Organized by: Janna, RootData
According to incomplete statistics from RootData, during the period from August 18 to August 24, 2025, there were a total of 16 public financing events in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry, with a cumulative financing amount of approximately $145 million.
From the distribution of sectors, the projects that received financing were mainly concentrated in the infrastructure and DeFi sectors. Popular projects include the decentralized AI inference network DecentralGPT, the European listed company Capital B, the on-chain RWA exchange DigiFT, and the game asset trading platform OVERTAKE.
In addition, the AI compliance platform IVIX announced the completion of a $60 million Series B financing round, led by OG Venture Partners (OGVP), with participation from Insight Partners, Citi Ventures, Team8, Disruptive AI, Cardumen Capital, and Cerca.
(Last week's projects with financing greater than $5 million, data source: Rootdata)
1. Infrastructure
According to official news, the decentralized AI inference network DecentralGPT announced the completion of a $7 million strategic investment, led by AGICrypto. DecentralGPT stated that all investor tokens are locked for one year.
As a fully decentralized large language model (LLM) infrastructure, DecentralGPT has revolutionized the decentralized deployment of several top open-source large models, including DeepSeek R1 and Llama4.0, through its innovative distributed AI inference network.
According to BlockWorks, stablecoin payment processor Loop Crypto has completed a strategic financing round co-led by VanEck and Fabric Ventures, bringing the company's total financing amount to $6 million.
Loop Crypto focuses on building stablecoin payment infrastructure and has developed innovative features such as stablecoin subscription payments.
Programmable Data Chain Irys Completes $10 Million Series A Financing, Led by CoinFund
The programmable data chain Irys announced the completion of a $10 million Series A financing round, led by CoinFund, with participation from Hypersphere, Tykhe Ventures, Varrock Ventures, Breed VC, Echo Group, Amber Group, and WAGMI Ventures. This round of financing brings Irys's total financing amount to $20 million.
According to the official announcement, European listed company Capital B announced the completion of an approximately €2.2 million capital increase, with Adam Back as the subscriber, at a price of about €2.24 per share.
This financing will be used to expand the company's Bitcoin holdings, with an expected increase of about 17 Bitcoins, bringing the company's potential total holdings to 2,218 Bitcoins.
2. DeFi
On-chain RWA Exchange DigiFT Completes Strategic Financing, Led by SBI Holdings
It is reported that the on-chain RWA exchange DigiFT announced the completion of a new round of strategic financing in August 2025, led by Japan's largest financial group SBI Holdings, with participation from Mirana Ventures, Offchain Labs (Arbitrum), Yunqi Capital, and executives from the global fintech sector.
After this round of financing, DigiFT's total financing amount reached $25 million, and the funds will be used to expand tokenized products, enhance RWA secondary market liquidity, broaden on-chain application scenarios, and build compliant smart contract infrastructure.
On-chain Stock Trading Platform StableStock Completes Seed Round Financing, Led by YZi Labs
According to official news, the on-chain stock trading platform StableStock announced the completion of seed round financing, led by YZi Labs and MPCi, with Vertex Ventures participating.
StableStock is a trading-based decentralized finance (TraDeFi) platform built around the on-chain stock ecosystem. StableStock is currently open for public testing to users.
According to Chainwire, the blockchain data intelligence platform LYS Labs has completed a total of $4 million in financing, including a $2 million angel round and a $2 million seed round.
Investors include Alchemy Ventures, Delphi, and other institutional investors, as well as individual investors from projects like 0G Labs and Ocean Protocol.
Decentralized Exchange o1.exchange Completes $4.2 Million Financing, Led by Coinbase Ventures
According to official news, the decentralized exchange o1.exchange announced on social media that it has completed $4.2 million in financing, co-led by Coinbase Ventures and AllianceDAO.
o1.exchange is building the first comprehensive trading terminal designed specifically for the Base chain and is simultaneously launching a cash rebate incentive program aimed at enhancing user trading experience and platform liquidity.
Cryptocurrency Startup Legion Completes $5 Million Financing, Led by VanEck
According to Fortune, cryptocurrency startup Legion announced the completion of $5 million in financing, led by VanEck and Brevan Howard Digital, with participation from cryptocurrency exchange Kraken and the venture capital departments of Coinbase and Crypto.com.
The company declined to disclose valuation information, stating only that this round of financing is for equity and token warrants.
4. Gaming
According to official news, game asset trading platform OVERTAKE announced the completion of $7 million in strategic financing. Sui, ItemMania, ItemBay, JB Investment, Green Whale Ventures, and Immutable participated.
OVERTAKE is a peer-to-peer game asset trading market based on the Sui Network, achieving secure transactions through smart contract escrow.
5. Others
According to BlockWorks, stablecoin payment processor Loop Crypto has completed a strategic financing round co-led by VanEck and Fabric Ventures, bringing the company's total financing amount to $6 million.
Loop Crypto focuses on building stablecoin payment infrastructure and has developed innovative features such as stablecoin subscription payments.
Kerberus Acquires Pocket Universe, Plans to Develop Cryptocurrency-Specific Antivirus Software
According to Cointelegraph, cryptocurrency security platform Kerberus announced the acquisition of the fraud protection browser extension Pocket Universe's developer Refract for a seven-figure amount. After the acquisition, Kerberus plans to integrate Pocket Universe with its security extension Sentinel3 and expand protection to all Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) chains and the Solana network.
Company CEO Alex Katz stated that they are working on developing the industry's first dedicated antivirus software for cryptocurrencies to address the current biggest security threat—malware attacks.
According to Chainwire, AI-driven cryptocurrency education and trading support platform Cointel announced today the completion of a $7.4 million strategic financing round, co-led by Layer 1 blockchain Avalanche and renowned Japanese Web 3 innovation company Sugafam Inc.
The new funds will support the construction of a scalable platform to meet the needs of new users and data-driven traders.
According to SmartCompany, Australian cryptocurrency lending platform Block Earner announced the completion of an $8 million new financing round, led by Titan Fund under CMCC Global, with participation from local Australian investment firm King River Capital.
It is reported that the new funds will be used to advance the launch of its Bitcoin-backed home loan deposit product, allowing customers to use their held Bitcoin and other digital assets as collateral for personal loans. This product will allow repayments in Australian dollars, Bitcoin, or a combination of both.
AI Compliance Platform IVIX Completes $60 Million Series B Financing, Led by OGVP
According to Businesswire, AI compliance platform IVIX announced the completion of a $60 million Series B financing round, led by OG Venture Partners (OGVP), with participation from Insight Partners, Citi Ventures, Team8, Disruptive AI, Cardumen Capital, and Cerca.
The new funds are intended to accelerate its research and development capabilities to combat financial crime in complex cryptocurrency networks, blockchain anonymous transactions, and high-frequency trading, with its AI graphical analysis revealing hidden connections behind financial crimes.
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