Venture capital investment in cryptocurrencies rebounded sharply in the second quarter of 2025, with the company raising $10.03 billion in the three months to June. This marks the strongest quarter since the first quarter of 2022, when funds reached $16.64 billion.
According to the report, the share of the lion was accounted for $5.14 billion in June alone, making it the highest monthly number since January 2022. data From Cryptorank. After months of relatively stagnation in capital deployment and rounds, the surge suggests that demand for cryptocurrencies is recovering.
Trive Funds, asset manager founded by American entrepreneur and politician Vivek Ramaswamy, led the leadership. Received $750 million in May Establishing a “generate α generation” strategy through Bitcoin (BTC) Related purchases.
Twenty carbon Received $585 million In April’s funding, it’s the second largest pay raise this quarter. Securitization ranked third in Q2 2025 with a $400 million salary increase, followed by other notable pay raises Carlsey ($185 million),,,,, Oladin ($153 million)Zenmev ($140 million) and Digital Assets (US$135 million).
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Coinbase Ventures leads investment in Q2
Coinbase Ventures leads the way in 25 deals between April and June, reaching 25 deals between active investors. Animoca Brands, Andreessen Horowitz (A16Z) and Pantera Capital also ranked high, helping to drive a surge in trading volumes in the quarter.
In June, Coinbase Ventures once again ranked 10th with 10 investments, followed by Pantera Capital, which has 8, Galaxy, 5 and Paradigm (leading in the number of leading investments), and 4 deals. Other active companies include the Animoca brand, A16Z, Network Fund and GSR.
Fundraising activities are spread across various fields, and blockchain infrastructure and Defi have attracted great interest. The CEFI, NFT and GameFI categories also showed modest activity, while Memecoin funds remained silent despite occasional spikes.
Over the past year, seed-stage transactions accounted for the largest share of the cryptocurrency fundraising round, accounting for 19.43% of 1,673 tracked transactions. The number of strategic rounds was 14.23%, reflecting ongoing interest in long-term ecosystem works.
Pre-planting and M&A activities were also evident, at 9.26% and 9.44% respectively. According to Cryptorank, the A-round cycle accounts for 6.34% of the total, while the incubation transactions account for only 3.35%.
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Galaxy Digital raises $175 million in first external fund
Last month, Galaxy Digital Close its first external risk fundraised $175 million, surpassing the initial $150 million target. The fund will focus on high-growth crypto sectors such as Stablecoins, Sigkenization and Deapments, and the infrastructure that supports them.
In May, Amsterdam-based Theta Capital Management Raised over $175 million To obtain the latest fund fund, the fund is designed to support early-stage blockchain startups.
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