The week spanning November 30 to December 6, 2025, saw a significant influx of venture capital into the cryptocurrency sector, with a total of $478.9 million invested across 18 different projects.
Key Funding Highlights
- •Weekly crypto VC funding reached $478.9 million, distributed among 18 projects.
- •The acquisition of CoinMENA by Paribu, valued at $240 million, was the largest deal of the week.
- •Notable multi-million dollar raises were secured by N3XT, Canton Network, and Portal.
According to available data, the acquisition of CoinMENA by the Turkish digital asset platform Paribu, for $240 million, was the dominant transaction during this funding period.
Detailed Funding Breakdown
CoinMENA
- •CoinMENA was acquired for $240 million through a merger and acquisition deal.
- •The cryptocurrency exchange was purchased by Paribu.
- •The exchange has accumulated a total of $249.5 million in funding to date.
N3XT
- •N3XT raised $72 million in an undisclosed funding round.
- •The investment was supported by prominent firms including Paradigm, Hack VC, and Winklevoss Capital.
- •N3XT operates as a financial institution that provides programmable real-time settlement solutions.
Canton Network (Digital Asset)
- •Canton Network secured $50 million in a strategic funding round.
- •Key investors in this round include BNY Mellon, iCapital, and Nasdaq.
- •The public Layer-1 blockchain has raised a cumulative total of $447.2 million to date.
Portal
- •Portal raised $25 million in an undisclosed funding round.
- •The round was backed by JTSA Global.
- •The Bitcoin-based decentralized exchange (DEX) has raised a total of $117.5 million so far.
Ostium Labs
- •Ostium Labs successfully raised $20 million in a Series A funding round.
- •The company achieved a fully diluted valuation of $250 million.
- •Investors participating in this round include General Catalyst, Jump Trading, and Coinbase Ventures.
- •Ostium Labs is the developer behind the perpetual exchange platform, Ostium.
Fin (ex TipLink)
- •Fin, formerly known as TipLink, raised $17 million in an undisclosed funding round.
- •The round saw participation from investors such as Pantera, Sequoia, and Samsung Next.
- •Fin is a payment platform designed for enterprise use, operating with stablecoins.
BitStack
- •BitStack secured $15 million in a Series A funding round.
- •Bitstack is a savings application for Bitcoin based in France.
- •Investors in this round include 13books, North Island Ventures, and Plug and Play.
Projects Under $15 Million
- •Zoo Finance (formerly IndexZoo) raised $10 million in a strategic round.
- •Ranger secured $6 million in a public sale, with a fully diluted valuation of $15.38 million.
- •Axis raised $5 million in a private round.
- •Altura raised $4 million in a seed round.
- •Reya Network raised $3 million in a public sale, with a fully diluted valuation of $150 million.
- •TrueNorth raised $3 million in a pre-seed round.
- •DeepNode AI raised $3 million in a strategic round, with a fully diluted valuation of $75 million.
- •LayerBank raised $2.30 million in a pre-seed round.
- •DeepNode AI also raised $2 million in a seed round, with a fully diluted valuation of $25 million.
- •Haiku raised $1 million in a pre-seed round.
- •Harmonix Finance raised $600,000 in a public sale, with a fully diluted valuation of $25 million.