[New Position Dynamics] In the past three months, RootData has recorded job changes for over 100 key individuals.

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[New M&A] Coincheck signs $112 million stock purchase agreement for majority stake in digital asset manager 3iQ

3iQ is a digital asset investment fund managers, offering investors convenient and familiar investment products to gain exposure to digital assets.

More about 3iQ: https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/3iQ?k=MTAzMTI%3D

Source：https://www.theblock.co/post/384772/coincheck-3iq-stake

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[New Fundraising] Rain completes $250 million financing with a valuation of $1.95 billion, led by ICONIQ

Rain is blockchain-based card issuing and stablecoin interoperability platform. Rain is an issuer with the Visa Network and offers solutions for card programs across a number of regions and use cases.

More about Rain:https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Rain?k=MzE2Ng%3D%3D

Source:https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-09/stablecoin-firm-rain-valued-at-1-95-billion-after-funding-round

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[New Fundraising] VelaFi has completed a $20 million Series B funding round, led by XVC and Ikuyo

VelaFi provides compliant, stablecoin-based financial infrastructure for enterprises, enabling secure payments, settlement, and liquidity across global markets.

More about VelaFi:https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/VelaFi?k=NzY0NA%3D%3D

Source:https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/01/12/velafi-raises-usd20-million-in-series-b-to-expand-stablecoin-payments-infrastructure

[New Fundraising] Neuramint completes $5 million seed round financing, with participation from Maelstrom and others

Neuramint is a Web3 AI agent platform whose intelligent development platform empowers developers to automate and manage complex blockchain operations through autonomous artificial intelligence agents.

More about Neuramint:https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Neuramint?k=MjMxODg%3D

Source:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/neuramint-raises-5m-seed-to-build-an-agent-workflow-platform-for-web3-302658622.html

[New M&A] Polygon Labs acquires two crypto startups Coinme and Sequence, with a total acquisition amount exceeding 250 million USD

Coinme is a cryptocurrency exchange that supports buying or selling crypto using cash or debit.

Sequence is a full-stack web3 developer platform with tools spanning wallets and accounts, marketplaces, smart contract management, analytics, indexers, relayers, node gateways, and plugins for Unity, Unreal, web, and mobile.

More about Coinme: https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Coinme?k=Mzk1Mg%3D%3D

More about Sequence: https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Sequence?k=MTkzMQ%3D%3D

Source：https://fortune.com/2026/01/13/polygon-labs-acquisition-coinme-sequence-stablecoin-strategy/

[New Fundraising] YZi Labs invests tens of millions of dollars in Genius Trading

Genius is the on-chain trading terminal for all of Pro DeFi. Swap, ape, copy, and take out leveraged positions on over 10 chains, including BNB and Solana. Beyond the memecoin era, Genius’s long-term focus is enabling private transactions on any chain, at scale, without the need for ZK proof generation, in a single, consolidated terminal across all of DeFi—no matter where the user lives.

More about Genius:https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Genius?k=MTQ3ODY%3D

Source:https://www.theblock.co/post/385366/yzi-labs-invests-genius-trading-cz-advisor

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[New Fundraising] Project Eleven Completes $20 Million Financing at a Valuation of $120 Million

Project Eleven is is applying post-quantum cryptography (PQC) to existing protocols, starting with Bitcoin. This will ensure they remain secure even when classical cryptography fails. Its first solution is yellowpages, a post-quantum proof of Bitcoin ownership that allows users to instantly generate quantum-resistant keys and securely link them to existing Bitcoin addresses.

More about Project Eleven:https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Project%20Eleven?k=MTg4MDA%3D

Source:https://www.axios.com/pro/fintech-deals/2026/01/14/project-eleven-quantum-threat-crypto

[New M&A] Animoca Brands completes acquisition of digital collectibles and gaming company SOMO

SOMO is an on-chain Pokémon-genre game. User can Collect & Battle in game, Build up land for resources & more. Trade with millions of mobile players.

More about SOMO: https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/SOMO?k=MTI1MDI%3D

Source：https://www.animocabrands.com/animoca-brands-acquires-somo

[New Fundraising] Noise has completed a $7.1 million seed round financing, led by Paradigm

Noise is a platform for trading trends. The Noise endgame is to reinvent what it means to discover and distribute culture. It’s where the world will transition from paying attention to getting paid for attention.

More about Noise:https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Noise?k=MTUzOTA%3D

Source:https://www.theblock.co/post/385454/paradigm-leads-7-1-million-seed-round-for-attention-market-noise-ahead-of-base-mainnet-launch

[New Fundraising] Meld Raises $7 Million Strategic Round Led by Lightspeed Faction

Meld is the network to access digital assets and stablecoins. Through the Meld Network, fintechs, developers, and merchants can convert over 150 fiat currencies and any stablecoin or token within their app. Meld powers global payouts, remittances, cross-border trade settlement, and native blockchain onboarding for trading and investment activity.

More about Meld: https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Meld?k=MjMyNDI%3D

Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/meld-raises-7-million-strategic-round-to-accelerate-global-network-expansion-302661430.html

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[New Fundraising] Ripple injects $150 million into LMAX to push RLUSD stablecoin for institutions


LMAX Digital is the institutional crypto currency exchange, operated by LMAX Group. Delivering trust, reliability and deep institutional liquidity, LMAX Digital ensures complete transparency, open access and a level playing field for all institutional crypto currency market participants – within a secure trading environment.

More about LMAX Digital: https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/LMAX%20Digital%20?k=Nzg4OQ%3D%3D

Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/01/15/ripple-injects-usd150-million-into-lmax-to-push-rlusd-stablecoin-for-institutions

[Notable InfoFi Projects] Today, Nikita Bier, Head of product at X, announced the revocation of API access for all InfoFi projects because they caused the platform to be flooded with AI spam code and spam replies.

What InfoFi projects are currently in the crypto market? Which InfoFi projects will be more affected? You can check RootData's "InfoFi" tag to learn more.

Detailed link: https://www.rootdata.com/Projects?sn=InfoFi&snc=InfoFi&sd=354&rdGrowthSort=2

[New Fundraising] Saturn Raises $800K Seed Round Led by YZiLabs and Sora Ventures

Saturn Labs is a stablecoin yield protocol that aims to build a 10% + yield stablecoin USDat powered by MicroStrategy's STRC, a transparent and institutionally trusted Bitcoin credit instrument.

More about Saturn: https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Saturn?k=MjI3NDY%3D

Source: https://x.com/usdat21/status/2011831094463615313?s=20

[New Fundraising] Veera has raised $10M across pre-seed and seed rounds.

Veera is a cryptocurrency financial services platform that supports self-hosted wallets and has also launched the Veera Card, designed to allow users to spend on-chain assets globally.


More about Veera:
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Veera?k=MTg0ODM%3D

Source:
https://www.techinasia.com/news/sg-crypto-startup-veera-raises-10m

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