💳📊 Payments Became One of Crypto's Biggest Funding Magnets
Crypto startup funding reached $11.2B in H1 2026, and payments plus stablecoins captured roughly $3.7B of that capital.
That makes payments/stablecoins the largest funding category in the dataset.
The shift is notable: investors aren't only betting on token prices—they're also financing the infrastructure designed to move money using blockchain technology.
$BTC $ETH
#CryptoStartupsRaise$11.2BInH1
Crypto startup funding reached $11.2B in H1 2026, and payments plus stablecoins captured roughly $3.7B of that capital.
That makes payments/stablecoins the largest funding category in the dataset.
The shift is notable: investors aren't only betting on token prices—they're also financing the infrastructure designed to move money using blockchain technology.
$BTC $ETH
#CryptoStartupsRaise$11.2BInH1