Crypto VC Dao5 Closes $222M Fund to Back Institutional-Focused Projects
The new $222 million fund is backed by just 15 limited partners, primarily composed of high-net-worth individuals and family offices.
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Arch Labs Raises $13M to Bring Native Smart Contracts to Bitcoin
According to Arch Labs, the new virtual machine will handle off-chain computations to enable Turing-complete smart contracts directly on Bitcoin’s base layer. This would eliminate the need for external scaling solutions and offer Solana-like transaction speeds while maintaining Bitcoin’s security infrastructure.
Crypto Visa Debit and Credit Card Issuer Rain Raises $24.5 Million in Series A
The announcement comes amid the growing adoption of stablecoins globally. Last year, stablecoin transaction volumes surpassed those of Visa and Mastercard combined, signaling a shift in how digital assets are being utilized for everyday transactions.
Abu Dhabi’s MGX Invests $2 Billion in Binance
MGX, an AI-focused fund launched last year, is chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the UAE’s national security adviser and a key figure in the country’s push for artificial intelligence-driven economic diversification.
Crypto VC Funding in Q1 2025: Web3, DePIN & RWA Startups Lead the Way
Despite the turbulence, venture capital (VC) firms have continued to invest heavily in blockchain and crypto startups, particularly in areas such as decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePINs), Web3 gaming, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, and derivatives markets.
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