According to incomplete statistics from Odaily Planet Daily, from March 9 to March 15, 2025, there were a total of 9 financing events disclosed in the global blockchain field, slightly down from 8 the previous week; however, the total amount of financing reached 160 million USD, showing a significant decrease from 223 million USD the previous week.
The project with the largest single financing amount this period was stablecoin payment company KAST, which completed 80 million USD in financing, followed by the Zcash Open Development Lab, founded by former Electric Coin Company CEO Josh Swihart, which has completed over 25 million USD in financing.
The following are specific financing events (note: 1. sorted by the disclosed amount; 2. excluding fund raising and M&A events; 3. * indicates some traditional sector companies involved in blockchain):
On March 9, stablecoin payment company KAST completed 80 million USD financing, led jointly by QED Investors and Left Lane Capital. The funds will be used for expansion in North America, Latin America, and the Middle East, as well as for hiring, licensing applications, and product development. The new round is valued at approximately 600 million USD. According to insiders, the terms of this round of financing were finalized in October, and the company is expected to achieve an annual revenue of 100 million USD this year.
On March 9, according to official news, the Zcash Open Development Lab, founded by former Electric Coin Company CEO Josh Swihart, has completed over 25 million USD in financing. This round of financing was participated in by Paradigm, a16z crypto, Winklevoss Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Cypherpunk Technologies, Maelstrom, Chapter One, Balaji Srinivasan, David Friedberg, Haseeb Qureshi, James Nicholas, and others.
The core of Zcash Open Development Lab is to develop an open, self-hosted private financial platform aimed at expanding the interoperability of the ecosystem through collaboration and bringing protected ZEC transactions to the global mainstream market. The development of the Zcash protocol remains a core task for ZODL.
On March 12, yield-generating stablecoin protocol Unitas Labs completed 13.33 million USD in seed round financing, with participation from Amber Group, Blockchain Builders Fund, Taisu Ventures, Bixin Ventures, and SevenX Ventures. The financing funds will primarily be used to expand strategic development, strengthen infrastructure and risk systems, support compliance for institutional access, and facilitate integration within the DeFi ecosystem.
On March 13, Singapore-based licensed stablecoin cross-border payment and fund management service provider MetaComp announced the completion of Pre-A+ round financing, led by Alibaba, Spark Venture, and other venture capital firms, with existing shareholders also participating. 100Summit Partners acted as the exclusive financial advisor. The total amount of the two financing rounds completed within three months reached 35 million USD (220 million USD was completed in the Pre-A round last December). The new funds will accelerate the expansion of its StableX network in high-growth regions such as Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America, and expand its AI strategic development of Agent-Skills-MCP (Model Context Protocol) architecture to support agent-based Web 2.5 payment and wealth management services.
VeryAI completes 10 million USD seed round financing, led by Polychain Capital
On March 12, identity verification startup VeryAI completed 10 million USD in seed round financing, led by Polychain Capital, with participation from Berggruen Institute, Anagram, and several angel investors in the crypto space. VeryAI is currently focused on serving crypto platforms and provides a palm print scanning SDK based on mobile camera, which partners can integrate into existing applications to combat bot accounts and multi-factor authentication fatigue.
Ark Labs completes 5.2 million USD seed round financing, with Tether participating
On March 12, Bitcoin-based programmable financial application infrastructure Ark Labs announced the completion of 5.2 million USD in seed round financing, with participation from Tether, Ego Death Capital, Epoch VC, Lion26, Sats Ventures, and Contribution Capital, as well as involvement from Anchorage Digital, former PayPal Vice President Ralph Ho, and other digital asset and fintech investors. Ark Labs did not disclose specific details about the financing structure, opening or closing times, or post-financing valuation. It is reported that funds from this round of financing will be used to expand the infrastructure for programmable financial applications on Bitcoin (BTC).
Bitcoin L1 smart contract platform OP_NET completes 5 million USD financing, led by Further
On March 12, Bitcoin L1 native smart contract platform OP_NET announced the completion of 5 million USD in financing, led by Further, with participation from ANAGRAM, Arcanum Capital, Humla Ventures, Morningstar Ventures, G20 Ventures, and UTXO Management.
On March 12, Bittensor ecosystem infrastructure startup General Tensor announced the completion of a total of 5 million USD in oversubscribed seed and pre-seed round financing. The seed round was led by Good Morning Holdings, a venture capital firm backed by Goldman Sachs; the pre-seed round in December 2024 was led by Lvna Capital, with participation from DCG, X Ventures, Proof of Talk, and Outliers Fund.
On March 11, Japanese AI comprehensive entertainment platform NEXST announced the completion of over 3 million USD in strategic round financing, with participation from institutions such as Castrum Capital, TBV, M2M Capital, Becker Ventures, and raised approximately 3 million USD in seed round funds.
Reportedly, NEXST integrates artificial intelligence, RWA, and blockchain technology, aiming to allow global fans to enjoy entertainment more conveniently and gain a more immersive experience. It is committed to reshaping the landscape of the global entertainment industry through innovative models employing cutting-edge technology.
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