Top Crypto Fundraising Rounds of the Week
October 13–19, 2025
• Raised in Total: $1.01B
• Number of Rounds: 26
• Top 3 Investment Categories: Blockchain Service, CeFi, Blockchain Infrastructure
This week’s most active funds include Coinbase Ventures, Framework Ventures, Big Brain Holdings, Paper Ventures, GSR, and others
Data source 🔗 CryptoRank
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October 13–19, 2025
• Raised in Total: $1.01B
• Number of Rounds: 26
• Top 3 Investment Categories: Blockchain Service, CeFi, Blockchain Infrastructure
This week’s most active funds include Coinbase Ventures, Framework Ventures, Big Brain Holdings, Paper Ventures, GSR, and others
Data source 🔗 CryptoRank
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Weekly Crypto Recap — All Key Events in One Post
October 13–19, 2025
$YB, $ENSO, and $FLK Listings, the Launch of the $MET Airdrop Checker, the Start of the KYC Phase for the $MEGA Sale — and much more in our weekly crypto recap
$YB $MEGA $ENSO $MET $FLK $MASK $W $WLFI $PLUME
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October 13–19, 2025
$YB, $ENSO, and $FLK Listings, the Launch of the $MET Airdrop Checker, the Start of the KYC Phase for the $MEGA Sale — and much more in our weekly crypto recap
🗣 Did we miss something big? Share your news in the comments!
$YB $MEGA $ENSO $MET $FLK $MASK $W $WLFI $PLUME
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OpenSea will launch SEA token in Q1 2026
50% of the supply will be allocated to OG users and participants in OpenSea’s rewards program, and 50% of platform revenue will go to token buybacks at launch.
🔗 theblock.co/post/375195/opensea-sets-sea-token-launch-for-q1-2026-with-50-of-revenue-at-launch-earmarked-for-buybacks
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50% of the supply will be allocated to OG users and participants in OpenSea’s rewards program, and 50% of platform revenue will go to token buybacks at launch.
Planned launch comes as OpenSea pivots from an NFT marketplace to a multi-chain trading hub. Platform currently has about a two-thirds share of the Ethereum NFT market, though trading volumes are considerably down from the heyday of the digital assets.
🔗 theblock.co/post/375195/opensea-sets-sea-token-launch-for-q1-2026-with-50-of-revenue-at-launch-earmarked-for-buybacks
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Alpha Arena: Which AI Model Manages Capital Best?
nof1.аі research lab has launched Alpha Arena, an AI trading showdown experiment, where six popular artificial intelligence models trade crypto assets with real capital of $10,000.
🔗 x.com/the_nof1/status/1979313619876876430
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nof1.аі research lab has launched Alpha Arena, an AI trading showdown experiment, where six popular artificial intelligence models trade crypto assets with real capital of $10,000.
Performance Ranking
• DeepSeek Chat — $14,060 (+40.5%)
• Grok 4 — $13,693 (+36.9%)
• Claude Sonnet 4.5 — $12,466 (+24.6%)
• Qwen3 — $10,653 (+6.5%)
• BTC Buy&Hold Benchmark — $10,383 (+3.8%)
• GPT 5 — $7,399 (-26.0%)
• Gemini 2.5 Pro — $6,908 (-30.9%)
Current Open Positions
• DeepSeek Chat — Long on XRP, DOGE, BTC, ETH, SOL, BNB (10-15x leverage)
• Grok 4 — Long on XRP, DOGE, BTC, ETH, SOL, BNB (10-15x leverage)
• Claude Sonnet 4.5 — Long on XRP and ETH (15x leverage)
• Qwen3 — Long on ETH (20x leverage)
• GPT 5 — Long on XRP, DOGE, BTC, ETH, SOL, BNB (10-15x leverage)
• Gemini 2.5 — Long on XRP, DOGE, BTC, ETH, SOL, BNB (10-20x leverage)
🔗 x.com/the_nof1/status/1979313619876876430
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Bluwhale [BLUAI] will be listed on Binance Alpha and Binance Futures on Oct 21
Bluwhale $BLUAI will conduct initial listing on Binance Alpha on October 21, at 11:00 UTC. Meanwhile, Binance Futures will launch $BLUAI perpetual contracts on October 21, at 11:30 UTC.
🔗 binance.com/en/support/announcement/detail/60d8de3adfc44489a39a90488b2d6133
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Bluwhale $BLUAI will conduct initial listing on Binance Alpha on October 21, at 11:00 UTC. Meanwhile, Binance Futures will launch $BLUAI perpetual contracts on October 21, at 11:30 UTC.
Eligible users can claim their airdrop using Binance Alpha Points on the Alpha Events page once trading opens. Further details will be announced soon
🔗 binance.com/en/support/announcement/detail/60d8de3adfc44489a39a90488b2d6133
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Lighter: Season 2 Point Program Overview
Details for Season 2: 200K points distributed weekly every Friday, tracking activity from Wednesday to Tuesday. Premium users earn higher rewards, up to 10 accounts are allowed, but sybil or farming behaviour leads to disqualification.
✨ Trade and earn points ahead of upcoming airdrops using our invite link — Lighter
🔗 docs.lighter.xyz/points-program/retail
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Details for Season 2: 200K points distributed weekly every Friday, tracking activity from Wednesday to Tuesday. Premium users earn higher rewards, up to 10 accounts are allowed, but sybil or farming behaviour leads to disqualification.
Points are based on multiple factors:
• Volume
• Open interest
• Funding
• Liquidations
• PnL
Lighter is a perpetual trading protocol with 0% fees, $156B monthly perpetual volume, and $1.11B TVL (up +125% in 30 days)
🔗 docs.lighter.xyz/points-program/retail
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Momentum [MMT] Latest Update Recap - Buidlpad Sale starts on Oct 22
Momentum $MMT, a DeFi protocol on the Sui blockchain, has raised $10M from Coinbase Ventures, The Spartan Group, Circle, OKX Ventures, Jump Crypto, and others.
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🔗 buidlpad.com/projects/momentum
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Momentum $MMT, a DeFi protocol on the Sui blockchain, has raised $10M from Coinbase Ventures, The Spartan Group, Circle, OKX Ventures, Jump Crypto, and others.
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🔗 buidlpad.com/projects/momentum
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ZEROBASE announces Binance Listing Campaign with 9.65M ZBT Prize Pool
Binance Spot launches two promotions with a 9.65M $ZBT prize pool (token vouchers). Campaign is now live and will end on November 3, at 11:00 UTC.
🔗 binance.com/en/activity/trading-competition/spot-zbt-listing-campaign
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Binance Spot launches two promotions with a 9.65M $ZBT prize pool (token vouchers). Campaign is now live and will end on November 3, at 11:00 UTC.
ℹ️ ZEROBASE is a real-time zero-knowledge (ZK) prover network designed for speed, decentralization, and regulatory compliance
🔗 binance.com/en/activity/trading-competition/spot-zbt-listing-campaign
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Wormhole [W] partners with STBL [STBL]
Through this partnership, $USST by STBL $STBL is now natively multichain across Ethereum $ETH and BNB Chain $BNB, powered by Wormhole NTT $W.
🔗 wormhole.com/blog/usst-by-stbl-is-now-natively-multichain-with-wormhole-ntt
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Through this partnership, $USST by STBL $STBL is now natively multichain across Ethereum $ETH and BNB Chain $BNB, powered by Wormhole NTT $W.
ℹ️ Wormhole is an interoperability platform connecting traditional finance and the internet economy. In 2023, it raised $225M in a funding round backed by Coinbase Ventures, Multicoin Capital, ParaFi Capital and others.
• Current $W price: $0.077
• Current FDV: $779M
🔗 wormhole.com/blog/usst-by-stbl-is-now-natively-multichain-with-wormhole-ntt
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Canton Network Overview — Privacy-First Blockchain by Digital Asset
Canton Network has supported over $4.6B in digital bond issuances. In June 2025, Digital Asset raised $135M (with participation from Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas, J.P. Morgan, Circle Ventures, Citadel Securities, and DRW Venture Capital) to accelerate Canton Network adoption.
🔗 canton.network/ecosystem
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Canton Network has supported over $4.6B in digital bond issuances. In June 2025, Digital Asset raised $135M (with participation from Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas, J.P. Morgan, Circle Ventures, Citadel Securities, and DRW Venture Capital) to accelerate Canton Network adoption.
ℹ️ Canton Network is a privacy-preserving blockchain infrastructure developed by Digital Asset for regulated financial institutions
Promising ecosystem project to watch: Nansen, Kaiko, Kiln, Brale and Temple
🔗 canton.network/ecosystem
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Binance will conduct Turtle [TURTLE] Airdrop via HODLer Airdrops Portal
Users who subscribed their $BNB to Simple Earn products from October 14 to October 16 will get the airdrop distribution. HODLer airdrops token rewards are 10M $TURTLE (1% of token supply).
📈 Binance will list $TURTLE token on October 22, at 15:00 UTC
🔗binance.com/en/support/announcement/detail/d5e4381605934bb98919bf542d3d6afe
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Users who subscribed their $BNB to Simple Earn products from October 14 to October 16 will get the airdrop distribution. HODLer airdrops token rewards are 10M $TURTLE (1% of token supply).
📈 Binance will list $TURTLE token on October 22, at 15:00 UTC
ℹ️ Turtle is the first Distribution Protocol that monetizes the Web3 activity by tracking user wallet activity
🔗binance.com/en/support/announcement/detail/d5e4381605934bb98919bf542d3d6afe
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Plume [PLUME] partners with Function
With $FBTC, institutions can bring Bitcoin $BTC onchain, collateralizing it for liquidity, yield, and credit across Plume’s compliant RWAfi stack.
🔗 x.com/plumenetwork/status/1980272939757883869
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With $FBTC, institutions can bring Bitcoin $BTC onchain, collateralizing it for liquidity, yield, and credit across Plume’s compliant RWAfi stack.
ℹ️ Plume is the first fully integrated and modular chain focused on RWAfi, designed specifically for RWA projects, protocols, and capital providers. It has raised $30M in two funding rounds backed by Brevan Howard Digital, Haun Ventures, Galaxy Ventures, and Reciprocal Ventures.
• Current $PLUME price: $0.072
• Current FDV: $721M
🔗 x.com/plumenetwork/status/1980272939757883869
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Coinbase acquires crypto-investing platform Echo for $375M
Coinbase Global has struck a roughly $375M deal to acquire Echo, a platform that allows crypto companies to quickly raise capital directly on the blockchain
🔗 wsj.com/finance/coinbase-strikes-deal-for-crypto-investing-platform-echo-86954fd5
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Coinbase Global has struck a roughly $375M deal to acquire Echo, a platform that allows crypto companies to quickly raise capital directly on the blockchain
The acquisition marks Coinbase’s eighth deal so far this year, as the country’s largest crypto exchange capitalises on momentum under President Trump’s crypto-friendly regime.
🔗 wsj.com/finance/coinbase-strikes-deal-for-crypto-investing-platform-echo-86954fd5
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⚡️ JUST IN: SharpLink acquired 19,271 ETH for ~$75M at an average price of ~$3,892 per ETH
As of October 19, SharpLink holds 859,853 ETH valued at ~$3.5B
🔗 x.com/SharpLinkGaming/status/1980606003570991197
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As of October 19, SharpLink holds 859,853 ETH valued at ~$3.5B
🔗 x.com/SharpLinkGaming/status/1980606003570991197
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MetaDAO Dashboard - New Unlock Mechanism
MetaDAO is a decentralized launchpad designed to reduce VC dominance and empower retail investors. It has raised $13.3M across 3 token launches with an ATH ROI of 10.03x. The latest project, Avici, introduced a unique unlock model - team tokens vest only when price doubles (2x, 4x, 8x…).
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MetaDAO is a decentralized launchpad designed to reduce VC dominance and empower retail investors. It has raised $13.3M across 3 token launches with an ATH ROI of 10.03x. The latest project, Avici, introduced a unique unlock model - team tokens vest only when price doubles (2x, 4x, 8x…).
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Sign [SIGN] raises $25.5M in Strategic Round
YZi Labs led a $25.5M strategic investment round for Sign $SIGN with IDG Capital participation. Moreover, Sign initiated buybacks of $SIGN through both open market purchases and private settlements.
🔗 x.com/yzilabs/status/1980632554408669596
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YZi Labs led a $25.5M strategic investment round for Sign $SIGN with IDG Capital participation. Moreover, Sign initiated buybacks of $SIGN through both open market purchases and private settlements.
ℹ️ Sign Protocol is an omni-chain attestation protocol that allows users to create, store, and verify attestations, digital assertions of facts or data across multiple blockchain networks. It raised $28.65M in three funding rounds backed by YZi Labs, Sequoia Capital, Circle, Mirana Ventures, Shima Capital and others.
🔗 x.com/yzilabs/status/1980632554408669596
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Oriole Insights' Galxe Campaign "Prediction S1" is live!
Campaign runs from Oct 16 to Nov 17 and features two phases: Social & Roles (Oct 16–Nov 3) and Prediction Season (Nov 3–Nov 14). Users must complete quests, earn roles, gain loyalty points, and climb the leaderboard to win a share of $1,000 and 1M ORI in prizes.
🔗 x.com/OrioleInsights/status/1978792934876082527
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Campaign runs from Oct 16 to Nov 17 and features two phases: Social & Roles (Oct 16–Nov 3) and Prediction Season (Nov 3–Nov 14). Users must complete quests, earn roles, gain loyalty points, and climb the leaderboard to win a share of $1,000 and 1M ORI in prizes.
ℹ️ Oriole Insights is a gamified prediction platform, created by ZBS Capital and Oriole Ventures, where users forecast asset trends and event outcomes
🔗 x.com/OrioleInsights/status/1978792934876082527
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Zora [ZORA] Latest Update Recap - Coinbase Purchase Boosts Zora Hype
Zora, a Layer 2 built on Ethereum for NFTs and creator economies, has seen major momentum with a 423% price growth since April.
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Zora, a Layer 2 built on Ethereum for NFTs and creator economies, has seen major momentum with a 423% price growth since April.
Recent highlights include Coinbase’s $25M NFT purchase linked to the UpOnly show, a $20M Believe Fund launch, and $ZORA listing on Robinhood — expanding retail access and visibility.
• Current $ZORA price: $0.10
• Current FDV: $1.09B
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