According to VC data from Crypto Fundraising, the total funding for the week reached $382 million across various blockchain sectors, with World Liberty Financial securing $300 million through a public sale. The week saw particular activity in derivatives trading and yield platforms, with projects securing funding across public sales, Series B rounds, and strategic investments. Let’s examine the key investments that shaped this week in crypto funding. World Liberty Financial, $300 million The DeFi platform, launched by the Trump family, raised $300 million through public sale The project is building DeFi solutions on Ethereum ( ETH ) WLFI’s on-chain address recently acquired about $47 million worth of Ethereum. Aave ( AAVE ) coins worth $4.4 million, and $4.5 million of Justin Sun’s Tron ( TRX ). Per Arkham Intelligence data , the Trump-linked firm acquired Wrapped Bitcoin ( WBTC ) valued at $47 million, $5.5 million Chainlink ( LINK ), and $4.5 million in Ethena Labs tokens ( ENA ). We’ve completed our mission and sold 20% of our token supply! Due to massive demand and overwhelming interest, we’ve decided to open up an additional block of 5% of token supply. Please be patient while our team works to relaunch the sale. We’ll share updates here as soon as… — WLFI (@worldlibertyfi) January 20, 2025 SignalPlus, $11 million Secured $11 million in Series B funding Backed by AppWorks, OKX Ventures, and Avenir SignalPlus is building CEX and derivatives trading platform https://twitter.com/SignalPlus_Web3/status/1882807338350113118 BugsCoin, $8.50 million Raised $8.50 million in an unknown round The startup is backed by Gate Ventures BugsCoin is building social network on BNB Chain Gate Ventures Confirms $8.5 Million Investment in the BugsCoin Project Gate Ventures has announced a $8.5 million investment in the BugsCoin (BugsCoin) ecosystem. Thx Gate!! #bgsc #bugscoin #gateventures #crypto pic.twitter.com/rlYkt8vCIh — bugscoin (@bugscoin_bgsc) January 22, 2025 Corn, $8.3 million Secured $8.3 million through public sale with $150 million fully-diluted value Corn, powered by the Arbitrum Foundation, is developing L2 infrastructure Corn has raised a total of $15 million https://twitter.com/use_corn/status/1882102396689768959 You might also like: Solana flips Ethereum on nearly every metric: Another crypto to watch Nexity Network, $8.2 million Raised $8.2 million in an unknown round Nexity Network is backed by Rothman Management The project is building trading solutions on Polygon ( POL ) We secured $8.2 million from Rollman Management to kickstart our on-chain liquidity program; Why is this important? Liquidity remains one of the biggest problems in supply chain—and the ripple effects will be felt globally in 2025. Assets like contracts, invoices, and goods… pic.twitter.com/ClxTg4peFA — NXT (@nexityorg) January 20, 2025 Fogo, $8 million Fogo secured $8 million through public sale with $100 million FDV The Block first broke the news Fogo is developing L1 blockchain solutions The project has raised $13.5 million so far. Was that an Echo, or just the sound of speed setting the world on fire? https://t.co/LDF9qKq8ui — Fogo (@FogoChain) January 24, 2025 Notable crypto VC funding rounds Radius secured $7 million in seed funding for L2 MEV infrastructure Aligned Layer gathered $6.67 million through public sale with $0.4 FDV Wingbits raised $5.50 million in strategic funding Keplr and Breez each secured $5 million Swarm Network raised $3 million in seed funding CreatorBid secured two rounds of $2.5 million each Printr and Evaa Protocol each raised $2.5 million Minionlab gathered $2 million in pre-seed funding Ranger secured $1.9 million with $30 million FDV Hamilton raised $1.7 million in pre-seed funding Read more: Trump’s inauguration boosts crypto: Bitcoin, XRP, Rollblock, and Solana
