Venture capital and institutional money will return to digital asset companies in early 2026, along with the industry data showing $1.4 billion committed to venture rounds and public market listings.
The largest deals included Visa-affiliated stablecoin issuer Rain, which reached a $1.9 billion valuation after raising $250 million, and cryptocurrency custodian BitGo’s more than $200 million IPO on the New York Stock Exchange in January.
While cryptocurrency markets remain under pressure after October’s widespread liquidation that wiped out billions from leveraged positions in centralized and decentralized markets, institutional involvement in the sector continues to grow.
This edition of the VC Roundup covers customary venture fundraising, blockchain-focused funds, and a notable onchain lending transaction that is indicative of broader changes in capital flows in the industry.
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TRON DAO leads Bitway’s $4.4 million seed round
Onchain financial infrastructure provider Bitway has raised over $4.4 million in a seed funding round led by TRON DAO, with participation from HTX Ventures. The round builds on YZi Labs’ previous investment through the EASYResidency initiative, in partnership with several strategic investors and angel backers.
Bitway said the funds will support its efforts to develop onchain financial services, an area that continues to attract interest despite a broader slowdown in transaction activity.
It all culminates in a $6.9 million funding round
Digital exchange platform Everything raised $6.9 million in seed funding led by Humanity Investments with participation from Animoca Brands, Hex Trust and Jamie Rogozinski, founder of WallStreetBets.
The company is building a unified trading platform that combines perpetual futures, spot markets and forecast markets in a single account structure. The company plans a phased rollout, starting with a Telegram-based interface, to simplify retail access to derivatives trading while limiting bot-driven activity with human verification tools.
Galaxy completes $75 million onchain lending transaction with Avalanche
Galaxy completed a $75 million credit transaction on the Avalanche blockchain, including a $50 million anchor allocation from an institutional investor. The transaction combines private loans into digital securities that are issued and managed on-chain rather than through customary back-office systems.
While the deal is not a venture funding round, it is noteworthy as Galaxy has an lively venture business and invests heavily in cryptocurrency startups. The transaction indicates growing institutional comfort with conducting basic financial activities online, which may influence further directions of venture capital flow.
Veera raises $4 million as onchain Finance targets everyday users
Onchain financial services platform Veera has raised $4 million in a seed funding round backed by CMCC Titan Fund and Sigma Capital. The raise brings the company’s total funding to $10 million following a $6 million pre-season round completed in 2024.
Veera creates a mobile platform that aggregates onchain financial services such as saving, investing, asset swaps, and spending into a single interface. The funds will support product development and expansion as Veera works to simplify access to decentralized financial tools for non-technical users.
Prometheum Increases Onchain Securities Push Financing
Prometheum, a US-regulated digital asset market infrastructure provider, said it has raised an additional $23 million from high-net-worth investors and institutions since the beginning of 2025. The company operates an SEC-registered broker-dealer, member FINRA, that offers custody, clearing and settlement services for digital assets, including tokenized securities.
The capital will support the expansion of clearing services for U.S. broker-dealers and the development of onchain securities products as Prometheum works to integrate digital assets with customary brokerage infrastructure.
Solayer launches $35 million ecosystem fund
Solayer, an infrastructure developer with Solana, has launched a $35 million ecosystem fund to support early-stage and application development teams on the infiniSVM network. The fund will target onchain products with limpid revenue models, including projects in decentralized finance, payments, consumer applications and artificial intelligence-based systems.
The fund is based on Solayer Accel’s acceleration program and aims to attract developers who build applications that run at scale on Solana.
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