Highlights of this issue
According to incomplete statistics from PANews, there were 16 investment and financing events in the global blockchain sector last week (2.2-2.8), with a total funding scale exceeding $332 million. The overview is as follows:
- DeFi announced 2 investment and financing events, among which Jupiter received a $35 million strategic investment from ParaFi Capital;
- The Web3+AI track announced 1 investment and financing event, FeltSense completed a $5.1 million financing round, with participation from Moltbook founder and others;
- Infrastructure & Tools announced 6 investment and financing events, among which cryptocurrency compliance and investigation startup TRM Labs completed a $70 million Series C financing round, reaching a valuation of $1 billion;
- The Centralized Finance field announced 4 investment and financing events, among which Tether Investments made a $100 million strategic equity investment in the digital asset platform Anchorage Digital;
- The Prediction Market track announced 3 investment and financing events, among which the prediction market Opinion completed a $20 million Pre-A round financing, with participation from Hack VC and others.
DeFi
Jupiter Secures $35 Million Strategic Investment from ParaFi Capital
Jupiter received a $35 million strategic investment from ParaFi Capital to accelerate the construction of on-chain financial infrastructure.
Token Trading Infrastructure Provider Relay Protocol Completes $17 Million Series B Financing, Led by USV and Others
Token trading infrastructure provider Relay Protocol completed a $17 million Series B financing round, led by Archetype and USV. Additionally, Relay Protocol is about to launch Relay Chain, an infrastructure specifically built for instant cross-chain settlement.
AI
Autonomous Founder Agent Project FeltSense Completes $5.1 Million Financing, with Participation from Moltbook Founder and Others
FeltSense just completed a $5.1 million financing round, dedicated to developing intelligent agents that act as fully autonomous founders. Investors include Moltbook founder Matt Schlicht, founders of Crunchbase and Republic, as well as well-known venture capital firms like Draper VC, Precursor VC, and Liquid2 Ventures. FeltSense was established in January 2025 and launched 10,000 founder agents within just a few months. These agents can acquire ideas through social listening, formulate strategies, develop products, and enter the market. In December last year, the company achieved an 18-fold growth in its monthly registration target within a week, attracting a large number of users to try the products created by its agents.
Infrastructure & Tools
Crypto Compliance Company TRM Labs Completes $70 Million Series C Financing, Valuation Reaches $1 Billion
Cryptocurrency compliance and investigation startup TRM Labs announced the completion of a $70 million Series C financing round, reaching a valuation of $1 billion, making it a new "crypto unicorn". This round was led by early investor Blockchain Capital, with follow-on investments from traditional institutions such as Goldman Sachs, Bessemer, Brevan Howard, Thoma Bravo, and Citi Ventures.
TRM Labs was founded by Esteban Castaño and Rahul Raina in 2018. Its blockchain analysis software is widely used by global law enforcement agencies and an increasing number of private companies using cryptocurrency for fund transfers. Currently, about 40% of TRM's customers are from the private sector, and this proportion is growing as financial institutions explore tokenized deposits, equity, and other assets. The company's team has rapidly expanded to 350 people and is utilizing AI technology to combat evolving criminal methods.
Axiology Completes Approximately $6 Million Seed Funding, Led by Exponential Science and Others
European distributed ledger technology pilot company Axiology announced the completion of a €5 million (approximately $6 million) seed funding round, led by Exponential Science, e2vc, and Coinvest Capital. New investors TIBAS Ventures and Plug and Play, along with existing investors like BSV Ventures and NGL Ventures, participated, bringing the total funding to €7 million (approximately $8 million).
Huddle01 Receives Investment from Tandem, Total Funding Rises to $6.6 Million
The blockchain-based video conferencing project Huddle01 received investment from Tandem, raising its total funding to $6.6 million. Other participants include Offchain Labs, Protocol Labs, Fenbushi Capital, HashKey Capital, Hivemind Capital, LD Capital, and M31 Capital. The HUDL token is the foundational native token for the economic model of all Huddle01 products, including Huddle01 Meet, Huddle01 Cloud, Huddlepad, and future products. Part of the revenue will be used for HUDL asset buybacks and/or burns.
Cross-Chain Liquidity Unification Layer Euclid Protocol Completes $3.5 Million Financing
The cross-chain liquidity unification layer Euclid Protocol announced the completion of a $3.5 million seed and seed extension financing round, with participation from KuCoin Ventures, Gate Ventures, 0G Labs, ATOM Accelerator, and Kahuna. It is reported that the protocol aims to build a unified global liquidity layer, enabling multiple applications and networks to share liquidity sources across ecosystems and conduct cross-chain transactions at speeds exceeding 1000 TPS.
Gate Ventures Announces Strategic Investment in Crypto Payment Network Mesh
Gate's venture capital arm, Gate Ventures, announced a strategic investment in the crypto payment network Mesh. Mesh is committed to building a unified payment connectivity layer, connecting wallets, exchanges, payment service providers, and fiat on/off ramps through a single API, reducing the complexity of crypto and fiat payment systems. By abstracting multiple payment rails into a unified payment layer, Mesh enables seamless value transfer across ecosystems and regions, possessing the potential to become critical infrastructure. Mesh aggregates wallets, exchanges, banks, on/off ramps, and payment service providers, supporting crypto payments, fund deposits/withdrawals, and stablecoin settlements, while providing secure, scalable execution capabilities for merchants, PSPs, and AI-driven automated trading scenarios.
Tether Makes Strategic Investment in t-0 Network to Support USDT Payment System
The company has made a strategic investment in the USDT-based settlement platform t-0 Network, aiming to support its construction of an instant, low-cost cross-border payment system for licensed financial institutions. t-0 Network is a proprietary payment solution connecting global financial institutions. By leveraging stablecoins as the core settlement infrastructure, it enables banks and fintech companies to coordinate fiat-to-fiat cross-border payments with near-instant settlement speeds and minimal fees.
Centralized Finance
Tether Announces $100 Million Strategic Equity Investment in Anchorage Digital
Tether's investment division, Tether Investments, announced a $100 million strategic equity investment in the digital asset platform Anchorage Digital. The valuation for this equity acquisition is $4.2 billion. Anchorage Digital is the first federally chartered digital asset bank in the United States, providing custody, staking, settlement, and stablecoin issuance services to global institutions. Both parties stated that they will jointly support regulated institutional-grade infrastructure construction in the future to promote the stability and inclusivity of the digital asset ecosystem.
Digital Asset Market Infrastructure Provider Prometheum Completes Additional $23 Million Financing
US digital asset market infrastructure provider Prometheum announced that it has secured an additional $23 million in financing since early 2025 from a group of high-net-worth individuals and institutions. This funding will support the commercial expansion of its US digital market. Specific directions include: providing digital asset corresponding clearing services for US broker-dealers, enabling their clients to trade digital assets through existing brokerage accounts; and accelerating the issuance of blockchain-based digital native and tokenized securities products, distributed through its broker network.
Singapore Crypto Company Penguin Securities Completes Approximately $18 Million Pre-A Round Financing
Singapore cryptocurrency financial services company Penguin Securities Holdings announced the completion of a approximately ¥2.8 billion (approximately $18 million) Pre-A round financing. Investors in this round include Japanese domestic institutions such as mint, Tokyo University of Science Investment Management, and Third Wave Financial. The company was jointly founded by Japanese entrepreneurs in February 2023 and obtained a Capital Markets Services license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore in 2025, allowing it to provide cryptocurrency derivatives as well as traditional financial products like stocks, bonds, and ETFs. The company plans to establish a Japanese branch to formally enter the Japanese market and explore cooperation with local business partners.
Fintech Company Ruvo Completes $4.6 Million Financing, Led by 1confirmation
Fintech company Ruvo completed a $4.6 million financing round, led by 1confirmation, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Rebel Fund, Blast, Neer Ventures, First Check Ventures, and Mission Street Capital. Ruvo integrates Pix, stablecoins, bank transfers (ACH/wire), and Visa into a single application.
Prediction Markets
Prediction Market Opinion Completes $20 Million Pre-A Round Financing, with Participation from Hack VC and Others
Blockchain prediction market platform Opinion announced the completion of a $20 million Pre-A round financing. This round saw participation from institutions including Hack VC, Jump Crypto, Primitive Ventures, and Decasonic.
Opinion is a prediction market platform that settles entirely on-chain, with a model closer to Polymarket. The company stated that it currently handles about one-third of the global prediction market trading volume, with an open interest value exceeding $130 million. The platform is characterized by diversified trading categories, covering a wide range of areas including macroeconomics, regional events, and crypto assets, not limited to sports and politics. The founder stated that this round of financing will be used to deepen regional布局 (layout) and expand globally to welcome events such as the 2026 World Cup and multiple elections.
Gambling Platform BLUFF Completes $21 Million Financing, Led by 1kx
Gambling entertainment platform BLUFF completed a $21 million strategic financing round, led by 1kx. Institutions such as Makers Fund, Maximum Frequency Ventures, and other notable figures including sports champion and tech investor Tristan Thompson also participated in this investment.
Prediction Market Professional Trading Terminal Kairos Completes $2.5 Million Financing, Led by a16z crypto
According to Fortune magazine, the prediction market professional trading terminal Kairos announced the completion of a $2.5 million financing round. This round was led by a16z crypto, with follow-on investments from institutions like Geneva Trading, the University of Illinois, and angel investors. The company's valuation was not disclosed.
Kairos was co-founded by Jay Malavia (CEO) and Zayd Alzein (CTO), both former employees of traditional finance company Cboe Global Markets. They started the project after noticing the fragmented information and disjointed experience in the prediction market industry. Its platform aims to integrate the行情 (market data) and trading of leading prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket, providing a fast, customizable dashboard, and synchronously displaying relevant news dynamics with trading data. The company plans to launch a private beta in the coming weeks. The current team consists of only the two co-founders, and hiring is expected to begin after the financing.
