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Crypto Fundraising weekly
Dates: 15 – 21, Mar 2026

Summary

During this week 20 blockchain startups has raised $3B in funding:

  • M&A round: 6 startups $1.8B
  • Unknown round: 7 startups $1B
  • Series B round:   (1 startup) $100M
  • Series A round:   (3 startups) $45.2M
  • Pre-seed round:   (2 startups) $572.3K
  • Seed round:   (1 startup) undisclosed amount
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$600M
$1.2B
$1.8B

Investments by ecosystem

This week's biggest funding round

BVNK raised $1.8B in a M&A funding round from Mastercard.

BVNK is a fintech company that provides stablecoin payment infrastructure, bridging traditional banking systems with blockchain technology to facilitate faster and more efficient global money movement.

Pre-seed and Seed investment rounds

Myriad raised undisclosed amount in a Seed funding round from Bubblemaps, Verda Ventures, Auros Global, Everest Ventures Group (EVG), Wave Digital Assets, Walrus Protocol, MoonPay, Side Door Ventures, Igloo Inc., Orange Cap Capital, Old Fashion Research (OFR), Luca Netz, Keyboard Monkey, Wizard of Soho, Udi Wertheimer, ThankYouX.

Myriad is a prediction markets platform where users trade on the outcomes of future events across crypto, sports, politics, economy, gaming, and culture. It lets users buy and sell predictions, with market odds shaped by collective trading activity. The platform offers both points-based and USD₮ markets depending on jurisdiction, and also promotes a browser extension for predicting directly on social platforms. Its core value proposition is turning forecasting into a tradable, social experience that helps users stay informed while potentially profiting from correct predictions.

Lendasat raised undisclosed amount in a Pre-seed funding round from Fulgur Ventures, Initial Capital, Ark Labs.

LendaSat is a Bitcoin-native financial infrastructure provider building self-custodial products for seamless business integration. Its ecosystem includes Bitcoin-backed lending and LendaSwap, a cross-chain swap solution enabling trustless BTC-to-stablecoin exchanges via atomic swaps across networks like Lightning, Ethereum, and Polygon. By eliminating bridges, wrapping, and intermediaries, LendaSat ensures secure, instant, and non-custodial transactions.

Keyban raised $572.3K in a Pre-seed funding round from .

Keyban is a B2B blockchain infrastructure platform for commerce that enables embedded wallets, digital product passports, on-chain loyalty, and agent-based payments without requiring blockchain expertise. It helps brands tokenize products, verify lifecycle data, support resale experiences, and manage non-custodial wallets through a secure authentication layer.

Other investment rounds

Rarible raised undisclosed amount in a M&A  funding round from Impossible Finance.

Rarible is a multichain NFT marketplace and trading platform that lets users explore, mint, buy, sell, and swap digital collectibles across multiple blockchain ecosystems. It supports creator tools, branded onchain storefronts, and infrastructure such as APIs, positioning itself as both a consumer marketplace and a Web3 platform for NFT commerce. Rarible also integrates cross-chain features and rewards through its ecosystem, making it useful for collectors, creators, and brands entering onchain culture.

Avalanche (Ava Labs) raised undisclosed amount in a  funding round from Animoca Brands.

Avalanche is an open-source platform for launching decentralized applications and enterprise blockchain deployments in one ecosystem.

Kalshi raised $1B in a  funding round from Coatue.

Kalshi is a CFTC‑regulated prediction market exchange where users trade “event contracts” on real-world outcomes—ranging from politics and sports to economic indicators and weather. It allows participants to buy and sell binary contracts that resolve to $1 if the event occurs.

Bluesky raised $100M in a Series B  funding round from Bain Capital Crypto*, Alumni Ventures (AVG), Anthos Capital, Bloomberg Beta, Knight Foundation, True Ventures.

Bluesky is a decentralized social media platform focused on building a new federated social web. It leverages the AT Protocol, aiming to provide users with control over their data and the ability to switch between networks while maintaining their social identity. Bluesky emphasizes a user-owned ecosystem, enhancing privacy and content moderation.

TransFi raised $14.2M in a Series A  funding round from Turing Financial Group*.

TransFi is a cross-border payments infrastructure platform that helps businesses and Web3 apps move money across fiat, stablecoin, and crypto rails. It offers collections, payouts, on/off-ramp services, and checkout tools, with support for 100+ countries, hundreds of local payment methods, and multi-chain asset coverage. Its focus is fast settlement, compliance, and simpler global payment flows for merchants, wallets, exchanges, and platforms.

Brahma raised undisclosed amount in a M&A  funding round from Polymarket.

Brahma is a decentralized yield and infrastructure protocol that streamlines generating returns across cross-chain DeFi primitives. It manages capital allocation, risk, and interactions across multiple chains, dApps, and financial instruments in a transparent and composable way. Brahma also provides an infrastructure layer for internet finance, enabling developers to build apps and agents with programmable capital flows, abstracted accounts, and seamless onchain-offchain execution. Its ecosystem includes smart accounts, automated agents, and payment solutions like Swype for spending or borrowing against yield-bearing assets.

dtcpay raised $10M in a Series A  funding round from Vertex Ventures*.

dtcpay is a regulated digital payments platform that helps businesses accept, swap, and settle fiat and stablecoin payments through a unified interface. Its products include checkout, POS, pay-by-link, global pay, multi-currency swaps, and Visa card solutions, aimed at improving conversion, reconciliation, and cross-border payment efficiency. The company says it is licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and focuses on seamless, secure payment infrastructure for retail, hospitality, and other business sectors.

Current raised undisclosed amount in a  funding round from Sui Foundation, Comma3 Ventures, OKX Ventures (ex OKEx Blockdream Ventures), Bluefin, Cetus Protocol.

Current is a DeFi protocol built on Sui that focuses on lending, borrowing, and leveraged strategies. Its core product, Current Market, is an isolated borrow/lend layer with flash-loan functionality. The platform also offers Current Margin for leveraged pair trades and Current Multiply for leveraged yield positions, aiming to provide infrastructure for more capital-efficient onchain financial products.

Derivio raised $6M in a  funding round from YZi Labs (ex Binance Labs), CMT Digital, Everstake Capital, Big Brain Holdings, Signum Capital, UOB Venture Management, Proximity Labs.

Derivio is an AI-native crypto trading terminal that combines market intelligence, research context, decision support, and trade execution in one interface. Its website positions it as a single terminal for smarter, earlier trading, and public reports describe it as a full-stack platform built for “agentic trading” workflows. The project appears focused on helping traders replace fragmented dashboards with a more automated, AI-driven experience.

Republic raised undisclosed amount in a  funding round from Hamilton Lane.

Republic is a global investment platform that enables individuals to invest in startups, crypto projects, real estate, and gaming ventures. It democratizes access to early-stage and alternative investments by lowering entry barriers and offering curated opportunities across multiple asset classes. Republic also provides fundraising infrastructure for founders, combining regulatory compliance, community building, and capital formation tools in one ecosystem.

Capital B (ex The Blockchain Group) raised $3.5M in a  funding round from TOBAM, UTXO Management.

Capital B, formerly The Blockchain Group, is a Euronext-listed Bitcoin Treasury Company based in France. Alongside holding BTC on its balance sheet, it develops solutions in data intelligence, AI, and decentralized technology. As Europe’s first Bitcoin Treasury Company, Capital B merges long-term crypto asset strategy with innovation in Web3 infrastructure and enterprise AI services.

Stripe raised $14.6M in a  funding round from Robinhood.

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform that enables businesses to accept payments, manage subscriptions, issue cards, and move money globally. Stripe also expands into crypto via its stablecoin platform Bridge, enhancing digital asset payments and financial operations for developers and enterprises.

Architech raised undisclosed amount in a M&A  funding round from GSR Markets LTD.

Architech was a Web3 advisory firm focused on fungible token launches and bespoke liquidity strategies. It supported crypto projects with tokenomics design, market maker coordination, exchange listing strategy, go-to-market planning, and capital raising. In 2026, Architech was acquired by GSR and folded into its digital asset advisory business.

Autonomous raised undisclosed amount in a M&A  funding round from GSR Markets LTD.

Autonomous is a crypto operations and financial management platform that supports digital asset projects throughout their full life cycle. It provides end-to-end services including legal formation, tokenomics, issuance, financing, accounting, infrastructure, launch support, and scaling operations. Autonomous helps crypto teams manage back-end processes efficiently, acting as a service partner for both operational and financial needs from inception to growth.

Genpaid raised undisclosed amount in a M&A  funding round from Sokin.

Genpaid is a non-custodial, multichain stablecoin payments and finance platform for merchants, PSPs, fintechs, and developers. It lets businesses accept payments, manage stablecoin accounts, issue payouts, reconcile transactions, and integrate checkout, invoices, and subscriptions through a single API. The platform emphasizes self-custody, gas-less UX, compliance tooling, reporting, and support for AI-agent payments. It currently supports Solana and EVM-based environments, with additional chains and finance features on the roadmap.

Ironlight raised $21M in a Series A  funding round from Greg Braca, Sei Development Foundation, Laidlaw Private Equity.

Ironlight is a tokenization infrastructure platform focused on traditional finance. It connects DeFi-style technology with existing broker, bank, and RIA workflows, enabling tokenization, secondary trading, investor portal access, and automated settlement. The platform is positioned for institutional use, emphasizing liquidity, open access through regulated financial intermediaries, and high-throughput exchange-grade technology. Ironlight serves broker-dealers, wealth advisors, and issuers seeking more efficient distribution, settlement, and liquidity for alternative assets such as funds, private company equity, and real estate.

* fund, that lead investment round

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