According to ME News, as of May 12 (UTC+8), the cryptocurrency funding market has significantly rebounded since April, with total fundraising reaching approximately $2.359 billion, primarily driven by a few large-scale transactions. In the prediction markets sector, Kalshi emerged as the standout, securing a single $1 billion funding round, pushing the sector’s total fundraising above $1 billion. Other notable funding in this sector includes $6 million raised by startup XO Market and $5 million raised by live prediction market platform Pumpcade in its seed round. VC fund fundraising also remained strong: Haun Ventures completed a $1 billion new fund raise and expanded its investment scope to include AI agents. Meanwhile, Korean crypto venture firm Hashed Ventures raised $2.2 million during the same period. The stablecoin and payment infrastructure sector performed steadily, raising approximately $128 million in total. Payment infrastructure company Fun secured $72 million, while Latin American digital wallet platform Belo raised $14 million. Paxos Labs’ $12 million funding round attracted significant market attention, led by long-standing crypto venture firm Blockchain Capital, with participation from Robot Ventures, family office Maelstrom, and DeFi development company Uniswap Labs. DeFi and RWA sectors raised approximately $88 million. Galaxy Digital led a $20 million round for credit marketplace Fence, the largest deal in the sector. Other notable funding includes $17 million for OpenTrade, an on-chain RWA lending and stablecoin project; $3.75 million for lending platform Votre; and $8 million for asset tokenization company KAIO. Funding in the AI and crypto intersection space was relatively modest, totaling $24 million. AI + blockchain land registry platform Balcony raised $12.7 million; AI digital asset trading agent platform Fere AI raised $1.3 million; and AI quantitative trading platform AlphaNet raised $10 million. (Source: BlockBeats)
Crypto funding in April 2026 rises to $2.36B, led by prediction markets and stablecoins.
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In April 2026, crypto funding rates surged to $2.36 billion, led by prediction markets and stablecoins. Kalshi closed a $1 billion round, pushing the sector past $10 billion. Haun Ventures raised $1 billion for a new fund focused on AI agents, while Hashed Ventures secured $22 million. Stablecoin infrastructure attracted $128 million in funding, with Fun and Belo raising $72 million and $14 million, respectively. DeFi and RWA deals totaled $88 million, including a $20 million round for Fence. AI and crypto cross-sector deals reached $24 million, with Balcony and AlphaNet raising $12.7 million and $10 million, respectively. Price prediction platforms such as XO Market and Pumpcade also drew attention, securing $6 million and $5 million in funding.
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