According to incomplete statistics from Odaily Planet Daily, from October 13 to October 19, 2025, a total of 14 financing events were disclosed in the global blockchain sector, remaining the same as the previous week, with a total financing amount of $689 million, a significant increase from the previous week's $240 million.
The largest single financing this week was the blockchain project Tempo, focused on payments, which announced the completion of a $500 million Series A financing. Following that, the programmable payment network Better Payment Network (BPN) completed a $50 million financing.
The following are specific financing events (Note: 1. Sorted by the disclosed amount; 2. * indicates companies in "traditional" sectors that partially involve blockchain):
Tempo Completes $500 Million Series A Financing, Led by Thrive Capital
On October 18, the payment-focused blockchain project Tempo, supported by fintech giant Stripe and blockchain venture capital firm Paradigm, announced the completion of a $500 million Series A financing, led by venture capital giants Greenoaks and Thrive Capital, founded by Joshua Kushner. This round of financing values Tempo at $5 billion, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Ribbit Capital, and Ron Conway's SV Angel.
YZi Labs Leads $50 Million Financing for Programmable Payment Network Better Payment Network (BPN)
On October 16, YZi Labs announced it led a $50 million financing for the programmable payment network Better Payment Network (BPN). BPN aims to build a global settlement infrastructure for the multi-stablecoin era, natively deployed on the BNB Chain, and adopts a hybrid CeDeFi architecture to balance efficiency, programmability, and compliance.
Astra Nova Completes $48.3 Million Financing, Expanding Web3 and AI Entertainment Ecosystem
On October 18, Astra Nova, focused on Web3 and AI entertainment infrastructure, completed $48.3 million in financing to expand its no-code creation and tokenization content platform. Of this, $41.6 million came from the latest strategic round of investment, with participants including family offices and institutional investors from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain.
Blockchain Financial Services Company Telcoin Completes $25 Million Financing
On October 16, blockchain financial services company Telcoin announced it had completed $25 million in financing to support the launch of its Telcoin digital asset bank. This funding will help meet the regulatory requirements for the bank's operations, which is expected to begin operations later this year after receiving final approval from Nebraska regulators.
On October 15, decentralized energy network Daylight announced it completed $15 million in equity financing, led by Framework Ventures, with participation from a16z Crypto, Lerer Hippeau, M13, Room 40 Ventures, EV3, Crucible Capital, Coinbase Ventures, and Not Boring Capital. Additionally, it secured $60 million in project development funding led by Turtle Hill Capital, which plans to use the funds to build a cryptocurrency-driven distributed energy network and explore launching yield protocols based on energy infrastructure.
On October 15, open-source AI provider Inference announced it completed $11.8 million in seed round financing, led by Multicoin Capital and a16z CSX, with participation from Topology Ventures, Founders, Inc., and several angel investors.
The funds will be used to expand the development of model and infrastructure performance and enhance its ability to provide customized AI model training and deployment services for enterprises. Inference.net has already provided customized language model training and deployment support for several AI-native companies.
Stablecoin Company Crown Completes $8.1 Million Seed Round Financing, Led by Framework Ventures
On October 14, Brazilian stablecoin company Crown announced it completed $8.1 million in seed round financing, led by Framework Ventures, with participation from Valor Capital Group, Coinbase Ventures, Norte Ventures, Paxos, and Nubank co-founder Ed Wible. The new funds will support the launch of the stablecoin BRLV, which is pegged to the Brazilian real (BRL) and fully backed by Brazilian government bonds.
On October 19, AI+Web3 recruitment platform TradeTalent announced it completed $8 million in financing, co-led by Nasdaq-listed Allied Gaming & Entertainment (NASDAQ: AGAE) and technology engineering company Hicop Engineering. The funds will be used to accelerate the development of AI skills verification technology, expand the global network of enterprises and talent, and improve the platform's Web3 trust infrastructure.
On October 17, decentralized data infrastructure project Orochi Network announced it completed $8 million in a new round of financing, with participation from institutions including the Ethereum Foundation. To date, its total financing has reached $20 million, and the new funds will be used to build verifiable data infrastructure for areas such as RWA and stablecoins.
Decentralized AI Marketplace 4AI Completes $6 Million Strategic Financing, Led by 0xLabs
On October 15, decentralized AI marketplace 4AI announced it completed $6 million in strategic financing led by 0xLabs.
Temple Digital Group Completes $5 Million Seed Round Financing, Led by Paper Ventures
On October 16, digital asset trading platform Temple Digital Group announced it completed $5 million in seed round financing, led by Paper Ventures, with participation from YZi, CMT Digital, Sfermion, Halo Capital, Protagonist, 5 N Canton, Eterna Capital, GSR, and others. The new funds will support the construction of a privacy-focused digital asset trading platform on the Canton Network, while also supporting the integration of additional assets, financial instruments, and cross-chain networks.
Voyage Completes $3 Million Pre-Seed Round Financing, with Participation from a16z and Others
On October 16, Voyage announced it completed $3 million in pre-seed round financing, with participation from a16z speedrun, Solana Ventures, AllianceDAO, IOSG Ventures, and several heavyweight angel investors in the crypto industry, including Mable Jiang, founder of Trends.fun, Varun Srinivasan, co-founder of Farcaster, and Kuan, former head of operations at SushiSwap and former IOSG investor.
Decentralized Trading Platform ANT.FUN Announces Completion of B1 Round Financing
On October 15, decentralized trading platform ANT.FUN announced it completed B1 round financing led by mimStream Investment, amounting to several million dollars. mimStream Investment is a venture capital firm focused on AI and Web3, with a portfolio that includes AI-driven internet audio platform Himalaya, AI-driven knowledge payment platform Fan Shu Media (formerly known as Fan Deng Reading), and live-streaming e-commerce platforms like Li Jiaqi and Mei One. It is reported that ANT's short video and live streaming features will be launched soon.
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