year, JPMorgan expected flows to rise further in 2026 after a record inflow of nearly $130 billion in 2025.
The Binance co-founder recently said the upcoming World Cup should boost activity on prediction markets, which let user wager on sports.
Pumpcade's prediction markets are embedded into livestreams, supporting markets that can resolve in a matter of minutes or seconds.
Paradigm founder and Kalshi board member Matt Huang has previously said that prediction markets represent a trillion-dollar opportunity.
Kulipa helps fintechs and wallets issue white-label stablecoin payment cards without managing card operations themselves.