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Where Is Crypto VC Money Flowing in 2025? Analyzing 6700+ Funding Rounds

In 2025, cryptocurrency funding rebounded strongly, reaching $25 billion—the second-highest year on record after 2021. A key difference this year is the more sustainable nature of the investments. After analyzing 6,723 funding rounds, three major trends emerged: Prediction markets (e.g., Polymarket and Kalshi) were the biggest winners, becoming the only Web3 sector to attract mainstream adoption. Real-world assets (RWA) and cybersecurity also saw significant investment, reflecting crypto’s maturation as part of the global financial system. Seed-stage funding has evolved: AI enables leaner product development, allowing startups to bootstrap longer and raise later with stronger traction. The largest funding rounds highlight crypto’s divergence into three parallel tracks: speculative and cultural assets (e.g., meme coins, niche L1s like Monad), information and prediction markets, and financial infrastructure (e.g., stablecoins from Circle, Ripple, and Bullish). Major exchanges like Kraken and Gemini also raised pre-IPO rounds. Overall, the data shows crypto is maturing, with growing institutional participation and clearer use-case differentiation.

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