According to incomplete statistics from Odaily Planet Daily, from February 26 to February 8, 2025, there were a total of 6 financing events disclosed in the global blockchain sector, a slight increase from 3 in the previous week; however, the total financing amount was $154 million, a significant decrease from $214 million in the previous week.
The largest single financing this week was announced by cryptocurrency compliance and investigation startup TRM Labs, which completed a $70 million Series C financing. In addition, financing activities in the prediction market were relatively active.
The following are specific financing events (Note: 1. Sorted by the disclosed amount; 2. * indicates companies in "traditional" sectors that involve blockchain):
On February 4, according to Fortune magazine, cryptocurrency compliance and investigation startup TRM Labs announced the completion of $70 million in Series C financing, with a valuation reaching $1 billion, becoming a newly minted "crypto unicorn." This round of financing was led by early investor Blockchain Capital, with traditional institutions such as Goldman Sachs, Bessemer, Brevan Howard, Thoma Bravo, and Citi Ventures participating.
Digital asset market infrastructure provider Prometheum completes $23 million additional financing
On February 4, digital asset market infrastructure provider Prometheum disclosed that it had completed an additional $23 million in financing, with investors including a group of high-net-worth individuals and institutions, the specific names of which have not yet been disclosed. The new funds will be used to bring digital asset products, including cryptocurrencies, tokenized assets, and on-chain securities, into mainstream financial markets.
Prediction market BLUFF completes $21 million strategic financing, led by 1kx
On February 4, prediction market BLUFF announced the completion of $21 million in strategic financing, led by global blockchain investment firm 1kx, with participation from Makers Fund, Maximum Frequency Ventures, and founders of Delphi Ventures, as well as NBA star and tech investor Tristan Thompson.
The BLUFF team members come from leading platforms such as Stake, Bet365, William Hill, and Bodog, bringing rich experience.
On February 4, prediction market Opinion announced the completion of $20 million in Series A financing, with participation from Hack VC, Jump Crypto, Primitive Ventures, Decasonic, and others. Currently, its trading scope has expanded to macroeconomics, pre-token issuance events, culture, and cryptocurrencies, covering data such as CPI. Data shows that the company currently handles about one-third of the global prediction market trading volume, with open contracts exceeding $130 million.
On February 6, on-chain fund interoperability infrastructure Relay announced on platform X that it had completed $17 million in Series B financing, led by Archetypevc and USV. In addition, Relay will launch Relay Chain, an infrastructure built specifically for instant cross-chain settlement.
Prediction market terminal Kairos completes $2.5 million seed round financing, led by a16z
On February 4, a16z general partner Guy Wuollet posted on platform X that a16z would lead a $2.5 million seed round financing for prediction market terminal Kairos, which will provide professional traders with the fastest prediction market trading services.
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