🧵 PANews Funding Weekly | Mar 9–Mar 15 Last week, the crypto sector recorded 15 publicly disclosed funding events, with total capital raised exceeding $238 million. Funding activity spanned multiple sectors, including DeFi (2), Web3+AI (2), infrastructure (9), and CeFi (2). Among them, stablecoin payments company KAST raised $80 million, valuing the company at around $600 million. Meanwhile, crypto treasury firm Eightco Holdings secured $125 million in funding, with Bitcoin treasury company Bitmine leading the round with a $75 million investment, while ARK Invest and Kraken’s parent company Payward each contributed $25 million. #CryptoFunding #VC

#Infra #data Digital asset accounting startu @cryptio_co has raised $45 million in a Series B round, co-led by BlackFin Capital Partners and Sentinel Global. Zcash Open Development Lab @zodl_co has raised over $25 million in a seed round, with backing from @paradigm, @a16zcrypto, and others. Solana ecosystem AI data marketplace @useKled has raised $5.5 million in a seed round, with participation from Aglaé Ventures (the investment fund of Bernard Arnault), K5 Global, and others. Bittensor infrastructure startup @generaltensor has raised $5 million across an oversubscribed seed and pre-seed round. The seed round was led by Good Morning Holdings, a Goldman Sachs–backed venture firm, while the pre-seed round was led by @LvnaCapital in December 2024.