[New Fundraising] Zcash Open Development Lab completes over $25 million seed round financing, with participation from Paradigm and others

Zcash Open Development Lab is a self-custody privacy finance platform designed to expand ecosystem interoperability through collaboration and bring protected ZEC transactions to mainstream global markets.

More about Zcash Open Development Lab: https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Zcash%20Open%20Development%20Lab?k=MjM5Mjg%3D

Source: https://x.com/zodl_app/status/2030995832808288659

[New Fundraising] Kled AI Completes $5.5M Seed Round to Build AI Data Marketplace

Kled is an AI data market platform that provides data sets to train generative AI models and provides licensing and customization tools. Users can upload original content, and Kled will package and sell it and provide $KLED as compensation.

More about Kled:https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Kled%20AI?k=MTc4MTc%3D

Source:https://x.com/useKled/status/2031384811441402057

[New Fundraising] OP_NET Completes $5M Funding Round Led by Further Ventures

OP NET is a metaprotocol operating outside the Ordinals envelope that is designed to integrate seamlessly with Bitcoin while introducing a comprehensive suite of smart contract capabilities, At its core, OP NET functions to transform the programmability of the Bitcoin blockchain into the programmability of smart blockchains like Ethereum. Utilizing Tapscript,

OP NET creates a fully expressive smart contract environment that operates within Bitcoin's existing framework. This approach retains Bitcoin's role as the foundational layer for data availability, consensus, and settlement, enhancing its functionality without compromising its core principles and without the need for BlPs/core protocol changes.

More about OP_NET:https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/OP%20NET?k=MTMzOTc%3D

Source:https://x.com/opnetbtc/status/2031788548496769175?s=20

[New Fundraising] Cryptio Completes $45 Million Series B Funding Round Led by BlackFin Capital Partners and Others

Cryptio is an institutional-grade crypto accounting platform that helps financial institutions, corporates, and crypto-native companies navigate the fragmented digital asset landscape.

More about Cryptio: https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Cryptio?k=MzY3Ng%3D%3D

Source: https://fortune.com/2026/03/12/cryptio-series-b-fundraise-blackfin-capital-partners-sentinel-global/

[New Fundraising] Ark Labs Completes $5.2 Million Seed Funding Round with Participation from Tether and Others

Ark is a Bitcoin Layer 2 payments network, aiming to deliver a more simplified user experience while retaining self-custody. Unlike the Lightning Network, users don’t need to manage payment channels or inbound/outbound liquidity to make payments. Users also don’t need to set up their own nodes, only requiring a light wallet on a smartphone to start sending and receiving self-custodial Ark payments, according to the team.

More about Ark Labs:https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Ark%20Labs?k=MTMwMjY%3D

Source:https://www.theblock.co/post/393198/tether-backs-ark-labs-5-2-million-seed-raise-to-expand-stablecoin-and-programmable-finance-infrastructure-on-bitcoin

[New Fundraising] Unitas Completes $13.3 Million Seed Funding Round with Participation from Amber Group and Others

Unitas is a yield generation layer built to produce sustainable, market-neutral returns across multiple asset classes. Its products include yield-bearing stablecoins, yield-generating Bitcoin, and yield-backed gold, all powered by a transparent and risk-managed execution framework. The system is designed to serve as a unified yield and settlement infrastructure for on-chain liquidity, payments, and institutional integration.

More about Unitas:https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Unitas?k=MTg0NTY%3D

Source:https://x.com/UnitasLabs/status/2032085018764337288

[New Fundraising] VeryAI has raised $10M to build human verification for the age of AI


VeryAI is building a human identity verification system for the age of artificial intelligence. Its first product focuses on palmprint biometric verification, an identity verification method based on the unique structural features of human palmprints.

More about VeryAI: https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/VeryAI?k=MjM5NDA%3D

Source: https://x.com/VeryAI/status/2032083146900967773

[New Fundraising] Eightco Holdings Secures $125M backed by Bitmine, ARK Invest, and Payward

Eightco Holdings, Inc. is a blockchain company focused on technology and innovation, committed to driving growth and innovation through strategic acquisitions and management. Founded earlier, the company currently operates through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Forever 8 Fund LLC, allowing it to expand its business without the constraints of traditional financing.

More about:https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Eightco%20Holdings,%20Inc.?k=MzUyMg%3D%3D

Source:https://cointelegraph.com/news/eightco-125-million-bitmine-ark-tom-lee-joins-board

[New Fundraising] MetaComp Completes $13M Pre-A+ Round Backed by Alibaba and Spark Venture

StableX, the next-generation infrastructure platform purpose-built for cross-border FX payments powered by stablecoins. Built for global business needs, StableX combines deep liquidity aggregation, smart FX routing, stablecoin-fiat conversion, and multi-currency support to power fast, cost-efficient and reliable cross-border B2B payments, remittance corridors, and platform-based treasury flows.

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

Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/singapores-metacomp-raises-pre-a-round-backed-by-alibaba-closing-total-us35-million-pre-a-funding-in-3-months-to-accelerate-asias-regulated-web2-5-pay-and-wealth1-group-level-platform-302713126.html

[New Fundraising] Listed company UTime plans to acquire Web3 data platform Feixiaohao for $80 million

Feixiaohao is one of the earliest cryptocurrency data platforms in the Chinese blockchain industry. It is committed to building an accurate and trusted source of data for cryptocurrencies.

More about Feixiaohao: https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Feixiaohao?k=MzY4OQ%3D%3D

Source: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/03/13/3255441/0/en/Covering-Millions-of-Crypto-Users-UTime-Signs-Non-Binding-Letter-of-Intent-to-Acquire-Data-Platform-Feixiaohao-for-Web3-Infrastructure-Expansion.html

[New Fundraising] Metaplanet Raises $255 Million

Metaplanet Inc. (TYO: 3350) is a company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and has begun a strategic transformation. By leveraging Bitcoin (BTC) as its primary treasury reserve asset, Metaplanet will utilize excess cash flow and implement value-added corporate governance, including financial management strategies such as debt and equity financing, to further accumulate Bitcoin.

More about Metaplanet: https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Metaplanet?k=MTQ4NDc%3D

Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/16/metaplanet-raises-usd255-million-to-accelerate-bitcoin-accumulation

[New Fundraising] Dtcpay Completes $10M Series A Round Led by Vertex Ventures SEA & India

dtcpay is a regulated payment service provider that offers reliable solutions for merchants to grow revenues with increased acceptance rates across fiat and cryptocurrency. Founded in 2019 in Singapore, dtcpay is a licensed and fully regulated Major Payment Institution by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to conduct Digital Payment Token Services and other payment services under the Payment Services Act (PSA).

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

Source: https://www.techinasia.com/news/singapores-dtcpay-raises-10m-to-scale-stablecoin-payments

[New Fundraising] Mastercard plans to acquire stablecoin infrastructure startup BVNK for up to $1.8 billion

BVNK provides banking services and payments for crypto-native enterprises. Companies using BVNK can accept payments in fiat currency and cryptocurrency, hold hundreds of different currencies and crypto assets, and send funds worldwide.

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

Source:https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-17/mastercard-to-buy-stablecoin-startup-bvnk-for-up-to-1-8-billion

[New Fundraising] Capital B Raises €3 Million Through Warrants

Capital B(PA: ALCPB) is a European bitcoin finance company listed on the Euronext Paris Venture Exchange which focuses on the development of data intelligence, artificial intelligence and decentralized technologies.

More about Capital B:https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Capital%20B?k=MTc1NTA%3D

Source:https://x.com/BitcoinForCorps/status/2033873568073978242

[New Fundraising] Derivio announced the completion of a $6 million of financing, with participation from Yzi Labs,CMT Digital,Everstake Capital,Big Brain Holdings,Signum Capital,UOB Venture,Proximiyy Labs,Proximity Protocol and others.

Derivio is a structured derivatives ecosystem offering synthetic derivatives that granularize risk-adjusted rewards for traders with smart leverage, while providing cryptocurrency operators with sufficiently deep liquidity pools to enable effective hedging.

More about Derivio: https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Derivio?k=NzQ4MQ%3D%3D
 
Source: https://x.com/derivio_xyz/status/2033876039148179752?s=20

[New M&A] Sokin acquires Genpaid–a multichain payments company for stablecoins–accelerating rollout of stablecoin capabilities

Genpaid is a multi-chain, non-custodial crypto payment platform that offers advanced features specifically for stablecoins. These features include AI-compatible payment methods and proxy payments based on Coinbase and Google protocols. Its API allows autonomous agents to discover prices, authorize, and settle transactions on-chain without human intervention.

More about Genpaid: https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Genpaid?k=MjM5Njk%3D

Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sokin-launches-stablecoin-capabilities-to-provide-hybrid-finance-platform-unifying-digital-assets-and-fiat-302715915.html

[New M&A]GSR acquires Autonomous and Architech for $57 million.

Autonomous is a professional platform for the back-end operations and financial management of crypto projects, providing end-to-end issuance, financing, and operational support for digital asset projects. After being acquired by GSR, Autonomous retained its brand and became the core of GSR's operations in building a full lifecycle capital market.

Architech was a Web3 advisory firm specializing in fungible token issuance and custom liquidity strategies. It was acquired by GSR in 2026 and integrated into its digital asset advisory business.

More about Autonomous:
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Autonomous?k=MjM5Njg%3D

More about Architech:
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Architech?k=MjM5Njc%3D

Source：
https://chainwire.org/2026/03/17/gsr-acquires-autonomous-and-architech-to-launch-integrated-capital-markets-and-treasury-platform-for-crypto/

[New Fundraising] TransFi announced the completion of a $14.2 million of A Round financing, led by Turing Financial Group.

TransFi is a cross-border payment platform designed to provide efficient and compliant solutions for transferring funds in local currencies and cryptocurrencies to businesses, marketplaces, and financial platforms.

More about TransFi:
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/TransFi?k=MjM5NzE%3D&nt=essentials_details
 
Source:
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/03/17/3257569/0/en/TransFi-Inc-Raises-19-Million-to-Build-an-Emerging-Markets-Focused-Global-Payments-Platform-on-Stablecoin-Rails.html

[New M&A]Polymarket acquires DeFi infrastructure startup Brahma

Brahma is a decentralized yield protocol that simplifies the process of generating yield on various cross-chain DeFi primitives. It manages interactions and risk across multiple chains, dApps, and instruments in a transparent and composable manner, enabling users to earn yield, hedge, and deploy capital efficiently.

More about Brahma: 
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Brahma?k=NzUx


Source：
https://fortune.com/2026/03/18/exclusive-polymarket-acquires-the-startup-brahma/

[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] Myriad completed a seed round of financing, with participants including MoonPay Ventures, Auros, EVG, Verda Ventures, Side Door Ventures, Wave Financial, Walrus and OFR, and individual investors including Fundstrat co-founder Tom Lee, NFT collector Blondish, and CEO of Pudgy Penguins Luca Netz et al.

Myriad is a Prediction Markets that allows user predict the future directly on socials utilizing the Myriad Extension.

More about Myriad:
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Myriad?k=MTQ0NDA%3D&nt=essentials_team 

Source:
https://x.com/MyriadMarkets/status/2034666247049081188?s=20