Latest News on Funding

Polymarket’s potential $15 billion valuation would still put it below the $22 billion valuation of competitor platform Kalshi in its latest funding round.

Bitcoin’s futures funding rate has remained negative even as BTC bounced back above $75,000. Should traders be worried?

Institutional investors are buying Ether again, but a handful of factors could slow market momentum and negatively impact ETH’s rally.

The committee, led by Tether’s head of government affairs, reported spending $3 million on advertising through a company co-founded by Tether US CEO Bo Hines.

Potential conflicts of interest in the state’s gubernatorial race and a pro-crypto Super PAC endorsing a Republican candidate for Senate could cloud the 2026 race.

Crypto Valley raised $728 million across 31 deals in 2025, outpacing global blockchain funding growth as a $400 million TON deal lifted totals.

The Fellowship PAC reported spending $1.5 million on advertising for three Republicans running in Georgia, Nebraska and Kentucky in 2026.

Thailand’s SEC proposes tightening funding rules for cryptocurrency companies to include anyone backing major shareholders, directly or indirectly.

A $500 billion valuation would put Tether ahead of every US bank except JPMorgan Chase, placing it among the world’s biggest financial firms.

Standard Chartered’s venture arm led the round as Keyrock looks to expand products, pursue acquisitions and scale its global footprint.

ICE completed a new $600 million investment in Polymarket, advancing its $2 billion funding deal as prediction markets face growing scrutiny.

Following its successes mobilizing crypto-minded voters in 2024, Stand With Crypto said it would prioritize House races in two US states for the midterms.

Tazapay said Circle led a Series B extension that brought total funding to $36 million as the company expands cross-border payment rails.

Startale said SBI invested $50 million to complete its Series A, with the firms working on tokenized securities, stablecoins and consumer onchain products in Japan.

The startup’s smartphone-based biometric system aims to help crypto platforms detect AI-generated accounts while preserving user privacy through onchain verification.