According to incomplete statistics from Odaily Planet Daily, there were 14 blockchain financing events at home and abroad announced from January 20 to January 26, which was a decrease from last weeks data (16). The total amount of financing disclosed was approximately US$48 million, a significant decrease from last weeks data (US$371 million).
Last week, the project that received the most investment was SignalPlus, a developer of crypto trading software, with $11 million; followed closely by Ethereum L2 network Corn with $8.3 million.
The following are specific financing events (Note: 1. Sort by the amount of money announced; 2. Excludes fund raising and MA events; 3. * indicates a traditional company whose business involves blockchain):
On January 24, cryptocurrency trading software developer SignalPlus completed an $11 million Series B financing round, led by AppWorks and OKX Ventures, with participation from Avenir Group and HashKey.
Founded in 2021, SignalPlus provides institutional-grade trading tools in the cryptocurrency space, enabling users to navigate cryptocurrency derivatives trading, and its products include QuantLab and Trading Terminal. Its products are used by exchanges and trading companies such as Binance, Bybit, Deribit, OKX, and Paradigm.
BTCFi project Corn raises $8.3 million through Legion, seven times oversubscribed
On January 23, Corn, an Ethereum L2 network focused on Bitcoin DeFi, completed a $8.3 million community round of financing through Legion. The sale attracted 4,287 applicants for an allocation of $69 million, which was oversubscribed seven times within hours.
Legion’s compliance with MiCA requirements enables Corn to meet regulatory conditions while also enabling the BTCFi Network to reaffirm the spirit of community funding and ensure a level playing field for all investors. Corn’s funding round provides the same terms to large investors (including Polychain, Tribe Capital, Amber, Laser Digital, GSR, Presto Labs, Hypersphere Ventures, Babylon Labs, Tandem by Offchain Labs) and everyday users verified through Legion.
Shared sequencer solution Radius completes $7 million seed round led by Pantera Capital
On January 24, the shared sorter solution Radius announced the completion of a $7 million seed round of financing, led by Pantera Capital.
It is reported that Radius is a trustless sorting layer that provides blockchain sorting as a service and cross-Rollup interoperability solutions for Rollup. In 2025, Radius will launch Lighthouse to help Rollup obtain MEV revenue; by 2026, Radius plans to expand on Ethereum to increase revenue opportunities.
On January 22, Wingbits, a DePIN startup focused on the aviation industry, announced the completion of a $5.6 million financing round led by Borderless Capital and Bullish Capital. This round of investment brings Wingbits’ total financing to $9.2 million.
Wingbits aims to provide reward-based flight tracking using encryption-protected Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) receivers.
ZKsync-based crypto exchange GRVT completes $5 million in financing
On January 21, Further Ventures, a venture capital firm backed by Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ, invested $5 million in GRVT, a hybrid crypto exchange based on ZKsync. GRVT recently launched the mainnet Alpha version, initially focusing on perpetual contract trading, and currently has an average daily trading volume of $50 million, 800 active traders and 55 institutional clients.
Crypto wallet Keplr completes $5 million seed round of financing, led by 1coinfirmation
On January 23, the cryptocurrency wallet Keplr announced the completion of a $5 million seed round of financing, led by 1confirmation, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, HashKey Capital, Chorus One Ventures, Skip Protocol, Binary Builders, etc. The valuation of this round of financing is $50 million. It is reported that Keplr currently has no plans to launch tokens.
On January 24, Meme coin Launchpad Printr announced the completion of a $2.5 million Pre-Seed round of financing, with participation from Sfermion, Draper Dragon, Bitscale, Hermenutic, Sui Foundation, Axelar Foundation and Flow Foundation. Printr allows users to launch Memecoin on many blockchains including Ethereum, Solana, Sui, BNB and Base.
On January 21, TON ecosystem DeFi lending platform EVAA Protocol completed a private placement financing of US$2.5 million, with participation from Polymorphic, TON Ventures, Animoca Ventures, CMT Digital, Mythos Ventures, Wagmi Ventures and several angel investors.
Ranger Labs Completes $1.9 Million in Financing, with Big Brain Holdings and Others Joining
On January 24, Ranger Labs announced that it had completed a $1.9 million financing at a valuation of $30 million, with participation from Asymmetric, Big Brain Holdings, RISE Capital, Anagram and RockawayX. Ranger Labs developed the Solana-based crypto derivatives trading protocol Ranger Protocol, which is currently planning to add new product lines to enable customers to use AI-assisted trading strategies.
On January 21, Hamilton, a Bitcoin ecosystem tokenized RWA protocol, announced the completion of a $1.7 million seed round of financing, led by DisrupTech Ventures, with participation from CMS, DeSpread, Hyperithm, Core Ventures and other strategic investors.
Vivident Completes $1.5 Million Seed Round, Crypto Venture Capital Hashed and Others Participate
On January 22, Vivident, a startup company specializing in artificial intelligence IP technology, announced the completion of a $1.5 million seed round of financing, with participation from Hashed, Mashup Ventures, TheVentures, Modhaus (South Korea), Sfermion (USA), CVC Z Venture Capital, Decima Fund and Titan Fund under Hong Kong CMCC Global. The team has a good track record in building consumer products across Web2 and blockchain technologies. The new funds will be used to support its use of generative AI technology to create anime-style character IP and community interaction platforms, and plans to launch a beta service in the first half of 2025.
Soneium Ecosystem DEX SONEX Completes $1 Million in Financing, Outliers Fund and Others Participate
On January 23, SONEX, the AI-driven DEX in the Soneium ecosystem, completed a $1 million financing round, with Baboon Ventures, Taisu Ventures, Nonagon Capital, Flow Traders, Gate Ventures, Outliers Fund and Lootex participating in the investment.
In order to promote SONEX to achieve more advanced features, such as peer-to-peer trading pools and derivatives trading, the funds will be used exclusively to improve the technical pillar. In addition, the company will also increase operational capabilities to meet the growing needs of users and strengthen security procedures to protect user assets and data. In addition, the funds will also be used for marketing activities.
AI Agent Platform Hybrid Completes Seed Round Financing, Outlier Ventures and Others Participate
On January 25, AI Agent platform Hybrid announced the completion of its seed round of financing, with Outlier Ventures, NxGen.xyz, Follow the Seed, Founderheads VC, CSP DAO, and X Ventures participating.
The specific amount of financing has not been disclosed yet. The new funds will be used to build an on-chain intelligent layer to support the creation and monetization of Web3 ecological artificial intelligence agents.
On January 24, Simple Proof, a data integrity solution based on the Bitcoin blockchain, announced the completion of its Pre-Seed round of financing, led by Ego Death Capital and Wolf. The specific amount of financing has not been disclosed. The company plans to use the new funds to build an Immutable Proof service and create tamper-proof digital file records based on the Bitcoin time chain and OpenTimestamps protocol.
