According to incomplete statistics from Odaily Planet Daily, there were a total of 14 blockchain financing events announced from January 20 to January 26, a decrease from last week's data (16 events). The total disclosed financing amount is approximately $48 million, significantly down from last week's figure ($371 million).
Last week, the project that received the most funding was the crypto trading software developer SignalPlus ($11 million); the Ethereum L2 network Corn followed closely behind ($8.3 million).
Below are the specific financing events (Note: 1. Sorted by disclosed amount; 2. Excludes fund raising and merger events; 3. * indicates traditional companies involved in blockchain):
On January 24, crypto trading software developer SignalPlus completed $11 million in Series B financing, led by AppWorks and OKX Ventures, with participation from Avenir Group and HashKey.
Founded in 2021, SignalPlus provides institutional-grade trading tools in the cryptocurrency space, enabling users to navigate cryptocurrency derivatives trading. Its products include QuantLab and trading terminals, which are used by exchanges and trading firms such as Binance, Bybit, Deribit, OKX, and Paradigm.
BTCFi Project Corn Raises $8.3 Million Through Legion, Oversubscribed Seven Times
On January 23, the Ethereum L2 network Corn, focused on Bitcoin DeFi, completed a $8.3 million community round financing through Legion. This sale attracted 4,287 applicants, with a requested allocation of $69 million, oversubscribed seven times within hours.
Legion complies with MiCA requirements, allowing Corn to meet regulatory conditions while also enabling the BTCFi network to reaffirm the spirit of community financing, ensuring all investors enjoy a fair competitive environment. Corn's financing round provided the same terms for large investors (including Polychain, Tribe Capital, Amber, Laser Digital, GSR, Presto Labs, Hypersphere Ventures, Babylon Labs, Tandem by Offchain Labs) and everyday users verified through Legion.
Shared Sorter Solution Radius Completes $7 Million Seed Round Financing, Led by Pantera Capital
On January 24, shared sorter solution Radius announced the completion of a $7 million seed round financing, led by Pantera Capital.
Radius is a trustless sorting layer that provides blockchain sorting as a service and cross-Rollup interoperability solutions for Rollups. In 2025, Radius will launch Lighthouse to help Rollups capture MEV revenue; by 2026, Radius plans to expand on Ethereum to increase revenue opportunities.
On January 22, DePIN startup Wingbits, focused on the aviation industry, announced the completion of $5.6 million in financing, led by Borderless Capital and Bullish Capital, bringing Wingbits' total financing to $9.2 million.
Wingbits aims to provide reward-based flight tracking using crypto-protected Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) receivers.
ZKsync-Based Crypto Exchange GRVT Completes $5 Million Financing
On January 21, Further Ventures, a venture capital firm supported by the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ, invested $5 million in the ZKsync-based hybrid crypto exchange GRVT. GRVT recently launched its mainnet Alpha version, initially focusing on perpetual contract trading, currently achieving a daily trading volume of $50 million, with 800 active traders and 55 institutional clients.
Crypto Wallet Keplr Completes $5 Million Seed Round Financing, Led by 1confirmation
On January 23, crypto wallet Keplr announced the completion of $5 million in seed round financing, led by 1confirmation, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, HashKey Capital, Chorus One Ventures, Skip Protocol, Binary Builders, among others. The valuation for this round of financing is $50 million, and Keplr reportedly has no plans to launch a token at this time.
Printr Completes $2.5 Million Pre-Seed Round Financing, Participated by Draper Dragon and Others
On January 24, meme coin launchpad Printr announced the completion of $2.5 million in Pre-Seed round financing, with participation from Sfermion, Draper Dragon, Bitscale, Hermenutic, Sui Foundation, Axelar Foundation, and Flow Foundation. Printr allows users to launch Memecoins across multiple blockchains, including Ethereum, Solana, Sui, BNB, and Base.
On January 21, the TON ecosystem DeFi lending platform EVAA Protocol completed $2.5 million in private placement financing, with participation from Polymorphic, TON Ventures, Animoca Ventures, CMT Digital, Mythos Ventures, Wagmi Ventures, and several angel investors.
Ranger Labs Completes $1.9 Million Financing, Participated by Big Brain Holdings and Others
On January 24, Ranger Labs announced the completion of $1.9 million in financing at a valuation of $30 million, with participation from Asymmetric, Big Brain Holdings, RISE Capital, Anagram, and RockawayX. Ranger Labs has developed the Ranger Protocol, a crypto derivatives trading protocol based on Solana, which is currently planning to add new product lines to enable customers to use AI-assisted trading strategies.
On January 21, the Bitcoin ecosystem tokenized RWA protocol Hamilton announced the completion of $1.7 million in seed round financing, led by DisrupTech Ventures, with participation from CMS, DeSpread, Hyperithm, Core Ventures, and other strategic investors.
Vivident Completes $1.5 Million Seed Round Financing, Participated by Crypto VC Hashed and Others
On January 22, AI IP technology startup Vivident announced the completion of $1.5 million in seed round financing, with participation from Hashed, Mashup Ventures, TheVentures, Modhaus (South Korea), Sfermion (USA), CVC Z Venture Capital, Decima Fund, and Titan Fund under Hong Kong's CMCC Global. The team has a strong track record in building consumer products across Web2 and blockchain technologies, and the new funds will be used to support their creation of anime-style character IP and community interaction platform using generative AI technology, with plans to launch a beta service in the first half of 2025.
Soneium Ecosystem DEX SONEX Completes $1 Million Financing, Participated by Outliers Fund and Others
On January 23, the AI-driven DEX SONEX from the Soneium ecosystem completed $1 million in financing, with participation from Baboon Ventures, Taisu Ventures, Nonagon Capital, Flow Traders, Gate Ventures, Outliers Fund, and Lootex.
The funds will be specifically used to enhance the technical pillars to enable SONEX to achieve more advanced features, such as peer-to-peer trading pools and derivatives trading. Additionally, the company will improve its operational capabilities to meet the growing demands of users and strengthen security protocols to protect user assets and data. Furthermore, these funds will also be allocated for marketing activities.
AI Agent Platform Hybrid Completes Seed Round Financing, Participated by Outlier Ventures and Others
On January 25, the AI Agent platform Hybrid announced the completion of its seed round financing, with participation from Outlier Ventures, NxGen.xyz, Follow the Seed, Founderheads VC, CSP DAO, X Ventures, among others. The specific financing amount has not been disclosed, and the new funds will be used to build an on-chain intelligent layer to support the creation and monetization of AI agents in the Web3 ecosystem.
Data Integrity Solution Simple Proof Based on Bitcoin Blockchain Completes Pre-Seed Round Financing
On January 24, the data integrity solution Simple Proof, based on the Bitcoin blockchain, announced the completion of its Pre-Seed round financing, led by ego death capital and Wolf. The specific financing amount has not been disclosed, and the company plans to use the new funds to build Immutable Proof services and create tamper-proof digital file records based on the Bitcoin time chain and OpenTimestamps protocol.
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