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According to RootData statistics, in February 2026, Crypto VC publicly disclosed 62 venture capital projects, a decrease of 12.7% month-over-month (71 projects in January 2026) and a decrease of 50% year-over-year (124 projects in February 2025). The trend over the past year is as follows:
Of these, CeFi accounts for approximately 9.7%, DeFi approximately 29%, NFT/GameFi approximately 6.5%, L1/L2 approximately 1.6%, RWA/DePIN approximately 6.5%, Tool/Wallet approximately 4.8%, and AI approximately 11.3%. The number of projects in each sector is as follows:
In February 2026, total Crypto VC funding amounted to approximately $866 million, a 46% decrease month-over-month (from $1.602 billion in January 2026) and a 71.2% decrease year-over-year (from $3.002 billion in February 2025). The trend over the past year is as follows:
Note: For projects with undisclosed amounts, only the total number of projects is counted, not the total amount; also, since not all financing rounds are disclosed in the current month, the relevant statistics may be revised later. The top 10 financing rounds by amount are as follows:
Tether acquired a 12% minority stake in Gold.com for $150 million and integrated its gold token XAUT into the Gold.com platform, expanding the global distribution of tokenized gold. The two companies also plan to explore the use of USDT and its newly launched, US-regulated stablecoin, USAT, to directly purchase physical gold. This move comes at a time of strong gold prices and rapid expansion of the tokenized gold market, which is now worth over $5.5 billion, with Tether's XAUT currently holding over 60% of the market and backed one-to-one by physical gold stored in Swiss vaults.
Bitcoin treasury company Nakamoto has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bitcoin media and conference organization BTC Inc. and asset management firm UTXO Management. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026. According to the announcement, the acquisition will be conducted through a stock offering, with BTC Inc. and UTXO shareholders receiving a total of approximately 364 million Nakamoto common shares, representing a total transaction value of approximately $107 million.
Tether has invested $100 million in strategic equity in Anchorage Digital. Anchorage Digital Bank NA is the first federally regulated digital asset bank in the United States, providing staking, custody, governance, settlement, and stablecoin issuance services. Tether stated that as it grows, it will increasingly focus on how digital asset technology operates within established legal and regulatory environments, and this investment in Anchorage Digital is based on this strategy.
Mirae Asset Group of South Korea has decided to spend 133.5 billion won (approximately US$93.82 million) to acquire a 92.06% stake in Korbit, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, through its subsidiary, Mirae Asset Consulting. This transaction involves 26.91 million shares, representing Mirae Asset's acquisition of all shares held by NXC (parent company of Nexon) and SK Planet (a subsidiary of SK Square).
Prediction market platform Novig announced the completion of a $75 million Series B funding round, led by Pantera Capital, valuing the company at $500 million.
Blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs has raised $70 million in Series C funding, led by Blockchain Capital, with participation from Goldman Sachs, Bessemer, Brevan Howard, Thoma Bravo, and Citigroup Ventures, valuing the company at $1 billion. TRM Labs focuses on blockchain intelligence software, providing crypto-crime tracking services to law enforcement agencies and private companies worldwide.
Jupiter has secured a $35 million strategic investment from ParaFi Capital. Both parties stated that the transaction was fully settled via Jupiter's JupUSD stablecoin, with no discounts, market-synchronized pricing, and an extended lock-up period. Last October, Jupiter launched a beta version of its on-chain prediction market, co-developed with Kalshi, followed by the release of JupUSD in January of this year. JupUSD is a USD-pegged stablecoin native to the Solana blockchain, created in partnership with Ethena Labs.
Bermuda-based crypto options trading platform and market maker STS Digital announced the completion of a $30 million funding round. The round was led by CMT Digital, with participation from crypto exchage Kraken, Arrington Capital, and the investment arm of Fidelity. Founded by former Credit Suisse trader Maxime Seiler and former UBS trader Gideon Hyams, STS Digital currently provides institutional investors with options contracts for over 400 crypto assets.
Prometheum, a provider of digital asset market infrastructure, has raised an additional $23 million in funding. The investment came from a group of high-net-worth individuals and institutions, whose names have not yet been disclosed. The new funds will be used to integrate crypto assets, tokenized assets, and on-chain securities into mainstream financial markets.
Bluff Prediction Markets has completed a $21 million strategic funding round, led by 1kx, with participation from Makers Fund, Maximum Frequency Ventures, Delphi Ventures Founders, and NBA star Tristan Thompson, among others.
