[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

[New Fundraising] Kalshi completed a new round of financing of more than $1 billion with a valuation of $22 billion, led by Coatue Management.

Kalshi is a federally regulated prediction market that supports cryptocurrency deposits.where investors can trade event contracts tied to real-world events. Trading contracts based on the outcome of specific events allows users to tap into a wider range of topics compared to traditional stock and derivatives. Whether you are an expert in a particular field or have a keen interest in certain subjects (news, finance, pop culture, etc.), Kalshi provides an opportunity to earn profits based on accurate predictions. Kalshi also provides extensive resources and tools (tutorials, market data, etc.) to help traders understand prediction markets and improve their trading strategies.


More about kalshi:
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Kalshi?k=MTQ5OTY%3D

Source:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-19/kalshi-gets-1-billion-in-new-funding-at-22-billion-valuation

[New Fundraising] Lendasat completed a pre-seed funding round with investors including fulgur.ventures, Initial Capital, and Ark Labs.

LendaSwap is a decentralized cross-chain bridge based on Bitcoin that uses Hash Time Locked Contracts (HTLCs) to achieve trustless atomic swaps. When a swap is initiated, both parties lock their funds in a smart contract. The swap is either fully completed or both parties receive a refund.

More about Lendasat：
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Lendasat?k=MjM5ODg%3D

Source:
https://x.com/lendasat/status/2033826720252399674?s=20

[Most popular projects in the past 24 hours on RootData]

[New Fundraising] Origins Network announce have raised $8M from Animoca Brands, TBV, Candaq Ventures, Castrum Istanbul, and Coinvestor Ventures, alongside family offices and angel investors.

Origins' core business is building a modular blockchain for AI agents, designed to enable transparent verification of AI inference processes through its PoC (Proof of Computation) mechanism.

More about Origins Network：
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Origins?k=MjQwNjM%3D

Source:
https://x.com/OriginsNetwork_/status/2035912192990835040?s=20

[New M&A]Katana acquires IDEX to underpin its new Katana Perps offering. 

Kuma.bid is a Proof-of-Liquidity perpetual contract DEX based on the Arbitrum Orbit application chain. It uses Pyth oracles and Conduit infrastructure to provide a non-custodial high-performance derivatives trading platform (formerly known as IDEX) with zero gas fees, millisecond-level execution, one-click login and CEX-like experience.

More about Kuma:
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Kuma?k=MTEy

Source：
https://www.theblock.co/post/394652/polygon-incubated-katana-blockchain-acquires-idex-rolls-out-new-perps-offering?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

[New Fundraising] PeakAI announce have raised $2M Seed round from Cogitent Ventures, Covey, CatcherVC, 10KVentures, MARBLEX, PAKA and ViaBTC Capital.

TakeAPeak.AI is an AI-driven crypto marketing and creator incentive platform that helps brands efficiently launch AI marketing campaigns and accurately reach audiences. It also allows creators to receive rewards and airdrops based on real performance by publishing content, realizing a result-oriented cooperation model of "content is the result".

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

Source:
https://x.com/TakeAPeakAI/status/2036053350861639970?s=20

[New Fundraising] Kairos Labs completes $2.4 million seed round financing, led by 6th Man Ventures

Kairos is an onchain primitive that enables the creation of permissionless interest rate prediction markets in which parties can exchange fixed and floating-rate payments based on a variety of reference rates and swap terms. The markets function using automated-market makers and pools liquidity from curated vaults, ensuring aggregated liquidity and permissionless swaps for buyers.

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


Source: 
https://chainwire.org/2026/03/25/kairos-raises-2-4m-to-bring-the-500t-swap-market-onchain/

[New Fundraising] watch.fun Raises $8.6M Funding Round Co-led by Crypto.com Capital and Solana Ventures

Watch.fun is an on-chain platform that transforms luxury watch collecting into real-time social entertainment experiences. Watch.fun was originally called SOL Arena, a battle royale game on Solana.

More about watch.fun: https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Watch.fun?k=MTY1Njg%3D

Source: https://www.techinasia.com/watchfun-launches-luxury-watch-drop-platform

[New Fundraising] XFX Secures $17 Million in Funding Led by Castle Island Ventures

XFX focuses on building institutional level cross-border settlement infrastructure, aiming to promote the future development of global capital flows.

More about XFX: https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/XFX?k=MTg3Mjc%3D

Source: https://fortune.com/2026/03/26/xfx-17-million-series-a-stablecoins-fiat-castle-island-ventures/

[New M&A]Sonic SVM Acquires ForgeX

ForgeX is a cutting-edge tool for token developers and advanced traders, offering a seamless and efficient trading experience. Its features include automated trading bots, token creation and multi-wallet bunder, wallet group module, real-time data analytics, and more.

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


Source：
https://x.com/SonicSVM/status/2037137536372662723

[New Fundraising] Megapot announce have raised $5M pre-seed round led by Dragonfly, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Bankless Ventures, and the founders of global gaming brands FanDuel, Betfair, and MyPrize.

Megapot is building the onchain jackpot. It’s unique because liquidity providers fund the initial jackpot like how they create a position on Uniswap. When players buy tickets, they pay fees to LPs, and these fees grow the jackpot.

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

Source:
https://megapot.io/blog/preseed

[New Fundraising] ICE, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, announced an additional $600 million investment in Polymarket

Polymarket is a decentralized information markets platform that lets users trade on the world's most highly-debated topics (e.g. coronavirus, politics, current events, etc).

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


Source: 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/intercontinental-exchange-announces-new-600-million-investment-in-polymarket-fba265da

[New Fundraising] Midas Completes $50 Million Series A Funding Round Led by RRE and Creandum

Midas is an asset tokenization platform bringing exposure to institutional-grade assets on-chain. Through Midas, investors gain exposure to investment-grade securities on-chain, while harnessing the full suite of DeFi applications via a permissionless ERC-20 token.

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

Source: 
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/03/30/midas-raises-usd50-million-to-tackle-pain-point-for-tokenized-asset-investors

[New Fundraising] OmenX Completes Multi-Million-Dollar Seed Round, Backed by Paramita VC and Others

OmenX is a decentralized prediction market platform that supports leveraged trading, allowing users to trade the outcomes of real-world events such as crypto, sports, and finance by buying and selling long and short positions.

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


Source: 
https://www.theblock.co/press-releases/395660/omenx-secures-multi-million-dollar-seed-funding-to-launch-industry-first-leveraged-prediction-market-public-testnet-now-live