Highlights of this Issue
According to incomplete statistics from PANews, there were 10 financing events in the global blockchain sector last week (1.26-2.1), with a total funding scale exceeding $197 million. The overview is as follows:
- DeFi reported 6 financing events, including the new AC project Flying Tulip, which completed $25.5 million in Series A financing, bringing its total funding to $225.5 million;
- The Web3+AI sector reported 1 financing event, with AetheriumX completing $8 million in strategic financing, led by CGV, GAINS Associates, DuckDAO, and Genesis Capital;
- The Infrastructure & Tools sector reported 2 financing events, including the crypto payment network Mesh, which completed $75 million in Series C financing, led by Dragonfly Capital;
- The Centralized Finance sector reported 1 financing event, with the crypto trading platform Talos completing $45 million in financing, with participation from Robinhood, a16z, and others.
DeFi
The unified on-chain financial system Flying Tulip, founded by Sonic Labs' Andre Cronje, announced that it has completed a total of $225.5 million in institutional financing at a fully diluted valuation of $1 billion, the same as in the seed round. This financing includes $25.5 million in Series A private token financing through Amber Group, Fasanara Digital, and Paper Ventures, as well as a $200 million seed round financing completed last September.
In addition to institutional financing, Flying Tulip also raised $50 million through Impossible Finance's Curated platform and plans to launch another public sale on CoinList next week. The project team stated that they have received approximately $1.36 billion in investment intentions to date, and if the existing allocation is fully filled, the remaining financing amount will be about $400 million.
Token creation platform Doppler completes $9 million seed round financing, led by Pantera Capital
The token creation and issuance protocol platform Doppler has completed $9 million in seed round financing, led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Variant, Figment Capital, and Coinbase Ventures. The team revealed that the financing will be completed in the form of a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) with token rights in the second quarter of 2025. Doppler is one of two major products under Whetstone Research, the other being Pure Markets. Doppler compresses processes such as token deployment, liquidity initiation, and governance through integrated interfaces and employs a price discovery auction mechanism designed to limit sniping and generate protocol-owned liquidity on the first day. The Doppler platform creates over 40,000 assets daily, with a cumulative value exceeding $1.5 billion and a total trading volume exceeding $1 billion.
Gold and Forex tokenization market Tenbin Labs completes $7 million financing, led by Galaxy Digital
Galaxy Digital led the $7 million financing for Tenbin Labs, aimed at building a tokenized gold and forex market. The project focuses on bringing traditional financial assets on-chain and expanding the practical application of crypto assets in the global market.
Trading platform Everything completes $6.9 million seed round financing, led by Humanity Protocol
The trading platform Everything announced the completion of $6.9 million in seed round financing, led by Humanity Protocol, with participation from Animoca Brands, Hex Trust, and Three Point Capital. The platform aims to create a "universal exchange" that integrates perpetual contracts, spot markets, prediction markets, and payment functions. The platform plans to launch the Everything Points rewards system, where users can earn points by holding assets, trading, and inviting friends. The total points will determine the future airdrop allocation of the platform's token E and ecological rewards. The public sale of the E token will be launched subsequently on Telegram and the web app.
The self-custody and stablecoin payment on-chain financial application Bleap has completed $6 million in seed round financing, supported by former Revolut executives Joao Alves and Guilherme Gomes. Joao Alves stated that this round of financing, led by Blossom Capital, was completed last summer. The company did not disclose its post-investment valuation. Bleap plans to use the new funds to develop yield vaults, expand on-chain trading capabilities, and drive business growth in Latin America and Europe. Prior to this financing, Bleap had completed a $2.3 million pre-seed round financing at the end of 2024, led by Ethereal Ventures, founded by Consensys founder Joe Lubin.
RWA infrastructure project Golden FI completes $2 million seed round financing, led by Jinchain Capital
The Web3 real-world asset (RWA) digital infrastructure platform Golden FI announced the successful completion of $2 million in seed round financing. This round was led by strategic partner Jinchain Capital, with four other globally renowned investment institutions specializing in Web3 and fintech participating. According to the official statement, the information of the other four participating institutions has not been disclosed for strategic layout considerations.
Web3 Games
AetheriumX completes $8 million strategic financing
AetheriumX announced the completion of $8 million in strategic financing, led by CGV, GAINS Associates, DuckDAO, and Genesis Capital. The funds will be used to optimize its DCIP protocol, expand DeFi and GameFi modules, and focus on the Asia-Pacific market to build a sustainable and verifiable on-chain interactive economic ecosystem.
Infrastructure & Tools
Crypto payment network Mesh completes $75 million Series C financing, led by Dragonfly Capital
The crypto payment network Mesh announced the completion of $75 million in Series C financing, with a post-investment valuation reaching $1 billion, led by Dragonfly Capital, with participation from Paradigm, Moderne Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, SBI Investment, and Liberty City Ventures. The company has raised over $200 million in total financing. The funds will be used to accelerate expansion in Latin America, Asia, and Europe, and to promote product development. Mesh positions itself as an asset-agnostic unified payment network, covering over 900 million users, allowing users to pay with any asset such as Bitcoin and Solana, while merchants can settle instantly in USDC, PYUSD, or local fiat currencies, with part of this round of financing also settled in stablecoins.
Sony's Innovation Fund has made an additional investment of $13 million in Startale Group, the co-developer of the Soneium blockchain, as the first funding for its Series A financing. Previously, Startale had received $3.5 million in seed round investment from Sony in 2023 and $3.5 million in seed extension round financing from Daiwa Capital Management and Samsung Next in 2024, bringing its total public financing to $20 million.
Startale is headquartered in Singapore and has co-developed the Ethereum Layer 2 network Soneium and the ecological entry application Startale App with Sony's Blockchain Solutions Lab. Built on the OP Stack, Soneium focuses on applications in the entertainment industry and general scenarios, and since its mainnet launch in January 2025, it has processed over 500 million transactions, with 5.4 million active wallets and supports over 250 active decentralized applications.
Centralized Finance
Robinhood participated in the Series B extension round of financing for the crypto trading platform Talos, which raised the company's valuation to approximately $1.5 billion. Talos focuses on providing crypto trading infrastructure for global institutions, serving clients with an asset management scale of about $21 trillion. This $45 million extension round also attracted new strategic investors such as Sony Innovation Fund, IMC, QCP, and Karatage, while existing investors a16z crypto, BNY, and Fidelity Investments also joined the investment. Robinhood stated that Talos's flexibility and rapid adaptability will further enhance the liquidity and functionality of its crypto business.
Venture Capital Firms
The venture capital firm Escape Velocity has completed its second round of fundraising, totaling $62 million, primarily to support DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure) and broader crypto projects.
The fund attracted notable investors, including Marc Andreessen and Ribbit Capital founder Micky Malka, with the largest contributor, Cendana, contributing $15 million. Escape Velocity co-founder Mahesh Ramakrishnan stated that despite the current market downturn in the DePIN sector, he believes that decentralized physical infrastructure will see breakthroughs. The company has previously invested in DePIN projects in the solar energy sector, such as Daylight and Glow, and plans to continue seeking high-quality projects that go beyond market hype.
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