Fundraising

Surf Raises $15M to Build AI Model Tailored to Crypto Research
Pantera Capital led the round, with Coinbase Ventures and Digital Currency Group also participating.

TenX Protocols to Start Trading on TSX Venture Exchange After Raising $24M in 2025
The company said it plans to use the proceeds to buy tokens and stake them across networks including Solana, Sui and Sei.

Pye Finance Raises $5M Seed Round Led by Variant and Coinbase Ventures
The platform aims to make locked Solana staking positions tradable via an onchain marketplace.

Ostium Raises $20M Series A Led by General Catalyst, Jump Crypto to Put TradFi Perps Onchain
Built on Arbitrum, the perpetuals protocol has processed $25 billion in trading volume by offering self-custodial bets on gold, FX and other real-world markets.

Jane Street Leads $105M Funding for Antithesis, a Testing Tool Used by Ethereum Network
Antithesis said its Series A will scale deterministic simulation testing, replaying complex failures exactly for crypto and other always-on systems.

Zero-Knowledge Identity Startup Self Raises $9M, Introduces Points Program
Self raised $9 million to expand its zero-knowledge identity platform and introduced a rewards program aimed at driving on-chain verification adoption.

Tharimmune Stock Gains 30%, on $540M Capital Raise to Build Canton Coin Treasury Strategy
The nanocap biotech firm is pivoting into digital assets with a $540 million raise to build a canton coin–based treasury, backed by DRW and Liberty City Ventures.

Coinbase Acquires Crypto Fundraising Firm Echo for $375M
Echo's platform allows startups to raise funds directly from their communities, and will remain a standalone platform.

Astra Nova Raises $48.3M to Grow Web3, AI Entertainment Ecosystem
The company develops no-code tools that enable creators to launch blockchain-based entertainment experiences.

Kalshi Raises $300M at $5B Valuation, Expands Prediction Markets to 140 Countries: NYT
The funding round was led by major investors including Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Paradigm, CapitalG and Coinbase Ventures.

