From June 21 to June 28, 2025, 17 crypto projects attracted investments totaling $423.1 million. Investors primarily focused on the DeFi and blockchain services sectors.
This is reported by Business • Media
The largest funding was received by Digital Asset, which secured $135 million for the development of the Canton blockchain. The strategic round was co-led by DRW Venture Capital and Tradeweb Markets, with participation from BNP Paribas, Circle Ventures, Goldman Sachs, and other major players in the financial market.
“The funds will be directed towards scaling the network, which already supports tokenized bonds, funds, commodities, mortgages, and insurance contracts, as well as attracting new assets from the traditional financial sector.”
Significant Investments in the DeFi Sector
The second largest investment was made in World Liberty Financial, a DeFi platform associated with the Trump family, which received $100 million from the Middle Eastern fund Aqua 1 through a private token acquisition deal.
The company Zama, which develops homomorphic encryption tools, raised $57 million in a Series B round with a valuation of over $1 billion. The holding company Nakamoto secured $51.5 million through a private equity placement to support the creation of a Bitcoin treasury.
Investments in Infrastructure Projects
Among infrastructure projects, Veda stands out, having raised $18 million for the development of a platform to simplify access to DeFi products. The decentralized exchange GTE received $15 million for the development of a high-speed trading platform.
Blueprint Finance raised $9.5 million for the development of the DeFi platform Concrete, while the UAE-based company Related secured $8 million to expand fintech solutions for loyalty programs.
Five projects did not disclose the amount of investments received, including Trusta.AI, CodexField, MEET48, ASX Capital, and Hivemapper. Overall, during the week, the most active investors were venture funds specializing in crypto projects and blockchain technologies.