Between November 1 and 8, 2025, the Incrypted editorial team tracked 25 investment deals across the blockchain and crypto sectors, with 21 of them disclosing a combined value of nearly $1.57 billion. These included venture funding rounds, corporate placements, token sales, and post-IPO deals.
The week’s largest single investment went to Ripple Labs, which secured $500 million in a strategic financing round led by Fortress Investment Group and Citadel Securities, with participation from Pantera Capital, Brevan Howard, and Galaxy Digital. This marks the largest funding round in Ripple’s history and highlights growing institutional confidence in blockchain-based payment infrastructure.
Other notable venture rounds included:
- $34.6M – FUTURE Holdings (Switzerland), to expand institutional Bitcoin custody infrastructure.
- $17M – FOMO, a mobile crypto trading app, raised Series A capital from Benchmark and private investors.
- $15M – Donut Labs, to enhance its AI-powered blockchain transaction browser.
- $8M – Standard Money, to develop the USDsd stablecoin, fully backed by assets like USDT and USDC.
- $7.6M – Liquid, improving its decentralized mobile futures trading aggregator.
- $7M – Tatakai, a Web3 RPG game blending NFT characters with AI-generated worlds.
- $6M – Harmonic, building an open block-building system on Solana.
- $5.2M – Sprinter, creating multi-chain liquidity and routing optimization tools.
- $5M – Zynk, a global settlements platform backed by Coinbase Ventures and Alliance DAO.
Several smaller rounds also closed, including GrantiX ($850K) and 3F Labs ($750K), both focusing on DeFi infrastructure and decentralized fundraising tools.
Meanwhile, Tharimmune, a biotech firm exploring Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) management strategies, raised $540 million in a private post-IPO round led by DRW, Liberty City Ventures, ARK Invest, and Polychain Capital.
Other corporate and post-IPO rounds included:
- $200M – Lava, enabling Bitcoin-backed credit lines.
- $100M – Metaplanet (Japan), increasing Bitcoin treasury holdings.
- $72M – Canaan, for expansion in HPC and mining hardware production.
- $25M – Streamex Corp, to scale tokenization infrastructure for gold and commodities.
- $10M – Stewards Inc, expanding private lending and DeFi offerings.
- $7.3M – xTAO, supporting the Bittensor AI network.
The M&A segment also saw activity:
- Ripple Labs acquired Palisade, a digital asset custody provider, to strengthen its institutional services.
- Zama acquired Kakarot Labs (KKRT), enhancing privacy-focused zk-EVM solutions.
- AlphaTON Capital purchased Blockchain Wire, a crypto PR distribution network.
According to CryptoRank, the most active investors of the week were Paradigm, Coinbase Ventures, Animoca Brands, Castle Island Ventures, and Anthony Pompliano.
Analysts note that investor attention remains heavily concentrated in DeFi, infrastructure, and liquidity solutions, reflecting an ongoing shift toward institutional adoption of on-chain finance.
