Citadel Securities has invested $400 million in Crypto.com at a $20 billion valuation, the exchange's first institutional funding round since its 2016 founding. The capital will fund a push into tokenized securities and derivatives as crypto fundraising sinks to its lowest level since 2020.
From Morpho's $175M raise to Digital Asset's $355M Canton round, web3 funding in early June 2026 chased onchain infrastructure for institutions. We rank the five biggest crypto funding rounds from June 1 to June 13, with leads, participants, and the risks attached to each.
The first two weeks of May delivered a $1 billion Kalshi Series F, Circle's $222 million Arc presale, a $600 million Kraken-Reap deal, Elliptic's $120 million Series D, a fresh OCC bank charter for Augustus, and GVFL's first institutional check into Indian blockchain firm Antier Solutions.
Kalshi doubled its valuation to $22B in a single funding round — then got banned in Nevada the same week. As investor money floods in from the top, state regulators are pushing back hard from the ground. The courts will have the final word.
Mesh has officially joined the ranks of crypto unicorns. The San Francisco-based payments network announced today that it closed a…
Prosperr.io builds AI powered tax management infrastructure aimed at simplifying compliance for individuals and enterprises operating across increasingly complex financial and regulatory environments.
The raise, structured through equity and token warrants, marks Lighter’s second major funding milestone after a $21 million round in 2024, bringing its total funding to nearly $90 million.
Founded in 2021 by Abhilash Madabhushi during his second year at PES University, Consuma is transforming the consumer research landscape by helping brands derive faster, deeper insights from digital behaviour data — at scale.
This latest round follows a $3 million pre-seed raise led by 1confirmation, bringing Limitless’ total funding to $7 million. Other backers include Coinbase Ventures, Collider, Node Capital, Paper Ventures, Public Works, WAGMI Ventures, and contributors via the Base Ecosystem Fund on Echo.
The launch of EigenCloud signals a critical evolution: from restaking as a DeFi-native yield strategy to verifiability-as-a-service—a new paradigm where data availability, compute, and dispute resolution are modular, programmable primitives accessible via a single platform.
Other participants in the round include Symbolic Capital, SALT Fund, and Flowdesk. Although the round closed in mid-2024, Avantis waited until now to announce it publicly to match its platform’s recent growth milestones, according to Harsehaj Singh, CEO of Lumena Labs, the team behind Avantis.
Priced at $1.35 per share, the PIPE represents a 121 percent premium over Asset Entities’ (ASST) previous closing price. The deal structure includes no debt, allowing Strive to preserve future borrowing capacity and maximize equity-driven returns.
The new $222 million fund is backed by just 15 limited partners, primarily composed of high-net-worth individuals and family offices.
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.
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.
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.
PEPD will serve as the foundation for staking, liquidity provision, and community-driven initiatives. The project emphasizes decentralization and user participation in governance, rewards, and development.
The funding sets Analog’s fully diluted valuation (FDV) at $300 million as the company prepares for its upcoming Token Generation Event (TGE).
In this exclusive interview, Hao shared practical tips on building a solid foundation, crafting a compelling narrative, and tokenomics. He also offered guidance on identifying investment needs, attracting the right investors, and negotiating deals.
If successful, this latest fundraising round would bring Crusoe’s total funding to approximately $1.5 billion, combining equity and debt. In 2022, the company raised $200 million in debt, using its data center chips as collateral to acquire AI processors.
Unlike traditional solitary online gambling experiences, Monkey Tilt encourages users to engage with friends, gamble collectively, and interact through integrated chat functions.
The new fund’s limited partners include organizations like the McKnight Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, UBS, Woven Earth Ventures, and Zoma Capital. Blue Bear plans to invest in about 15 companies, prioritizing smaller portfolios to ensure successful exits.
The Series A round was led by Borderless Capital, with additional support from SOVO Ventures, Mapleblock, and Algorand Ventures, among others. The funding aims to enhance Folks Finance’s ability to address liquidity fragmentation in the DeFi ecosystem, particularly through its flagship xChain application.
Athina AI offers an end-to-end platform that simplifies the development and deployment of AI applications. The startup aims to empower teams to create production-ready AI systems up to 10 times faster.
