Huo Xing Finance reports that since May 12, the crypto fundraising market has shown significant recovery since April, with total funding reaching approximately $2.359 billion, primarily driven by a few large transactions. In the prediction markets sector, Kalshi emerged as the standout with a single $1 billion funding round, pushing the sector’s total fundraising above $1 billion. Other prediction market funding includes $6 million for startup XO Market and $5 million for live-streaming prediction platform Pumpcade in its seed round. VC fund fundraising was also strong: Haun Ventures completed a $1 billion new fund raise, expanding its investment scope into AI agents. South 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 VC Blockchain Capital, with participation from Robot Ventures, family office Maelstrom, and DeFi development firm Uniswap Labs. DeFi and RWA fundraising totaled approximately $88 million, with Galaxy Digital leading a $20 million round for credit marketplace Fence—the largest in the sector. Other funding includes $17 million for on-chain RWA lending and stablecoin project OpenTrade, $3.75 million for lending platform Votre, and $8 million for asset tokenization company KAIO. The AI and crypto intersection sector raised a smaller amount, 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.
April 2026 crypto funding surges to $2.36B, with prediction markets and stablecoins leading the way.
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In April 2026, crypto funding reached $2.36 billion, driven largely by price prediction platforms and notable altcoins. Prediction markets led the way, with Kalshi closing a $1 billion round, pushing the sector past $10 billion. Haun Ventures raised $1 billion for an AI-focused fund, while payment firm Fun secured $72 million. Altcoins to watch include projects linked to AI infrastructure and on-chain prediction tools.
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