Forwarded from CryptoRank Fundraising Digest
Top 10 Token Sales in 2025 by Funds Raised
pump.fun - $600M
World Liberty Financial - $550M
Monad - $217M
MegaETH - $78M
Aztec - $52M
Plasma - $50M
Gensyn - $16M
Solayer - $10.5M
Sahara AI - $8.5M
Lombard - $6.7M
👉 https://cryptorank.io/ico-analytics
pump.fun - $600M
World Liberty Financial - $550M
Monad - $217M
MegaETH - $78M
Aztec - $52M
Plasma - $50M
Gensyn - $16M
Solayer - $10.5M
Sahara AI - $8.5M
Lombard - $6.7M
👉 https://cryptorank.io/ico-analytics
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📈Market Overview
Crypto bounced after a few down days as stocks kept rallying, with the S&P 500 printing a fresh ATH. Commodities followed suit: gold, silver, and platinum made new highs too.
Bitcoin: $87,714 +0.8%
Ethereum: $2,939 +0.03%
Wednesday ETF flows:
BTC ETFs: - $175M
ETH ETFs: - $53M
Today, major alts are in the green, bouncing with the broader market. Privacy coins are back in the lead, with CC up 17%, ZEC up 10%, and DASH up 8%.
Market Cap: $3.05T
Liquidations: $133M
Fear & Greed Index: 23 (Extreme Fear)
Altcoin Index: 18/100
👉 Latest News
- Spain will fully implement two key crypto laws in 2026.
- Pudgy Penguins appeared on the Sphere in Las Vegas.
- In December, whale inflows to Binance fell by half.
👉 Small Cap Gainers
Beefy +216%
Zerobase +50%
Bullish Degen +46%
The White Whale +43%
Banana Gun +30%
👉 Recent Funding Rounds
- Easy.fun $2M Seed round led by Mirana Ventures
- Rocket $1.5M Pre-Seed round led by Electric Capital
- Architect $35M Series A round backed by Coinbase Ventures
Crypto bounced after a few down days as stocks kept rallying, with the S&P 500 printing a fresh ATH. Commodities followed suit: gold, silver, and platinum made new highs too.
Bitcoin: $87,714 +0.8%
Ethereum: $2,939 +0.03%
Wednesday ETF flows:
BTC ETFs: - $175M
ETH ETFs: - $53M
Today, major alts are in the green, bouncing with the broader market. Privacy coins are back in the lead, with CC up 17%, ZEC up 10%, and DASH up 8%.
Market Cap: $3.05T
Liquidations: $133M
Fear & Greed Index: 23 (Extreme Fear)
Altcoin Index: 18/100
👉 Latest News
- Spain will fully implement two key crypto laws in 2026.
- Pudgy Penguins appeared on the Sphere in Las Vegas.
- In December, whale inflows to Binance fell by half.
👉 Small Cap Gainers
Beefy +216%
Zerobase +50%
Bullish Degen +46%
The White Whale +43%
Banana Gun +30%
👉 Recent Funding Rounds
- Easy.fun $2M Seed round led by Mirana Ventures
- Rocket $1.5M Pre-Seed round led by Electric Capital
- Architect $35M Series A round backed by Coinbase Ventures
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Forwarded from CryptoRank Fundraising Digest
Fundraising Rounds by Stage in 2025
As of year-to-date, 1,179 funding rounds have been completed by Web3 projects. Notably, undisclosed and strategic rounds together account for approximately half of all deals in 2025.
This trend suggests that capital is increasingly being deployed through strategic partnerships and private allocations, rather than early-stage or publicly disclosed rounds, reflecting a maturing market and a more selective approach from investors.
👉 https://cryptorank.io/funding-analytics
As of year-to-date, 1,179 funding rounds have been completed by Web3 projects. Notably, undisclosed and strategic rounds together account for approximately half of all deals in 2025.
This trend suggests that capital is increasingly being deployed through strategic partnerships and private allocations, rather than early-stage or publicly disclosed rounds, reflecting a maturing market and a more selective approach from investors.
👉 https://cryptorank.io/funding-analytics
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Hyperliquid Holds Leadership Despite the FUD
As the perp DEX war continues, market participants are trying to evaluate and compare the leaders in this narrative.
Despite the recent FUD around Hyperliquid, it remains the more mature platform with stable metrics and no public user incentive programs.
Even though Lighter leads in daily perp volume, Hyperliquid has nearly 7x higher open interest and a much lower turnover.
That usually points to more position-driven, organic activity, while very high turnover can signal churn from airdrop farming or even wash-like volume.
👉 cryptorank.io/tags/derivatives
As the perp DEX war continues, market participants are trying to evaluate and compare the leaders in this narrative.
Despite the recent FUD around Hyperliquid, it remains the more mature platform with stable metrics and no public user incentive programs.
Even though Lighter leads in daily perp volume, Hyperliquid has nearly 7x higher open interest and a much lower turnover.
That usually points to more position-driven, organic activity, while very high turnover can signal churn from airdrop farming or even wash-like volume.
👉 cryptorank.io/tags/derivatives
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2025 Recap: Milestones and Events
Relive 2025 through our recap of the defining moments that shaped the year.
👉 https://cryptorank.io/insights/reports/2025-milestones-and-events
Relive 2025 through our recap of the defining moments that shaped the year.
👉 https://cryptorank.io/insights/reports/2025-milestones-and-events
CryptoRank
2025 Recap: Milestones and Events | | CryptoRank.io
The year 2025 was packed with historic moments, major milestones, and the occasional scandal, especially around memecoins. We’ve put together the key events
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📈Market Overview
Crypto market is rangebound: BTC briefly touched $85K then returned, while sentiment slides again into Extreme Fear. BTC and ETH ETFs logged two weeks in a row of outflows.
Bitcoin: $88,593 +0.9%
Ethereum: $2,959 +0.6%
Altcoin Index is at 90D lows, though some coins still manage to bounce. Today’s leaders are MYX and WLFI, both up 6%, while CC is the top loser, down 7%, followed by FIL -4%.
Market Cap: $3.06T
Liquidations: $199M
Fear & Greed Index: 20 (Extreme Fear)
Altcoin Index: 17/100
👉 Latest News
- Uniswap governance approved the major “UNIfication” proposal, a 100M UNI burn is imminent.
- Some Trust Wallet users report their wallet funds were drained.
- From 2023 to 2025, Tether and Circle froze $3.3M and $109M in assets, respectively.
👉 Small Cap Gainers
Alethea AI +53%
The White Whale +52%
zkPass +40%
DeAgentAI +32%
FLock +29%
👉 Recent Funding Rounds
- Hodlher $1.5M Strategic round backed by Chain Capital
- Hashkey $250M Funding round
- Architect $35M Series A round backed by Coinbase Ventures
Crypto market is rangebound: BTC briefly touched $85K then returned, while sentiment slides again into Extreme Fear. BTC and ETH ETFs logged two weeks in a row of outflows.
Bitcoin: $88,593 +0.9%
Ethereum: $2,959 +0.6%
Altcoin Index is at 90D lows, though some coins still manage to bounce. Today’s leaders are MYX and WLFI, both up 6%, while CC is the top loser, down 7%, followed by FIL -4%.
Market Cap: $3.06T
Liquidations: $199M
Fear & Greed Index: 20 (Extreme Fear)
Altcoin Index: 17/100
👉 Latest News
- Uniswap governance approved the major “UNIfication” proposal, a 100M UNI burn is imminent.
- Some Trust Wallet users report their wallet funds were drained.
- From 2023 to 2025, Tether and Circle froze $3.3M and $109M in assets, respectively.
👉 Small Cap Gainers
Alethea AI +53%
The White Whale +52%
zkPass +40%
DeAgentAI +32%
FLock +29%
👉 Recent Funding Rounds
- Hodlher $1.5M Strategic round backed by Chain Capital
- Hashkey $250M Funding round
- Architect $35M Series A round backed by Coinbase Ventures
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Forwarded from CryptoRank Fundraising Digest
IDO and Fundraising Activity in the Past 12 Months
In 2025, fundraising matured, liquidity fragmented, and the deal count fell vs 2024, but VCs concentrated into narrative leaders with bigger checks. In total, VCs invested about $68B.
Most notable rounds:
• Dunamu - $10.3B
• Deribit - $2.9B
• Polymarket - $2B
• Binance - $2B
ICOs followed the same pattern, with demand concentrated in top projects. In 2025, public token sales raised about $2.3B, led by:
• pump.fun - $600M
• World Liberty Financial - $550M
• Monad - $217M
👉 cryptorank.io/ico-analytics
In 2025, fundraising matured, liquidity fragmented, and the deal count fell vs 2024, but VCs concentrated into narrative leaders with bigger checks. In total, VCs invested about $68B.
Most notable rounds:
• Dunamu - $10.3B
• Deribit - $2.9B
• Polymarket - $2B
• Binance - $2B
ICOs followed the same pattern, with demand concentrated in top projects. In 2025, public token sales raised about $2.3B, led by:
• pump.fun - $600M
• World Liberty Financial - $550M
• Monad - $217M
👉 cryptorank.io/ico-analytics
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🔓 Top 7 Token Unlocks of the Upcoming Week
The following tokens with the largest unlock amount will be unlocked next week:
Sui - $78.90M
Audiera - $43.97M
Ethena - $20.08M
EigenCloud - $14.44M
COCA - $12.99M
Kamino - $11.00M
Optimism - $8.85M
👉 https://cryptorank.io/token-unlock
The following tokens with the largest unlock amount will be unlocked next week:
Sui - $78.90M
Audiera - $43.97M
Ethena - $20.08M
EigenCloud - $14.44M
COCA - $12.99M
Kamino - $11.00M
Optimism - $8.85M
👉 https://cryptorank.io/token-unlock
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DeFi TVL Has Shifted From Activity to Balance-Sheet Infrastructure
The comparison highlights a structural shift in where DeFi TVL concentrates. In 2021, top protocols were diversified across DEXs, CDPs, and yield aggregators. By 2025, TVL is overwhelmingly concentrated in lending, liquid staking, and restaking protocols, signaling a move away from activity-driven primitives toward balance-sheet infrastructure, where capital can remain deployed passively for extended periods.
The dominance of Aave, Lido, and restaking protocols suggests TVL growth is driven less by user demand and more by capital efficiency and yield layering. Lending fits this structurally: overcollateralization, reusable collateral, and leverage loops mechanically inflate TVL. Restaking goes one step further by monetizing already-staked assets, adding incremental yield without requiring capital reallocation.
👉 https://cryptorank.io/categories/defi
The comparison highlights a structural shift in where DeFi TVL concentrates. In 2021, top protocols were diversified across DEXs, CDPs, and yield aggregators. By 2025, TVL is overwhelmingly concentrated in lending, liquid staking, and restaking protocols, signaling a move away from activity-driven primitives toward balance-sheet infrastructure, where capital can remain deployed passively for extended periods.
The dominance of Aave, Lido, and restaking protocols suggests TVL growth is driven less by user demand and more by capital efficiency and yield layering. Lending fits this structurally: overcollateralization, reusable collateral, and leverage loops mechanically inflate TVL. Restaking goes one step further by monetizing already-staked assets, adding incremental yield without requiring capital reallocation.
👉 https://cryptorank.io/categories/defi
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Bitcoin’s energy footprint has stabilized. AI’s is accelerating and far less transparent.
With Alex de Vries-Gao and Jon Ferris, we compared Bitcoin and AI electricity demand and showed why the energy narrative is shifting.
👉 https://cryptorank.io/insights/research/bitcoin_vs_ai_energy_consumption
With Alex de Vries-Gao and Jon Ferris, we compared Bitcoin and AI electricity demand and showed why the energy narrative is shifting.
👉 https://cryptorank.io/insights/research/bitcoin_vs_ai_energy_consumption
CryptoRank
Bitcoin Is No Longer the Energy Threat, but AI Is Becoming One | Artificial intelligence Comparative analysis | CryptoRank.io
Debates around digital energy use were once dominated by Bitcoin. Between 2017 and 2021, mainstream media outlets warned that BTC mining could overwhelm energy
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ICYMI: Weekend Recap 🗞
Here's a quick look at the key headlines from this weekend:
Markets & Macro
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan Central Bank (NBK) approves pilots for Gold Tokenization, QR crypto payments, 'KZTE' stablecoin
🇰🇷 South Korea’s Mirae Asset Group explores $100M takeover of crypto exchange Korbit
Projects & Community
🛡 Trust Wallet launches compensation for browser extension hack victims
🔎 Google search volume for ‘crypto’ craters as 2025 comes to a close
🏴☠️ FLOW token lost ~46% following a $3.9M hacking incident
Institutions & Capital
🔄 ParaFi Capital transferred ~$30M AAVE to Coinbase
🔥 Uniswap treasury burns 100 million UNI tokens
🔐 BitMine stakes $219M in Ethereum
Drophunting weekly:
— Bullpen - Point farming
— Hotstuff - Testnet
— Architect - Waitlist form
— DeepNodeAI - Collecting badges
— RISEx - Testnet
— Surf - Claim your card
— Espresso - Airdrop checker
— TOKI - Point farming
Explore other news on CryptoRank:
👉 https://cryptorank.io/news
Here's a quick look at the key headlines from this weekend:
Markets & Macro
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan Central Bank (NBK) approves pilots for Gold Tokenization, QR crypto payments, 'KZTE' stablecoin
🇰🇷 South Korea’s Mirae Asset Group explores $100M takeover of crypto exchange Korbit
Projects & Community
🛡 Trust Wallet launches compensation for browser extension hack victims
🔎 Google search volume for ‘crypto’ craters as 2025 comes to a close
🏴☠️ FLOW token lost ~46% following a $3.9M hacking incident
Institutions & Capital
🔄 ParaFi Capital transferred ~$30M AAVE to Coinbase
🔥 Uniswap treasury burns 100 million UNI tokens
🔐 BitMine stakes $219M in Ethereum
Drophunting weekly:
— Bullpen - Point farming
— Hotstuff - Testnet
— Architect - Waitlist form
— DeepNodeAI - Collecting badges
— RISEx - Testnet
— Surf - Claim your card
— Espresso - Airdrop checker
— TOKI - Point farming
Explore other news on CryptoRank:
👉 https://cryptorank.io/news
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New 2025 Listings Up to 99.9% Down From ATH FDV Today
2025’s brief euphoria flipped into depressed sentiment and weak performance, weighing on new listings:
ATLA: -59%
RESOLV: -99.9%
TRUMP: -93%
COAI: -99%
PI: -93%
WLFI: -58%
RST: -9.9%
AIA: -99%
DHN: -91%
SHM: -99.9%
👉 cryptorank.io/all-coins-list
2025’s brief euphoria flipped into depressed sentiment and weak performance, weighing on new listings:
ATLA: -59%
RESOLV: -99.9%
TRUMP: -93%
COAI: -99%
PI: -93%
WLFI: -58%
RST: -9.9%
AIA: -99%
DHN: -91%
SHM: -99.9%
👉 cryptorank.io/all-coins-list
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📉 Market Overview
As market participants prepare for the holidays, crypto pulled back after rebound. Traders turned risk-off, closing positions as stocks and commodities both traded in the red.
Bitcoin: $87,323 -2.8%
Ethereum: $2,945 -2.9%
Monday ETF flows:
BTC ETFs: - $19M
ETH ETFs: - $10M
Alts turned lower too, with most majors in the red. The weakest today are AERO, 2Z, IP and IMX, down ~7%. The drop looks more like position unwinds than fresh selling into the year-end lull now.
Market Cap: $3.04T
Liquidations: $207M
Fear & Greed Index: 23 (Extreme Fear)
Altcoin Index: 17/100
👉 Latest News
- Strategy bought 1,229 BTC last week.
- China will begin paying interest on holding the digital yuan, the central bank says.
- Lighter launched its LIT token and enabled trading.
👉 Small Cap Gainers
JoJoWorld +819%
SCOR (dev by Sweet) +55%
GXChain +51%
elizaOS +46%
Bluzelle +28%
👉 Recent Funding Rounds
- Haven Seed round backed by Candaq
- Hodlher $1.5M Strategic round backed by Chain Capital
- Hashkey $250M Funding round
As market participants prepare for the holidays, crypto pulled back after rebound. Traders turned risk-off, closing positions as stocks and commodities both traded in the red.
Bitcoin: $87,323 -2.8%
Ethereum: $2,945 -2.9%
Monday ETF flows:
BTC ETFs: - $19M
ETH ETFs: - $10M
Alts turned lower too, with most majors in the red. The weakest today are AERO, 2Z, IP and IMX, down ~7%. The drop looks more like position unwinds than fresh selling into the year-end lull now.
Market Cap: $3.04T
Liquidations: $207M
Fear & Greed Index: 23 (Extreme Fear)
Altcoin Index: 17/100
👉 Latest News
- Strategy bought 1,229 BTC last week.
- China will begin paying interest on holding the digital yuan, the central bank says.
- Lighter launched its LIT token and enabled trading.
👉 Small Cap Gainers
JoJoWorld +819%
SCOR (dev by Sweet) +55%
GXChain +51%
elizaOS +46%
Bluzelle +28%
👉 Recent Funding Rounds
- Haven Seed round backed by Candaq
- Hodlher $1.5M Strategic round backed by Chain Capital
- Hashkey $250M Funding round
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Forwarded from CryptoRank Fundraising Digest
Only 12% of 2025 Token Sales Are Still Profitable
In 2025, 533 public token sales took place. Some managed to raise millions in seconds, but only 63 tokens are still trading above their sale price.
The biggest sale, PUMP, raised $600M. It delivered 2.19x at ATH, but now trades below the IDO price, with ROI around 0.48x.
Even though PUMP led the narrative and captured massive attention, the retroactive EV looks weak. The same applies to MON (current ROI 0.93x) and XPL (0.47x).
However, 58% of sales still delivered a solid 3–6x pop on decent size allocations right at the start of trading, but not in the long term.
The most profitable sale for investors in 2025 was MYX, with ATH ROI at 2103x, and it is still trading around 385x above the sale price today.
Overall, weak market conditions and shrinking attention spans turned token-sale investing into hard mode this year, pushing participants toward shorter holding periods and faster profit-taking.
👉 cryptorank.io/ico
In 2025, 533 public token sales took place. Some managed to raise millions in seconds, but only 63 tokens are still trading above their sale price.
The biggest sale, PUMP, raised $600M. It delivered 2.19x at ATH, but now trades below the IDO price, with ROI around 0.48x.
Even though PUMP led the narrative and captured massive attention, the retroactive EV looks weak. The same applies to MON (current ROI 0.93x) and XPL (0.47x).
However, 58% of sales still delivered a solid 3–6x pop on decent size allocations right at the start of trading, but not in the long term.
The most profitable sale for investors in 2025 was MYX, with ATH ROI at 2103x, and it is still trading around 385x above the sale price today.
Overall, weak market conditions and shrinking attention spans turned token-sale investing into hard mode this year, pushing participants toward shorter holding periods and faster profit-taking.
👉 cryptorank.io/ico
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Institutions Exit Crypto as ETFs See Billions in Outflows
While the market delivered mixed performance this year, Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs broadly tracked the same flow cycle.
Institutions allocated aggressively when the macro ooked clear and risk appetite was strong, helping fuel the rally and channel capital into payments and RWAs.
When macro turned uncertain, the bid faded and inflows flipped to outflows, showing institutional crypto exposure is still a broader risk-on trade tied to global financial conditions, not a steady long-term allocation.
In 2026, if macro stabilizes, the Fed moves into cuts, and regulation becomes clearer, flows into major assets should turn steadier and less headline-driven.
👉 cryptorank.io/news/tag/etfs
While the market delivered mixed performance this year, Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs broadly tracked the same flow cycle.
Institutions allocated aggressively when the macro ooked clear and risk appetite was strong, helping fuel the rally and channel capital into payments and RWAs.
When macro turned uncertain, the bid faded and inflows flipped to outflows, showing institutional crypto exposure is still a broader risk-on trade tied to global financial conditions, not a steady long-term allocation.
In 2026, if macro stabilizes, the Fed moves into cuts, and regulation becomes clearer, flows into major assets should turn steadier and less headline-driven.
👉 cryptorank.io/news/tag/etfs
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Forwarded from CryptoRank Fundraising Digest
The Most Active Crypto VCs in 2025
Coinbase Ventures - 87 deals
Animoca Brands - 52 deals
YZi Labs - 40 deals
GSR - 39 deals
Amber Group - 39 deals
Pantera Capital - 37 deals
Selini Capital - 33 deals
Mirana Ventures - 33 deals
Big Brain Holdings - 33 deals
👉 cryptorank.io/funding-analytics
Coinbase Ventures - 87 deals
Animoca Brands - 52 deals
YZi Labs - 40 deals
GSR - 39 deals
Amber Group - 39 deals
Pantera Capital - 37 deals
Selini Capital - 33 deals
Mirana Ventures - 33 deals
Big Brain Holdings - 33 deals
👉 cryptorank.io/funding-analytics
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2025: The Year Bitcoin Breaks Its 4-Year Cycle of Growth and Decline
For over a decade, Bitcoin has traditionally followed a cyclical price pattern: four consecutive years of price growth followed by one year of decline, repeating the cycle. However, 2025 broke this pattern, closing in the negative zone with a 6.28% price loss.
👉 https://cryptorank.io/price/bitcoin/analytics
For over a decade, Bitcoin has traditionally followed a cyclical price pattern: four consecutive years of price growth followed by one year of decline, repeating the cycle. However, 2025 broke this pattern, closing in the negative zone with a 6.28% price loss.
👉 https://cryptorank.io/price/bitcoin/analytics
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