Weekly Wrap: Crypto Funding - March 8, 2025

March 11, 2025

Here’s your Weekly Wrap of all things crypto funding, ending March 08, 2025.

This week’s crypto funding landscape was marked by substantial investments across key blockchain sectors, reflecting strong investor confidence and sustained interest in emerging technologies. The total disclosed funding reached $242.2 million across 20 projects, with Infrastructure, Trading, and Social emerging as the standout sectors. These industries collectively demonstrated blockchain’s expanding role in decentralized finance, digital asset trading, and social engagement within the crypto ecosystem.

Below is a summary of projects receiving funding this week:

Category	Organization Name	Project Description	Money Raised this Round
AI			5,300,000
	dev.fun	Turn ideas into reality with one click	UNDISCLOSED
	Fortytwo	Decentralized AI for Scalability on Monad	2,300,000
	iAgent	Create, own and monetize your AI agents for gaming	3,000,000
	Tensorplex Labs	Decentralized AI lab	UNDISCLOSED
DeFi			35,000,000
	August	Secure and capital efficient DeFi	10,000,000
	FastLane Labs	First-ever Holistic Liquid Staking Token	6,000,000
	Infrared	Proof of Liquidity (PoL) staking protocol on Berachain Foundation	14,000,000
	MYX Finance	a Perp DEX on Arbitrum, Linea.eth, BNB Chain	5,000,000
	YieldNest	Merging DeFi's best strategies into single, unified, high-powered assets	UNDISCLOSED
DePIN			500,000
	Combinder	DePIN built on peaq to build the world’s largest decentralized energy network	500,000
Energy			30,000,000
	IMPT	Online Shoppers get rewards cash back	30,000,000
FinTech			UNDISCLOSED
	IvoryPay	Stablecoin Crypto payments for Africa	UNDISCLOSED
Infrastructure			58,800,000
	Across	Interoperability Powered by Intents	41,000,000
	DoubleZero	Global Base layer fiber network for high performance distributed systems and blockchains	2,800,000
	Validation Cloud	A Web3 infrastructure platform	15,000,000
Layer 1			7,000,000
	Seismic	The encrypted blockchain	7,000,000
Payments			600,000
	Sati	Use #Bitcoin, $USDC and $USDT directly on your WhatsApp	600,000
Social			50,000,000
	National Cryptocurrency Association	A Non-profit organization dedicated to helping Americans better understand crypto	50,000,000
Trading			55,000,000
	Coral Finance	an Expectation marketplace and liquidity hub for pre-market assets	3,000,000
	Flowdesk	a Full-service digital asset trading and technology firm	52,000,000
Grand Total			242,200,000

Infrastructure

Infrastructure projects raised $58.8 million, highlighting continued investment in essential blockchain technologies that power scalability, cross-chain interoperability, and Web3 services.

• Across led the sector with $41 million to enhance cross-chain interoperability powered by intents, allowing users to transfer assets efficiently across multiple blockchain networks. By leveraging an intent-based model, Across enables users to express desired transactions rather than specifying exact execution details, reducing transaction costs and optimizing routing. The project is designed to support scalable, fast, and cost-efficient cross-chain bridging.

  
  

• Validation Cloud secured $15 million to expand its Web3 infrastructure platform, which provides node management, staking services, and blockchain indexing solutions. The company’s goal is to offer scalable, high-performance infrastructure that caters to blockchain developers, enterprises, and institutional clients. By optimizing blockchain data access and staking operations, Validation Cloud aims to enhance the efficiency and security of Web3 applications.

  
  

• DoubleZero raised $2.8 million to develop a global Base-layer fiber network, designed to support high-speed, high-performance distributed computing and blockchain applications. By creating a more efficient connectivity layer for blockchain networks, DoubleZero aims to enhance decentralized computation, improve latency in Web3 applications, and provide a strong foundation for future decentralized infrastructure.

Trading

The Trading sector secured $55 million, underscoring the growing demand for advanced trading solutions, liquidity provision, and digital asset management.

• Flowdesk raised $52 million to expand its operations as a full-service digital asset trading and technology firm specializing in market-making and liquidity solutions. The company provides trading infrastructure, token liquidity management, and risk mitigation tools, serving projects that require active market participation. Flowdesk’s focus is on improving liquidity depth, reducing price slippage, and ensuring seamless trading experiences across multiple crypto exchanges.

  
  

• Coral Finance secured $3 million to develop its expectation marketplace and liquidity hub for pre-market assets, allowing traders to speculate on future valuations of assets before they are publicly listed. By creating a unique marketplace for price discovery, Coral Finance aims to improve early-stage liquidity and provide a more efficient framework for trading pre-launch tokens.

Social

The Social sector saw a major investment of $50 million, signaling a rising focus on community-driven crypto initiatives and digital engagement platforms. 

• The National Cryptocurrency Association secured $50 million to further its mission of educating Americans on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. As a nonprofit organization, it aims to bridge the knowledge gap by offering educational programs, advocacy efforts, and policy guidance to foster mainstream adoption of digital assets. Through partnerships with regulatory bodies, financial institutions, and academic organizations, the association seeks to create a more informed and responsible crypto ecosystem in the United States.

Conclusion

This week’s funding activity highlights continued investor enthusiasm across blockchain sectors, with a total of $242.2 million raised across Infrastructure, Trading, and Social categories. The Infrastructure sector led with $58.8 million, driven by investments in cross-chain interoperability, Web3 infrastructure, and distributed computing networks. The Trading sector followed with $55 million, underscoring the increasing demand for efficient and transparent digital asset markets, with Flowdesk securing the largest funding in this category at $52 million. Meanwhile, the Social sector attracted $50 million, emphasizing the role of nonprofit organizations like the National Cryptocurrency Association in driving mainstream crypto awareness and education.

These developments underscore blockchain’s evolving influence across industries, from decentralized infrastructure and trading platforms to community-driven initiatives. Investor confidence remains strong, positioning the sector for sustained growth in the coming months.

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