According to incomplete statistics from Odaily Planet Daily, from September 22 to 28, 2025, a total of 16 financing events were disclosed in the global blockchain sector, a significant increase from 9 events the previous week. The total financing amount reached $443 million, a substantial rise from the previous week's $54.6 million, with centralized entities remaining the main force in financing.
This week, the largest single financing scale was achieved by the blockchain startup Fnality, which completed a $136 million Series C financing, followed by the crypto infrastructure startup Zerohash, which completed a $104 million Series D financing.
The following are specific financing events (Note: 1. Sorted by the disclosed amount; 2. * indicates traditional companies involved in blockchain-related businesses):
On September 23, blockchain startup Fnality announced the completion of a $136 million Series C financing, with participation from WisdomTree, Bank of America, Citigroup, KBC Group, Temasek, and Tradeweb, to expand its global settlement network for banks and tokenized assets. The company operates a wholesale payment system regulated by central banks and launched the pound Fnality payment system (£FnPS) in December 2023. Fnality's system allows banks to settle transactions with digital assets backed 1:1 by funds from the Bank of England, providing real-time payment support for tokenized bonds, stocks, and repurchase transactions.
On September 23, crypto infrastructure startup Zerohash completed a $104 million Series D financing at a valuation of $1 billion, led by Interactive Brokers, with participation from Morgan Stanley, SoFi, Apollo, and others.
Zerohash, founded in 2017, provides banks and fintech companies with blockchain-based products in three main areas: crypto trading, stablecoins, and tokenization. The new funding aims to expand these three key areas.
Coinbase credit card partner Cardless completes $60 million financing, led by Spark Capital
On September 22, startup Cardless, focused on co-branded credit cards, completed a $60 million financing, led by Spark Capital, with participation from Activant Capital, Industry Ventures, and Pear VC. The new funding will be used to enhance features and collaborate with well-known brand clients on projects, part of which will be used for partnerships with Coinbase Global Inc. and Bilt Rewards. In June of this year, Cardless launched an embedded credit card platform, which Coinbase used to develop and issue the "Coinbase One Card."
Stablecoin payment company RedotPay completes $47 million financing, led by Coinbase Ventures
On September 25, stablecoin payment company RedotPay completed a $47 million strategic financing, with a valuation exceeding $1 billion, officially becoming a fintech unicorn. This round of financing was led by Coinbase Ventures, with continued support from Galaxy Ventures and Vertex Ventures, along with participation from an undisclosed global tech entrepreneur.
Circuit&Chisel, founded by former Stripe crypto head, completes $19.2 million financing
On September 22, Louis Amira, former head of crypto and AI partnerships at Stripe, and David Noël-Romas, former head of crypto engineering at Stripe, completed $19.2 million in financing for their new startup Circuit & Chisel, aimed at developing the AI agent payment protocol ATXP. In addition to their Stripe background (and funding support), Circuit & Chisel also received investments from Primary Venture Partners, ParaFi, and Coinbase Ventures.
Stablecoin startup Bastion completes $14.6 million financing, led by Coinbase
On September 24, stablecoin startup Bastion announced the completion of $14.6 million in financing, led by Coinbase, with participation from the venture capital arm of Japanese tech giant Sony, the venture capital arm of South Korean smartphone manufacturer Samsung, the cryptocurrency division of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, and cryptocurrency venture capital firm Hashed.
Solana infrastructure project Raiku completes $13.5 million financing
On September 24, blockchain startup Raiku announced the completion of $13.5 million in seed and pre-seed financing, with the seed round led by Pantera Capital and participation from Jump Crypto, Lightspeed Faction, and others. The pre-seed round was led by Figment Capital and Big Brain Holdings, with participation from Reciprocal Ventures and Anagram.
On September 23, Singapore-based tokenized securities infrastructure Synthesys (formerly Equitize) announced it had raised $11 million through seed and strategic round financing, led by angel investor Mark Pui. The company currently provides a universal modular and interoperable liquidity layer for tokenized securities, with new funds intended for expansion in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East markets, enabling financial institutions to embed compliant tokenized funds directly into smart contracts on digital ledgers.
On September 24, Solana ecosystem perpetual contract DEX BULK announced on platform X that it had completed $8 million in seed round financing, led by 6th Man Ventures and Robot Ventures, with participation from Big Brain Holdings, Wintermute, and Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko. BULK aims to address issues such as surging priority fees and network congestion by directly integrating the execution layer into Solana's validator stack, with plans to launch a testnet in the coming weeks and officially go live on the mainnet in the fourth quarter.
Cloudburst completes $7 million Series A financing, led by Borderless Capital
On September 23, blockchain analytics company Cloudburst announced the completion of $7 million in Series A financing, led by Borderless Capital, with participation from Strategic Cyber Ventures, CoinFund, Coinbase Ventures, Bloccelerate VC, and In-Q-Tel.
On September 24, crypto computing development company Belfort announced the completion of $6 million in seed round financing, led by Vsquared Ventures, with participation from Anagram, Protocol VC, Inovia Capital, Syndicate One, Prototype, Credibly Neutral, and others, including Google Chief Scientist Jeff Dean and Naval Ravikant. The company supports data processing in a crypto format, applicable in areas such as blockchain, finance, healthcare, and government operations.
Crypto finance startup Shield completes $5 million seed round financing, led by Giant Ventures
On September 22, crypto finance startup Shield, supported by a16z, announced the completion of $5 million in seed round financing, led by Giant Ventures, with participation from a16z's crypto startup accelerator Factor Capital, as well as Coinbase and Bank of America. The company's total financing to date has reached $7 million.
On September 26, the social trading app Share announced the completion of $5 million in financing, with investors including Coinbase Ventures, Collab+Currency, and Palm Tree Crypto. The app, launched by Genie founder Scott Gray, supports the three major public chains: Solana, Base, and Ethereum, providing features such as on-chain trading dynamics display, wallet tracking, market viewing, and token trading. Each wallet will automatically generate a Share profile, allowing users to link multiple wallets and Farcaster accounts.
Stablecorp completes approximately $3.6 million in strategic round financing, led by FTP Ventures
On September 24, Stablecorp, a provider of bank-grade digital asset infrastructure, announced the completion of approximately $3.6 million (5 million CAD) in strategic round financing, led by FTP Ventures, with participation from existing shareholders and new investors. The company previously received investment from Coinbase Ventures, and the new funds will be used to expand its related digital currency infrastructure, including support for its digital currency QCAD, which is fully backed 1:1 by Canadian dollar reserves.
Prediction market Melee completes $3.5 million financing, with participation from Variant and others
On September 25, the prediction market Melee announced the completion of $3.5 million in financing, with participation from Variant, DBA, and a group of angel investors. The company reportedly draws inspiration from successful cases like Polymarket, allowing users to create prediction markets on any topic. Its core mechanism achieves decentralized pricing by rewarding early accurate traders, distinguishing it from traditional models that rely on professional market makers.
On September 23, SegaSwap, a decentralized automated market maker built on Solana and Sonic SVM, completed its seed round financing, led by Sonic SVM and 10 K Ventures, with a valuation of $10 million. SegaSwap is a decentralized protocol designed to support fast trading, permissionless pool creation, and innovative yield opportunities.
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