WuShuo October VC Monthly Report: Kalshi Completes $1 Billion Funding Round, Funds Continue to Flow to Payments, Stablecoin Channels, and AI Infrastructure. In October 2026, 67 publicly disclosed venture capital projects were listed in Crypto VC, representing an 8.1% increase month-over-month and a 40.2% decrease year-over-year. The total funding amounted to approximately $2.099 billion, a 65.4% increase month-over-month and a 65.3% decrease year-over-year. Funding primarily flowed to prediction markets, payment and stablecoin infrastructure, AI infrastructure, and asset tokenization. Among these, Kalshi completed a $1 billion funding round, reaching a valuation of $40 billion; Whop and Pearl completed $200 million and $130 million funding rounds respectively; Spiko, PhotonPay, and Noah also received funding. Read the full article: https://(wublock123.com)/articles/wu-oct-vc-report-kalshi-1b-fundraising-payments-stablecoin-rails-ai-infrastructure-59789