According to incomplete statistics from Odaily Planet Daily, from August 26 to 31, 2025, a total of 20 financing events were disclosed in the global blockchain sector, an increase from 13 in the previous week, with a total financing amount of approximately $278 million, significantly up from $59.6 million the previous week.
The largest financing project this week was the crypto card issuer Rain, which announced the completion of a $58 million Series B financing; followed by the Bitcoin startup Portal to Bitcoin, which secured $50 million in financing led by Paloma Investments.
The following are the specific financing events (Note: 1. Sorted by disclosed amount; 2. Excludes fund raising and merger events; 3. * indicates traditional companies involved in blockchain):
Crypto card issuer Rain completes $58 million Series B financing, led by Sapphire Ventures
On August 28, crypto card issuer Rain announced the completion of $58 million in Series B financing, led by Sapphire Ventures, with participation from Dragonfly, Galaxy Ventures, Endeavor Catalyst, Samsung Next, and Lightspeed. It is reported that the annual consumption amount supported by Rain's credit cards has exceeded $1 billion.
Bitcoin startup Portal to Bitcoin completes $50 million financing, led by Paloma Investments
On August 28, Bitcoin startup Portal to Bitcoin secured $50 million in new financing led by Paloma Investments, bringing the total financing amount for the project to $92 million. The funds will be used to support the expansion of the company's adapter, BitScaler, which can scale native Bitcoin without the need for wrapped tokens, custodial bridging, or "messaging or other insecure alternatives."
Stablecoin startup M 0 completes $40 million financing, led by Polychain and Ribbit Capital
On August 28, stablecoin infrastructure development startup M 0 completed $40 million in financing, led by Polychain and Ribbit Capital, with participation from Endeavor Catalyst Fund, Pantera, and Bain Capital Crypto. M 0 co-founder and CEO Luca Prosperi declined to disclose the valuation of the startup but revealed that the company's total financing has reached $100 million to date.
Crypto exchange OrangeX completes $20 million Series B financing
On August 29, according to AInvest, crypto exchange OrangeX announced the completion of $20 million in Series B financing, led by Kryptos, with continued follow-on investment from SCI Ventures and other major investors. Previously, the exchange completed $10 million in Series A financing in September 2023, also led by Kryptos, with follow-on investments from NGC Capital, Phase Capital, and SCI Ventures.
On August 28, crypto trading infrastructure startup aPriori completed a new round of financing of $20 million, with participation from HashKey Capital, Pantera Capital, Primitive Ventures, IMC Trading, GEM, Gate Labs, Ambush Capital, and Big Brain Collective. The total financing amount to date has reached $30 million. The company employs high-frequency trading methods to address various issues plaguing the crypto market, such as excessive spreads and maximum extractable value (MEV) leakage.
Crypto gaming startup PlaysOut is considering raising $15 million at a $150 million valuation
On August 29, gaming technology startup PlaysOut is considering a new round of equity financing, aiming to raise approximately $15 million, with a valuation expected to exceed $150 million.
On August 28, the prediction market platform The Clearing Company, founded by former Polymarket and Kalshi employees, announced the completion of $15 million in seed financing, led by Union Square Ventures, with participation from Haun Ventures, Variant, Coinbase Ventures, Compound, and others.
Hemi completes $15 million financing, led by YZi Labs
On August 26, Bitcoin programmable layer Hemi announced the completion of $15 million in financing, led by YZi Labs, Republic Digital, and HyperChain Capital, with participation from Breyer Capital, Big Brain Holdings, Crypto.com, DNA Fund, Selini Capital, Protein Capital, Quantstamp, and Web 3.com. This round of financing brings Hemi's total financing to $30 million, with new funds aimed at building a broader ecosystem.
On August 27, decentralized AI verification protocol Swarm Network completed $13 million in financing, which includes a $10 million public agent license sale conducted on the Sui network, as well as a $3 million strategic investment from investors such as Sui, Ghaf Capital, Brinc, Y 2 Z, and Zerostage. Swarm Network plans to use this round of financing to expand its Rollup News functionality and deploy its agent layer, aiming to build a real information infrastructure in the digital age.
On August 27, AI + Web 3 native smart hardware project MAGNE.AI completed $10 million in strategic financing, with participation from Castrum Capital, DuckDAO, TB Ventures, Becker Ventures, and others. The funds raised will be used to accelerate the development of L 1 + L 2 dual-chain architecture, build mobile native Web 3 infrastructure, promote the mass production and optimization of AI + blockchain security chips, and expand global market and ecosystem development.
Almanak's token sale on the Legion platform has been completed, oversubscribed by 4 times
On August 27, according to official news, Almanak's token sale on the Legion platform has been completed, oversubscribed by 4 times, amounting to approximately $8 million.
Previously, it was reported that Almanak completed $8.45 million in financing, with participation from Delphi Labs and others.
On August 26, blockchain payment infrastructure Kira announced the completion of $6.7 million in seed round financing, with participation from Blockchange Ventures, Vamos Ventures, Stellar Blockchain, Grit Ventures, Credibly Neutral Ventures, Michael Seibel, and Oso Trava. The company currently utilizes the Stellar blockchain to provide fast, low-cost payment services, focusing on the Latin American market and supporting large enterprises or startups in launching embedded financial products.
Metafyed secures $5.5 million in financing, aiming to expand the Asian tokenized RWA market size
On August 27, the trading platform Metafyed, dedicated to private credit and RWA, announced that it successfully raised $5.5 million in financing. This round of financing was led by Block Tides, Positive Venture DAO, Omni Chain Ventures, Chain Valley Capital, and Zero 2 Launch. Additionally, it received incubation and support from Hong Kong Cyberport, Draper, and the Stellar Development Foundation.
Suzaku completes $1.5 million financing to expand decentralized Avalanche Layer 1
On August 29, according to the official Avalanche blog, the decentralized center Suzaku on Layer 1 blockchain announced that it has completed $1.5 million in financing, which includes seed rounds, public offerings, and grants. Avalanche introduced that Suzaku is a (re)staking protocol aimed at helping Avalanche's Layer 1 nodes securely scale and decentralize its validator set.
Prediction platform Trepa completes $420,000 Pre-Seed round financing, led by Colosseum
On August 26, the prediction platform Trepa, based on the Solana ecosystem, announced the completion of $420,000 in Pre-Seed round financing, led by Colosseum, a growth organization launched by the former growth director of the Solana Foundation, with participation from angel investors such as Ignight Capital and former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan. The new funds will support its development of an economically rewarding precise prediction platform, currently focused on areas such as macroeconomic signals.
DeAgentAI receives strategic investment from Valkyrie Fund, total financing exceeds $10 million
On August 28, the on-chain AI Agent infrastructure project DeAgentAI announced that it has received a strategic investment from the well-known Silicon Valley venture capital firm Valkyrie Fund, bringing its total financing amount to over $10 million.
Valkyrie Fund focuses on AI infrastructure, energy, and cryptocurrency sectors, having previously invested in notable projects such as Chemix, Ferveret, and exaBITS. This financing will help DeAgentAI optimize computing power costs and efficiency, accelerating the implementation of AI Agent infrastructure.
Tokenization platform Centrifuge receives investment from Republic Digital
On August 27, Republic's Republic Digital announced its investment in the asset tokenization platform Centrifuge to further enhance its digital asset and tokenization strategy. Republic is the world's largest online capital formation platform, with asset management exceeding $165 million.
Centrifuge focuses on the tokenization of financial products and has tokenized over 1,700 assets to date, raising $1.15 billion. Republic did not disclose the amount of this investment but stated that this move reflects its commitment to RWA becoming the "foundation of the next generation financial system."
On August 27, cross-border payment infrastructure platform Tazapay announced the completion of Series B financing, led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from Ripple (USA), Circle Ventures, Norinchukin Capital (Japan), and GMO VenturePartners (Japan), while existing investors January Capital and ARC 180 continued to follow on.
Aptos ecosystem super application and execution layer Panora completes new round of financing
On August 26, the super application and execution layer Panora in the Aptos ecosystem recently completed a new round of financing. This round was led by Frictionless Capital, with participation from Aptos Labs co-founder and CEO Avery Ching and developer relations head and early engineer Greg Nazario. Panora aims to provide efficient and reliable trading infrastructure for the Aptos ecosystem, covering features such as DEX aggregation, cross-chain bridging, limit orders, DCA strategies, and developer tools. Aptos will support its technological development and jointly promote further improvements in performance and scalability within the Aptos ecosystem.
YZi Labs announces investment in stablecoin protocol USD.AI
On August 26, YZi Labs announced its investment in the stablecoin protocol USD.AI, with specific amounts not disclosed. USD.AI previously completed $13 million in Series A financing, led by Framework Ventures, with participation from Bullish, Dragonfly, and Arbitrum. USD.AI, developed by Permian Labs, uses graphics processing unit (GPU) hardware as collateral to issue loans to AI companies. The on-chain system includes a token pegged to the US dollar, USDai, and a yield-bearing token, sUSDai, supported by income-generating computing assets.
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