According to incomplete statistics from Odaily Planet Daily, from June 23 to June 29, there were a total of 19 financing events disclosed in the global blockchain sector, slightly up from 16 the previous week; the total financing amount was approximately $2.3 billion, a significant increase from the previous week's $110 million. The surge in financing this week was mainly driven by several large financing transactions, with the following key highlights:
First, the DeFi protocol Grove secured a $1 billion grant aimed at promoting the deep integration of traditional financial assets with DeFi, making it the largest financing event of the week. Secondly, crypto investor Anthony Pompliano announced that his ProCap BTC will merge with the Nasdaq-listed SPAC company Columbus Circle Capital Corp I (ticker: CCCM) to form a Bitcoin-native financial services company, ProCap Financial, and has completed $750 million in financing.
In addition, the prediction market sector performed well, with two protocols receiving significant financing: Polymarket completed nearly $200 million in financing, while Kalshi raised $100 million at a $1 billion valuation.
The following are specific financing events (Note: 1. Sorted by disclosed amount; 2. Excludes fund raising and merger events; 3. * indicates traditional companies involved in blockchain):
DeFi protocol Grove secures $1 billion grant to integrate traditional financial assets with DeFi
On June 25, the DeFi protocol Grove announced that it has secured a $1 billion grant to combine traditional financial assets with decentralized finance. The protocol focuses on mortgage obligations, providing access to real-world asset investments for crypto-native protocols. Grove offers a channel for crypto-native protocols and asset managers to invest in real-world assets (RWA) through its infrastructure, helping them utilize idle reserves and earn returns independent of the crypto market. It is reported that the funds will be invested in the tokenized fund Janus Henderson Anemoy AAA CLO Strategy (JAAA), managed by Janus Henderson, which is built on the blockchain platform Centrifuge that specializes in tokenizing real-world assets.
On June 23, crypto investor Anthony Pompliano announced that his ProCap BTC will merge with the Nasdaq-listed SPAC company Columbus Circle Capital Corp I (ticker: CCCM) to form a Bitcoin-native financial services company, ProCap Financial, valued at $1 billion. Pompliano has completed $750 million in financing, setting a record for the highest initial fundraising for a Bitcoin-related public company. The new company will hold Bitcoin assets and develop products and services around them.
Market news: Polymarket raises nearly $200 million, valuation exceeds $1 billion
On June 24, market news reported that Polymarket raised nearly $200 million, with a valuation exceeding $1 billion.
On June 24, Digital Asset, the developer of the privacy blockchain Canton Network, announced the completion of $135 million in strategic financing, led by DRW Venture Capital and Tradeweb Markets, with participation from well-known traditional finance and crypto firms including BNP Paribas, Circle Ventures, Citadel Securities, DTCC, Virtu Financial, and Paxos.
Kalshi plans to raise $100 million at a $1 billion valuation, Paradigm participates
On June 26, according to market news, the prediction market Kalshi plans to raise $100 million at a $1 billion valuation, with participation from Paradigm.
On June 26, the crypto company Zama, which provides fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) for blockchain, announced the completion of $57 million in Series B financing, led by Blockchange Ventures and Pantera Capital. This financing will bring Zama's total funding to over $150 million, with a valuation exceeding $1 billion, entering the "unicorn club." The Zama protocol allows developers to build encrypted decentralized applications (dapps) without deep cryptographic expertise, with use cases ranging from confidential stablecoin issuance and asset tokenization to private identity verification and governance in a network state.
DeFi infrastructure company Veda completes $18 million financing, led by CoinFund
On June 23, DeFi infrastructure company Veda announced the completion of $18 million in financing, led by CoinFund. The company aims to simplify DeFi yields for cross-blockchain applications and institutions, with new funds intended to support its platform to enable applications and institutions to offer simplified crypto yield products, including a modular vault framework where developers can create smart contracts to manage yield strategies without exposing users to the complexities of DeFi.
Decentralized exchange GTE completes $15 million Series A financing, exclusively led by Paradigm
On June 23, Paradigm announced that it exclusively led a $15 million Series A financing for the decentralized trading platform GTE (Global Token Exchange). The platform claims to be "the fastest DEX in the world," aiming to challenge the performance of centralized exchanges like Binance and Coinbase.
Blueprint Finance announces completion of $9.5 million financing, led by Polychain Capital
On June 23, DeFi startup Blueprint Finance announced the completion of $9.5 million in financing led by Polychain Capital, with participation from YZi Labs and VanEck. Blueprint aims to simplify the lending process for crypto assets and has launched lending products Concrete supporting EVM chains and an integrated platform Glow based on Solana. Blueprint plans to use the new funds for recruitment, technology development, and market expansion. The company has raised a total of $17 million.
Blockchain game developer Endless Clouds completes $6.25 million financing and launches token END
On June 23, Immutable announced on the X platform that blockchain game developer Endless Clouds completed $6.25 million in financing, with institutional investors including Animoca Brands and IdeoCo Labs, as well as a group of industry angel investors such as Robbie Ferguson (Immutable), Luca Netz (Pudgy Penguins), and Stani Kulechov (founder of AAVE). Endless Clouds also announced the launch of the token END, which will power the Endless Clouds ecosystem (especially Treeverse).
Yield.xyz completes $5 million strategic financing, led by Multicoin Capital
On June 28, Yield.xyz announced the completion of $5 million in strategic financing, led by Multicoin Capital. The company, formerly known as Omni, was acquired by Echo Base this year and is dedicated to providing a one-stop DeFi yield infrastructure for application endpoints.
Web3 gaming company SpekterGames completes $5 million Pre-seed round financing, led by a16zSpeedrun
On June 28, SpekterGames announced the completion of $5 million in Pre-Seed round financing, led by a16zSpeedrun, with participation from London Venture Partners, BRV Capital, Chamaeleon, Accelerator Ventures, Impact46, Versus Ventures, and Alumni Ventures.
Digital asset investment platform Jarsy completes $5 million Pre-Seed financing, led by Breyer
On June 27, digital asset investment platform Jarsy raised $5 million in Pre-Seed financing, led by Breyer Capital, with participation from Karman Ventures and several angel investors.
On June 28, DePIN ecosystem startup dKloud announced the completion of $3.15 million in strategic round financing, with participation from Animoca Ventures (a subsidiary of Animoca Brands), Blizzard Fund, Baboon.VC, Telos Foundation, TPS Capital, and others. The new funds will be used to build a decentralized cloud infrastructure platform to connect DePIN with enterprise-level information technology (IT), helping businesses deploy applications using cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies.
On June 24, on-chain derivatives trading platform Sphinx announced the completion of $2 million in Pre-Seed round financing, led by Eckhardt Capital, with participation from Big Brain Holdings, Blockchain Founders Fund, Blizzard, TRIVE Ventures, Cosmos Hub, London Real Ventures, GS Futures, as well as Andrew Durgee, Stefan Rust, Zachary Keats, and others.
On June 27, Dubai-based blockchain startup Byzanlink announced the completion of $1 million in private round financing, with investors including Outlier Ventures, NTDP Saudi, Smart IT Frame, Sensei Capital, and several angel investors.
AI trusted identity network Trusta.AI completes new round of financing
On June 26, AI trusted identity network Trusta.AI announced the completion of a new round of financing, with specific amounts undisclosed. This round of financing saw participation from Consensys, Starknet, GSR, and the UFLY Labs ecosystem fund, with funds intended to deepen the construction of encrypted digital identity and trust networks, promoting secure interactions between human users and AI agents in the Web3 world.
On June 23, CeDeFi on-chain broker Durian.Win, focused on contract trading, announced that it has received investment from MEXC Ventures to enhance its community-driven and deep liquidity core, further improving its on-chain brokerage service system.
On June 27, according to an official announcement, the modular money market protocol TownSquare, built on Monad, announced the completion of builder round financing, with institutional investors including Typhon Ventures, Bixin Ventures, Dorahacks Ventures, Mulana Capital, and Ankaa.
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