Crypto Funding Soars: $739.5 million Raised in One Week
The crypto industry witnessed a meaningful funding surge between June 22 adn 28, 2025. Startups raised a total of $739.5 million across 17 deals.Infrastructure and institutional projects led the way.
Kalshi, a regulated prediction market platform, topped the list with a $185 million Series C round. Its valuation reached $2 billion. Major investors included Paradigm, Sequoia, and Multichain Capital.
Bitcoin miner Bit Digital secured $150 million for operations in Canada, the U.S., and Iceland.
Canton Network, a public Layer-1 blockchain for finance, raised $135 million from DRW Venture Capital and others. It now has $397.2 million in total funds.
DeFi firm World Liberty Financial gathered $100 million,bringing its total to $715 million. The WLFI token focuses on Ethereum and lending/borrowing.
zama, an infrastructure and privacy startup, raised $57 million in a Series B round. It uses Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) and now has $130 million.
Niural, an AI-native HR platform, nabbed $31 million in a Series A round led by Marathon Digital and M13.
- Veda raised $18 million.
- The Global Token Exchange secured $15 million.
- concrete Protocol got $9.5 million.
These funding rounds highlight renewed investor confidence in blockchain and institutional services.
