[New M&A]Pump.fun completes acquisition of Meme token tracking and analysis platform Vyper

Vyper is a meme token tracking and analytics platform that focuses on providing traders with data, analysis, and tools to help them make faster and more informed trading decisions.

More about Vyper:
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Vyper?k=MjM2NjI%3D

Source：
https://x.com/TradeonVyper/status/2019530747032305891?s=20

[New Fundraising] Ruvo Completes $4.6M Seed Round Led by 1confirmation

Ruvo is a solution that combines cryptocurrencies with Pix for remittances between Brazil and the United States, helping Brazilian individuals and businesses handle cross-border money movements.

More about Ruvo：https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Ruvo?k=MjM2NjQ%3D

Source：https://x.com/alecmhoward/status/2019092310194053474?s=20

[New Fundraising] Tether Announces Investment in t-0 Network to Support USD₮-Powered Payments System

t-0 is the institutional settlement layer for stablecoin-powered payments. It connects licensed financial institutions through a single integration, using USDT liquidity and patented net-settlement technology to simplify cross-border transfers. Its system makes global payments feel local by enabling fast, programmable value movement between developed and emerging markets.

More about t-0 Network: https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/t-0%20Network?k=MjM2Njk%3D

Source: https://tether.io/news/tether-announces-investment-in-t-0-network-to-support-usdt-powered-payments-system/

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[New Fundraising] Xross Road Completes $1.5M Pre-seed Round Co-led by Arbitrum Gaming Ventures and Decima Fund

Xross Road is a community-focused IP incubation and acceleration platform leveraging Web3 technology. Originally designed for Japanese IP fans, it aims to expand IP content globally. Xross Road is also strengthening its support for existing IPs and enhancing fan engagement, ushering in a new era for IP platforms.

More about Xross Road:https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Xross%20Road?k=MTYzNTk%3D

Source:https://x.com/xross__road/status/2020923879158694227?s=20

[New Fundraising]Tether announces strategic investment in LayerZero Labs

LayerZero is an Omnichain Interoperability Protocol designed for lightweight message passing across chains. It provides authentic and guaranteed message delivery with configurable trustlessness, implemented as a set of gas-efficient, non-upgradable smart contracts.

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

Source: https://tether.io/news/tether-announces-strategic-investment-in-layerzero-labs-creator-of-the-interoperability-infrastructure-used-by-usdt0/

[New Fundraising]Circle Ventures announces strategic investment in edgeX

edgeX is a high-performance, orderbook-based Perp Dex with native trading experience.

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

Source: https://x.com/edgeX_exchange/status/2021223589890973842

[New Fundraising] Bullshot Raises $7.5M Private Funding Round

Bullshot is a decentralized token launchpad that helps users discover and issue the next hot token.

More about Bullshot:https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Bullshot?k=MjI5MTU%3D

Source: https://x.com/Bullshot911/status/2021187235446751560

[New Fundraising] Sports prediction market Novig completes $75 million Series B funding round led by Pantera Capital

Novig is a sports prediction market that have two different modes: Novig Coins and Novig Cash. Novig Coins are unredeemable and are used to play for fun, and Novig Cash is a virtual currency that can be used to enter sweepstakes for the chance to win cash prizes.

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

Source: https://fortune.com/2026/02/18/sports-prediction-markets-novig-kalshi-polymarket-cftc-pantera-multicoin/

[New M&A]Kraken acquires token management company Magna

Magna is a token distribution platform that makes it easier for protocols, decentralized autonomous organizations, and crypto funds to airdrop, stream, and distribute tokens to teams, investors, and communities on custom unlock schedules easily.

More about Magna: 
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Magna?k=MjI2Mg%3D%3D


Source：
https://fortune.com/2026/02/18/kraken-acquires-magna-token-management-platform/

[New Fundraising] Kresus Labs Raises $13M from Hanwha Investment & Securities

Kresus is a Web3 mobile super app that allows users to create, manage, and store all their digital assets.

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

Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/18/south-korea-s-hanwhamakes-a-usd13-million-bet-on-seedless-crypto-wallets

[New Fundraising] Unicity Labs Completes $3M Seed Round Led by Blockchange Ventures

Unicity Labs is an infrastructure developer dedicated to building the "Agentic Autonomous Internet." The Unicity Protocol it developed uses a point-to-point encryption architecture that allows AI agents to discover services, verify counterparties and settle directly at machine speed without the need for intermediaries or shared ledgers.

More about Unicity Labs: https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Unicity?k=MjM3OTE%3D

Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/unicity-labs-raises-3m-to-scale-autonomous-agentic-marketplaces-302692805.html

[New Fundraising] Web3 payment application Based has completed a $11.5 million Series A funding round, led by Pantera Capital

Based is a cryptocurrency trading and consumption platform that allows users to trade spot and perpetual contracts on Hyperliquid.

More about Based: https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Based?k=OTY3OA%3D%3D

Source: https://www.theblock.co/post/390809/hyperliquid-web3-based-funding-pantera?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

[New Fundraising] Fireplace Completes $1.5M Pre-seed Round Led by Frachtis

Fireplace is a prediction market where users can bet on news with friends

More about Fireplace: https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/fireplace?k=MjA4NjY%3D

Source: https://x.com/fireplacegg/status/2024115353656189073?s=20

[New Fundraising] Kash Raises $2M Pre-seed Round Led by The Spartan Group and Big Brain Holdings

Kash is a permissionless prediction market protocol based on social media and running on a cryptocurrency platform.

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

Source: https://x.com/kash_bot/status/2026371594671501336?s=20

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[New Fundraising] TBD completes $3 million seed round financing, co-led by CMT Digital and ParaFi

TBD is a global polling and forecasting market platform that focuses on global opinion polls and event forecasting.

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

Source: https://www.theblock.co/post/391253/solana-based-tbd-a-prediction-market-protocol-for-verified-human-opinion-raises-3-million

[New Fundraising] TruFin secures strategic investment led by SC Ventures

TruFin is a defi protocol built to provide institutional grade access to on-chain derivatives markets. Each of vaults executes an automated options strategy on behalf of its users - the breadth of the strategies will grow as TruFin do. The option vaults are accessible only with permission with all new users needing to complete KYC & AML onboarding via one of TruFin partners before placing funds into a vault.

More about TruFin: https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/TruFin?k=OTA0NA%3D%3D

Source: https://www.trufin.io/insights/trufin-secures-strategic-investment-led-by-sc-ventures

[New Fundraising] t54 Labs announced the completion of a $5 million seed round of financing, co-led by Anagram, PL Capital, and Franklin Templeton, with participation from Ripple,Virtuals Ventures, Blockchain Coinvestors, and ABCDE.

t54 is an AI agent trust company that aims to build identity, verification, and compliance tools for AI agents, enabling them to transact independently on behalf of individuals and businesses across any blockchain, agent framework, or payment rail.

More about t54: https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/t54?k=MjM4NTY%3D

Source: https://www.theblock.co/post/391273/ripple-franklin-templeton-ai-agent-trust-startup-t54-labs

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

Details: https://www.rootdata.com/people

[New Fundraising] The BitRing team announced millions of dollars in financing from JDI Global, CGV FOF, Catcher VC, 0G co-founder Ming WU, Huobi co-founder Yuan Dawei, and Vechain founder SunnyLu.

BitRing is a decentralized health incentive protocol based on BNB Chain. Through the combination of smart ring hardware and blockchain technology, it creates an economic system where "movement is a contract". Users obtain mining qualifications by staking BTR tokens, and can receive rewards for completing daily exercise targets. Those who fail to meet the target will have part of the pledged tokens deducted.

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

Source:
https://x.com/bitring2025/status/2026516337326174367