Weekly Funding Roundup | 11 Projects Secured Funding, Total Amount Reaches $301 Million (Dec 15-21)

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According to Odaily Planet Daily, from December 15 to December 21, 2025, the global sector witnessed 11 disclosed blockchain financing rounds, raising a total of $301 million. This marks a significant increase from the previous week's $85.1 million across 8 deals. The largest single funding round was secured by Hong Kong-based fintech firm RedotPay, specializing in stablecoin payments, which closed a $107 million Series B led by Goodwater Capital. Following closely, the Solana-based DePIN project Fuse Energy raised $70 million in a Series B round, valuing the company at $5 billion. Other notable financings include a $50 million round for MetYa, a $30 million Series A for Singaporean trade finance platform Olea, a $13 million Series B for decentralized broadband protocol DAWN, and a $12 million seed round for Ethereum block space futures market ETHGas. DePIN and payment infrastructure projects showed particular momentum this week.

According to incomplete statistics from Odaily Planet Daily, from December 15 to December 21, 2025, a total of 11 funding events were disclosed in the global blockchain sector, showing a slight increase from the previous week's 8 events; the total funding amount reached $301 million, a significant increase from the previous week's $85.1 million.

The largest single funding round this week was secured by Hong Kong-based fintech company RedotPay, focused on stablecoin payments, which announced the completion of a $107 million Series B funding round; followed by the Solana-based DePIN project Fuse Energy, which announced the completion of a $70 million Series B funding round. Funding for DePIN protocols showed some improvement this week.

Below are the specific funding events (Note: 1. Sorted by the disclosed amount size; 2. * indicates "traditional" companies with partial involvement in blockchain business):

RedotPay Completes $107 Million Series B Funding Round Led by Goodwater Capital

On December 16, Hong Kong-based fintech company RedotPay, focused on stablecoin payments, announced the completion of a $107 million Series B funding round led by Goodwater Capital, with participation from Pantera Capital, Blockchain Capital, and Circle Ventures, as well as existing investors including HSG (formerly Sequoia Capital China).

DePIN Project Fuse Energy Completes $70 Million Series B Funding Round Led by Lowercarbon and Balderton

On December 18, the Solana-based DePIN project Fuse Energy announced the completion of a $70 million Series B funding round led by Lowercarbon and Balderton, valuing the company at $5 billion.

MetYa Completes Latest $50 Million Joint Funding Round

On December 15, MetYa announced the completion of its latest $50 million joint funding round. Participants in this round included United Century United Holdings Limited Group (1959.HK), Castrum Capital, as well as institutions such as Alpha Capital, M2M Capital, and Vertex Capital. According to the funding structure disclosed: United Century United Holdings Limited Group contributed $40 million, Castrum Capital $5 million, Alpha Capital $1 million, M2M Capital $1 million, and Vertex Capital $3 million. The funds will be used to advance MetYa's product development and ecosystem construction as a global asset service platform, with a focus on social, payments, AI quantitative investment, and global asset liquidity connectivity.

Singapore Trade Finance Platform Olea Completes $30 Million Series A Funding Round Led by BBVA

On December 16, Singapore-based trade finance platform Olea Global announced the completion of a $30 million Series A funding round led by Spanish bank BBVA, with participation from XDC Network, theDOCK, and Standard Chartered's venture arm SC Ventures, among others. Olea stated that the funds will be used to accelerate the development of AI-driven data analytics capabilities and advance Web3-related technologies.

Decentralized Broadband Protocol DAWN Completes $13 Million Series B Funding Round Led by Polychain Capital

On December 18, the decentralized broadband network protocol DAWN announced the completion of a $13 million Series B funding round led by Polychain Capital. The new funds will be used to expand the protocol's network coverage in the United States and advance international market deployment.

ETHGas Completes $12 Million Seed Round Led by Polychain Capital

On December 17, the Ethereum block space futures market ETHGas announced the completion of a $12 million seed round led by Polychain Capital, with participation from Stake Capital, BlueYard Capital, Lafayette Macro Advisors, SIG DT, and Amber Group. The project had previously completed an undisclosed pre-seed round of approximately $5 million in mid-2024.

Payment Infrastructure Company Speed1 Completes $8 Million Funding Round Led by Tether

On December 16, payment infrastructure company Speed1 announced the completion of an $8 million funding round led by Tether, with participation from Ego Death Capital. The company is dedicated to building instant global settlement channels using the Bitcoin Lightning Network and stablecoins.

DeFi Liquidity Layer Harbor Completes $4.2 Million Seed Round Led by Triton Capital, etc.

On December 17, AirSwap founder Michael Oved disclosed on platform X that the DeFi liquidity layer Harbor completed a $4.2 million seed round in the spring and summer of this year, led by Susquehanna Crypto and Triton Capital, with participation from Selini, Auros, Hermeneutic, Kronos Research, and others.

Space Completes $3 Million Seed and Strategic Round Led by Morningstar Ventures

On December 16, prediction market Space announced the completion of a $3 million seed and strategic funding round led by Morningstar Ventures, with participation from ArcticOperators, echo, curated_hq by impossiblefi, and others. The project primarily focuses on building a prediction market supporting 10x leverage on Solana.

Frontera Labs Completes $3 Million Seed Round Led by Maven 11

On December 16, Strata protocol developer Frontera Labs announced the completion of a $3 million seed round led by Maven 11 Capital, with participation from Lightspeed Faction, Halo Capital, Heartcore Capital, Anchorage Digital Ventures, Nayt Technologies, Split Capital, and a group of angel investors. It is reported that Strata is a universal risk stratification protocol that packages on-chain and off-chain yield strategies into tokenized senior and junior tranches, each with different risk-return characteristics.

Stablecoin Infrastructure Nodu Completes $1.45 Million Pre-Seed Round Led by Digital Space Ventures

On December 19, stablecoin infrastructure startup Nodu announced the completion of a $1.45 million pre-seed funding round led by Digital Space Ventures. The company is building a MiCA-compliant stablecoin alternative to replace suppliers like Zerohash and Bridge, offering European institutions a native option for programmable money.

İlgili Sorular

QHow many blockchain funding events were announced globally from December 15 to December 21, 2025, and what was the total funding amount?

AThere were 11 blockchain funding events announced, with a total funding amount of $301 million.

QWhich company secured the largest single funding round this week, and how much was raised?

ARedotPay, a Hong Kong-based fintech company focused on stablecoin payments, secured the largest funding round of $107 million in its Series B.

QWhat was the valuation of Fuse Energy after its $70 million Series B funding round?

AFuse Energy reached a valuation of $5 billion after its $70 million Series B funding round.

QWhich two investment firms co-led the $70 million Series B round for Fuse Energy?

AThe $70 million Series B round for Fuse Energy was co-led by Lowercarbon and Balderton.

QWhat is the primary focus of the DeFi liquidity layer project Harbor, which raised $4.2 million?

AHarbor is a DeFi liquidity layer project; it raised $4.2 million to develop its platform for decentralized finance liquidity solutions.

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