Noticias
Crypto startup Legion raises $5 million to bring back ICOs—without the scams
On Wednesday, the pair announced that Legion had raised $5 million in a seed round led by VanEck and Brevan Howard Digital. The crypto exchange Kraken as well as the venture arms of the crypto exchanges Coinbase and Crypto.com also participated in the raise, among other investors.
https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/08/20/legion-icos-5-million-seed-round-vaneck-brevan-howard-digital/
Base Ecosystem Trading Platform o1.exchange Completes $4.2 Million in Funding, Led by Coinbase Ventures and AllianceDAO
The platform is building the first comprehensive trading terminal on the Base Chain and launching a new cashback program, offering users a 45% cashback rate and a 41% share of referral revenue. The trading terminal features transactions as fast as one block, multi-wallet management and self-custody wallets, cross-chain support and bridging, TradingView enterprise charting, Base Chain launchpad integration, and Uniswap V4 integration. It also offers advanced order functionality such as limit orders, grab orders, and TWAP.
PayPal Ventures, Coinbase Ventures and others back crypto payments firm Mesh, pushing total funding over $130 million
Mesh, the crypto payments infrastructure firm behind PayPal's recent "Pay with Crypto" launch, has raised fresh capital from investors including PayPal Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Uphold, ByBit, SBI Japan, Overlook Ventures, Kingsway Capital, Moderne Ventures, and CE-Ventures. The latest funding brings its total capital raised to more than $130 million.
OpenMind Secures $20M to Connect All Thinking Machines
OpenMind, a company unlocking machine agency at scale, today announced it has closed a $20M funding round led by Pantera Capital. By building open systems, shared intelligence, and decentralized coordination, their goal is to connect all thinking machines. The company also received strong backing from industry leaders Ribbit, Coinbase Ventures, HSG, DCG, Pebblebed, Topology, Primitive Ventures, Lightspeed Faction, Anagram and notable angels.
Rialo raised $20M funding round
Startup building internet-scale blockchain Subzero Labs, Rialo; raised $20M in a funding round led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Fabric Ventures, Mysten Labs, SIG DTI (a Susquehanna International Group Company), Variant Fund.
Decentralized messaging protocol XMTP hits $750 million network valuation with $20 million Series B
XMTP developer Ephemera has raised $20 million Series B at a $300 million equity and $750 million network valuation, with USV’s Fred Wilson joining its board. XMTP is relaunching inside Coinbase’s new Base app, moving from an optional tool to native infrastructure.
Remix raises $5M in seed funding to become ‘TikTok for games’
Remix, which began under the name Farcade, has closed a seed funding round led by Archetype bringing its total funding thus far to $6.75 million, Blockworks has exclusively learned. Variant, Coinbase Ventures, Lemniscap, and Zynga cofounder Justin Waldron also participated in the $5 million seed round.
Limitless raise $4M strategic funding, launch points ahead of TGE
This brings Limitless' total funding raised to $7M, backed by Coinbase Ventures, 1confirmation, Maelstrom, Collider, Node Capital, Paper Ventures, Public Works, Punk DAO, and WAGMI Ventures, as well as individual investors via the Base Ecosystem Fund group on Echo.
Veda raises $18 million from CoinFund, Coinbase Ventures, GSR and others to scale its DeFi infrastructure
Veda has raised $18 million in a funding round led by CoinFund, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, GSR, Maelstrom, Animoca Ventures, and others. Veda is designed to enable apps, protocols, and institutions to offer onchain yield products without exposing users to the complexity of DeFi.
Crypto startup Nook raises $2.5 million from Coinbase Ventures, Defy.vc, and UDHC
Three former engineers at crypto exchange Coinbase left the company earlier this year to start their own venture. On Wednesday, the team announced its new project: a crypto savings app called Nook, alongside $2.5 million in funding from venture capital firms Coinbase Ventures, Defy.vc, and UDHC. The company declined to disclose its valuation in the round.
Haun leads $9.1M seed in cross-border infrastructure startup XFX
We;re excited to introduce XFX and share that we’ve raised a $9.1M seed round led by Haun Ventures, with participation from Castle Island Ventures, Oak HC/FT, MAYA CAPITAL, CoinbaseVentures, Paxos, and other strategic angels.
Stablecoin Clearing Startup Ubyx Raises $10M Round Backed by Galaxy, Coinbase, Others
The firm's stablecoin clearing system aims to facilitate adoption by solving the stablecoin sector's fragmentation problem.
a16z crypto leads $33 million seed round for Yupp as it exits stealth to build crypto-incentivized AI model evaluation platform
AI startup Yupp has raised $33 million in a seed funding round led by a16z crypto, founded by a team of veterans from Coinbase, Google, and X. Yupp is a free platform that allows users to compare answers from multiple AI models side by side, using crypto rails for rewards and payouts.
HeyElsa Raises $3M to Build AI Stack for Crypto
The round was led by M31 Capital, with participation from the Coinbase Ventures’ Base Ecosystem Fund, MH Ventures, Absoluta Cap, 2Shares, Levitate Labs and notable investors including Martin Ochwat, Jonathan Man, Jaskanwar Singh, Alexey Bondar, Yonatan Ben Shimon, and angels affiliated with Anoma, Zerolend, LayerZero, DeFiLlama, and P2P.
Circle cofounder raises $18 million to build ‘AI-native bank’
Neville, who is still on the board of Circle after leaving in early 2020, has a new venture that aims to capitalize off of the AI boom. On Tuesday, he announced that his startup, Catena Labs, which he said plans to build an “AI-native bank,” had raised $18 million in a seed round led by the crypto arm of Andreessen Horowitz. Other investors include Breyer Capital, Circle Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, and football legend Tom Brady.
AI Sports Betting Agent Aims to Disrupt Tipster Industry Using Crypto
AI agent Billy Bets is looking to flip the business model on its head by putting everything on-chain, allowing users to know exactly how much this agentic tipster is winning and losing—and dive into its thought process. The project has already shown enough promise for some notable investors: Billy Bets just closed a $1 million pre-seed funding round with participation from Coinbase Ventures, basketball player Serge Ibaka, and CMS Holding
Stablecoin company Zar raises $7 million in round led by Dragonfly Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and VanEck Ventures
As stablecoins—a type of cryptocurrency designed to maintain a value in line with the U.S. dollar—become an increasingly integral option for settling cross-border payments, Timinsky wants to make it possible for people to exchange cash for crypto at any corner store with his company Zar. To do so, he has raised $7 million from Dragonfly Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and VanEck Ventures, with additional participation from Coinbase Ventures and the co-founders of the Solana blockchain, to launch Zar’s flagship service.
Inco Raises $5M with Backing from a16z and Coinbase
Inco raised $5M in a strategic round led by a16z Crypto with participation from Coinbase Ventures and returning investors. The funds will support continued development of Inco Lightning and upcoming FHE/MPC solution Inco Atlas. Inco collaborates with projects like Circle, Toku, Tally, and others to bring confidentiality to key onchain use cases.
Symbiotic raises $29M for staking-based universal coordination layer
Cryptocurrency staking protocol Symbiotic closed a $29 million Series A funding round led by Web3-focused investment firms, including Pantera Capital and Coinbase Ventures, to support the launch of a new economic coordination layer for blockchain security.
Crypto investment startup Glider raises $4 million in round led by Andreessen Horowitz
The one-year-old company said it has raised $4 million in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, with additional participation by Coinbase Ventures, Uniswap Ventures, and GSR. The company did not disclose its valuation in the funding round. The founders of crypto startup Glider want to help people invest in crypto more easily without having to deal with brokers or centralized exchanges.
Towns Protocol Secures $3.3 Million in New Funding Round Backed by Coinbase Ventures and Echo
Towns Protocol raises $3.3M in a strategic round led by Coinbase Ventures’ Echo, totaling $13.3M in Series B funding. Built on Base, Towns offers a decentralized, user-governed alternative to traditional social platforms. As Echo’s first public investment, the deal signals Coinbase’s deep commitment to Web3 social infrastructure.
Sats Terminal raises $1.7M to simplify and scale Bitcoin DeFi
Sats Terminal, the Bitcoin decentralized finance (DeFi) aggregation protocol, has raised $1.7 million in pre-seed funding to expand its platform. Providing decentralized exchange (DEX), bridge and yield aggregation in the Bitcoin ecosystem, Sats Terminal will leverage this raise to develop infrastructure further aimed at solving one of Bitcoin DeFi’s biggest problems: fragmentation.
Crypto-to-Fiat App P2P.me Raises $2M from Multicoin and Coinbase Ventures
P2P.me raised seed funding from Multicoin and Coinbase Ventures. The crypto-to-fiat alternative uses a network of middlemen to move payments between financial ecosystems.
Codex raises $16 million to build a blockchain just for stablecoins
On Friday, Codex, a startup that’s building its own blockchain designed specifically for stablecoins, announced that it’s raised $15.8 million in a seed round led by Dragonfly Capital. Other investors include the venture arms of Coinbase and Circle, which filed to go public on Tuesday. Crypto market makers like Cumberland, Wintermute, and Selini Capital also contributed.
Deepening our partnership with Coinbase
At Privy, we believe that many users’ first experience of crypto will be through novel, engaging app experiences built on crypto rails. Today, we are very excited to announce a strategic investment from Coinbase Ventures.
$41 Million Token Round for Across Protocol Led by Paradigm To Streamline Ethereum Connectivity
Across Protocol has successfully raised $41 million through the sale of its ACX tokens, with Paradigm leading the funding round. Other notable participants included Bain Capital Crypto, Coinbase Ventures, Multicoin Capital, and angel investor Sina Habinian. This capital raise was executed in two phases, with funds secured in the second quarter of 2024 and again in the fourth quarter.
Fastlane Labs is excited to share we've raised $6M led to build the first-ever Holistic Liquid Staking Token, exclusively on Monad.
We're building towards long-term, positive-sum MEV on Monad; where users, dApps, and stakers all stand to benefit.
Tenor Labs Raises $2.5M for Fixed-Rate Lending Revolution
On-chain fixed-rate lending protocol Tenor Labs has successfully raised $2.5 million in a seed round, with cherry.xyz leading the investment. The round also saw participation from Coinbase Ventures and Lattice, among other notable investors. The funds will be used to accelerate Tenor's development and expansion.
Alongside team secures $9 million 'strategic investment' from a16z, others in Universal token project
Universal, the crypto project building a new wrapped token standard, has closed a $9 million funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, according to pseudonymous co-founder 0xGaut.
Decentralized finance platform Legend raises $15 million from a16z and Coinbase
On Tuesday, Legend announced its first funding round, raising $15 million from Andreessen Horowitz and Coinbase Ventures. Legend will attempt to serve as a more useful self-custody wallet—a digital wallet in which the user retains full control over their crypto holdings—than existing ones like MetaMask or Coinbase Wallet.
Domain registration startup D3 raises $25 million from Paradigm to launch Doma blockchain
The latest funding round also included participation from Coinbase Ventures, the investment arm of crypto exchange Coinbase, and individual industry leaders. The company will use the money raised to enter into more strategic partnerships and assist other companies in using its technology.
Crypto wallet Keplr raises $5 million seed round at $50 million valuation
The round was led by Nick Tomaino's 1confirmation, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, HashKey Capital, Chorus One Ventures, Skip Protocol, Binary Builders and others, Keplr said Wednesday. Co-founder Josh Lee told The Block that the equity round closed late last year and valued Keplr at $50 million.
Próspera Announces Strategic Investment by Coinbase Ventures and Other Investors to Increase Economic Freedom Worldwide
Próspera, the world’s leading platform for Economic Prosperity Zones, today announced that it has received a strategic investment from Coinbase Ventures. This partnership underscores the deep alignment between the mission and vision of both organizations: to unleash human potential through economic freedom.
Base Ecosystem Fund Acquires Strategic Position in BMX
The Base Ecosystem Fund, led by Coinbase Ventures, has acquired a market position in $BMX to support its growth on Base. We're grateful for their backing as we continue building the next generation of onchain protocols.
We’ve raised $50 million to fuel the next era of stablecoin payments
Excited to share that we’ve raised USD50 million in Series B funding to fuel the next phase of our growth, powering stablecoin payments for businesses worldwide. The investment round was led by Haun Ventures, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Scribble Ventures, DRW Venture Capital, and existing investors Avenir and Tiger Global.
Cross-border crypto payments company Sphere raises $5 million from Coinbase and Kraken Ventures
Sphere, a stablecoin company that specializes in cross-border payments, just closed a $5 million funding round led by crypto giants Coinbase Ventures and Kraken Ventures.
Gunzilla Welcomes Coinbase Ventures as Strategic Partner
Gunzilla is excited to partner with Coinbase Ventures as a new investor. Their long-term vision and leadership in Web3 align with our mission to build next-gen gaming experiences. We look forward to deep collaboration across Off The Grid and GUN by Gunzilla.
Crypto-AI startup Pond raises $7.5 million in seed funding
Pond, developing a decentralized AI model layer for the crypto space, has raised $7.5 million in seed funding. Investors include Archetype, Coinbase Ventures, Near Foundation and others.
After a year of building together, Talent Protocol and Base are making it official
With a strategic investment from the Base Ecosystem Fund, led by Coinbase Ventures, and with $TALENT launching on Base, we’re one step closer to bringing more builders onchain.
Arbitrum-based crypto derivatives trading protocol Variational raises $10.3 million in seed funding
Bain Capital Crypto and Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia India and Southeast Asia) co-led the round, with Coinbase Ventures, Dragonfly Capital, North Island Ventures, Hack VC and others participating, Variational said Wednesday.
Announcing Our Lead Investment in Trendies
We’re thrilled to lead the $1.75M Pre-seed round for Trendies and work alongside Everett, Lucas, and the rest of the Trendies team as they create the fairest community launchpad and reimagine the power of community coins.
OpenGradient Raises $8.5M to Decentralize AI Infrastructure and Accelerate Secure, Open-Source AI
We are excited to announce that OpenGraident has raised $8.5M in seed funding to build a groundbreaking end-to-end decentralized platform for sovereign, secure, and open-source AI.
We're excited to announce that Base Ecosystem Fund, via Coinbase Ventures, has participated in our ongoing pre-seed round
Coinbase Ventures leads $5 million round in Vana, a network for user-owned data
The startup said in a statement that Coinbase Ventures led the strategic round. Vana has also previously raised capital from the prolific crypto VC Paradigm, which led a $18 million Series A in the firm.
Onboard Announces 2.0 Launch and New Capital Raise from Coinbase Ventures and LAVA
Onboard has launched Onboard 2.0 and raised new funding from Coinbase Ventures and LAVA to accelerate its mission of bringing the world onchain. Building on its universal wallet and exchange, Onboard is now focused on empowering creators to develop the next wave of meaningful onchain apps.
DRiP Labs Raises $8M Seed Round to Build Creator-Centric Collectibles Platform
DRiP Labs has raised $8M in seed funding led by NFX, with new backing from Coinbase Ventures and Progression Fund. DRiP empowers creators to own their audience and share digital mementos directly with fans. The platform reimagines patronage by cutting through social noise and delivering lasting value through collectibles.
Time.fun raises $3 million seed round led by Brevan Howard Digital
Other investors in the round included Coinbase Ventures, Breed VC, Zee Prime Capital and Arthur Hayes' family office, Maelstrom, Time.fun said Thursday. Angel investors such as Solana co-founders Anatoly Yakovenko and Raj Gokal, Helius co-founder Mert Mumtaz and Santiago Santos also participated.
Iskra Secures Strategic Investment from Base Ecosystem Fund, Led by Coinbase Ventures
Iskra has secured a strategic investment from the Base Ecosystem Fund, led by Coinbase Ventures. The funding supports deeper integration of Base-native tools like Smart Wallet and Paymaster to simplify Web3 game onboarding. This builds on a partnership that began with Iskra’s Mainnet launch during Onchain Summer 2023.
We're thrilled to announce that Satflow has raised a $7.6M seed round to build the best trading experience on Bitcoin!
Satflow has raised funding from backers including Nascent, CBV, UTXO Management, and CMS to build institutional-grade infrastructure for Bitcoin trading.
Excited to announce PaymanAI has raised a $3M pre-seed to pioneer AI to Human Payments
Payman has raised a $3M pre-seed round to build the payment infrastructure that enables AI to pay humans for help completing real-world tasks. The round is backed by Visa, Coinbase Ventures, BoostVC, Deepwater, Spartan Group, and others. With over 15,000 on the waitlist, Payman is building the rails for AI-to-human collaboration—starting with marketing and developer tools.
Supermigrate Announces Investment from Base Ecosystem Fund
A month ago, we announced our Base Builder Grant in the spirit of, “If you build on Base, you will be rewarded.” Today, we proudly share that we have secured an investment from the Base Ecosystem Fund, led by Coinbase Ventures.
Deepening our partnership with Coinbase
Over the past 18 months, we have worked closely with multiple product teams across Coinbase supporting some of the best teams in the market as they've transformed the crypto landscape. Together, we help developers build better products onchain. This means helping developers build on Base, fund their users’ accounts, set up Coinbase Smart Wallets, leverage Magic Spend and more! With this investment, we’re excited to deepen our partnership.