Presenting a list of the biggest crypto fundraising rounds in Summer 2026, backed by well-known investors such as a16z crypto, Coinbase Ventures, Paradigm, Pantera, Polychain Capital, Dragonfly, Payward, Bain Capital Crypto, and others. Let's take a look!
Kraken parent Payward has partnered with the London Stock Exchange to tokenize the 100 largest LSE-listed companies as 1:1-backed xStocks, with trading planned on the exchange's new LSE 24 venue pending regulatory approval.
⚡ Polymarket has raised $1B in new funding led by 1789 Capital at $21B valuation
Polymarket will raise $1B, with 1789 set to contribute around $300M. The new funding brings Polymarket's post-money valuation to $21B and comes at a time when the platform seeks regulatory approval to offer margin trading in the US.
Hyperliquid leads on-chain protocol revenue over the summer at $149M despite a 14.7% pullback, while Pump follows at $114M after more than doubling since June.
Flap posted the sharpest swing in the top 20, up 848% from a small base.
The Crypto Com-linked Cronos network halted after an exploit hit lending protocol Tectonic, with the attacker estimated to have borrowed ~$75M using inflated collateral. $CRO
Solana validators approved the SGP-0002 proposal with 67% support, doubling $SOL annual disinflation rate from 15% to 30% and moving its 1.5% terminal inflation rate forward from 2032 to 2029. Solana's annual inflation rate was 3.82% in June.
⚡ Circle, the issuer of the world’s second-largest stablecoin USDC, becomes the main shirt sponsor of Chelsea FC
Premier League soccer club Chelsea will debut its new $USDC-branded kit in its first home game of the season on Sunday against Brighton and Hove Albion.
⚡ Crypto News Digest: Key Updates You Need to Know
The current report features updates of Hyperliquid, Ondo Finance, Chainlink, Ethena, Ripple, Bithumb, StarkWare, Moonwell, Charles Schwab, Bitfinex, Aave, and Flop Labs.
Moonwell is investigating an issue affecting the MAMO Core Market on Base after security firms CertiK and PeckShield flagged a multimillion-dollar exploit.
With fresh funds in hands, Bitfinex Securities will list ALKN, a tokenized security tied to a $1.6B stockpile of high-purity nickel wire held by Luxembourg's Alkemya Metacore.
⚡ Crypto News Digest: Key Updates You Need to Know
The current report features updates of Revolut, Hyperliquid, BNB Chain, Robinhood, Pump Fun, Coinbase, Kalshi, Doppler Finance, Mastercard, Axis Robotics, Aster, and Monad.