The second week of March marked a notable moment in crypto history, as Binance closed a $2 billion funding round. The week’s combined funding exceeded $2.5 billion, with major investments flowing into DeFi infrastructure and multi-chain solutions. Let’s look into the key investments that happened in the VC funding sector in the last seven days as per Crypto Fundraising data . Binance, $2 billion Binance raised $2 billion from Abu Dhabi-based MGX, marking the first institutional investment in Binance’s history. The investment was conducted entirely in unnamed stablecoins , which grants MGX a minority stake in Binance and signals the firm’s entry into the cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors. MGX, known for its focus on AI and advanced technology, said the investment aligns with its strategy to support blockchain innovation and finance. We are excited to announce the first-ever institutional investment in Binance by @mgx_ai . This is a significant step in advancing digital asset adoption and reinforcing blockchain’s role in global finance. The $2B investment is also the single largest investment into a crypto… pic.twitter.com/fjZQBqSyC4 — Binance (@binance) March 12, 2025 World Liberty Financial, $550 million World Liberty Financial has raised $550 million in its token sale, pushing its total funding close to $600 million so far. The decentralized finance project directly tied to the Trump family, has secured $550 million by selling its WLFI tokens, data from ICO Drops shows . Last month, crypto.news reported that World Liberty Financial sold over 24 billion tokens, leaving around 950 million tokens available for purchase. You might also like: Here’s why altcoins like XRP, LINK, BONK, Jasmy are going up Mesh, $82 million Mesh raised $82 million in Series B funding The project is backed by Paradigm, Consensys, and Quantumlight The project, previously known as Front Finance, has raised $120.5 million so far https://twitter.com/meshconnectapi/status/1899496195757597078 RedotPay, $40 million Secured $40 million in Series A funding The investment was backed by Lightspeed, Galaxy, and HongShan RedotPay is developing payment and wallet solutions https://twitter.com/RedotPay/status/1900427456525291877 Axelar Network, $30 million Axelar Network raised $30 million in an unknown round The investment was backed by Arrington Capital and Electric Capital Axelar Network has raised $143.75 million https://twitter.com/axelar/status/1899523173336678846 Solv Protocol, $10 million Solv Protocol secured $10 million in an unknown round The project is building a marketplace across multiple ecosystems Solv Protocol has raised $32 million so far https://twitter.com/SolvProtocol/status/1900169992953311457 Voltix AI, $10 million Raised $10 million in an unknown round The investment was backed by BLCK Labs Voltix AI is building AI infrastructure on Solana ( SOL ) Notable crypto VC funding rounds PoPP raised $6 million for AI identity solutions Aura secured $5.50 million in seed funding for AI marketplace Captain Tsubasa: Rivals raised $5 million for P2E gaming on TON HOPR Token gathered $4.80 million for privacy infrastructure Templar Protocol secured $4 million for DeFi lending Arda Labs raised $3 million for real-world asset infrastructure M10, Obol Labs, and Rakurai each secured $3 million Sogni ai raised $2 million for AI art on DePIN W3I Software secured $1.50 million for Cardano stablecoins Offline Protocol raised $1.10 million for payment infrastructure Bubblemaps gathered $800,000 with $20 million FDV for analytics Lagom Chain secured $200,000 with $4 million FDV for L1 interoperability Read more: Ethereum’s future at risk without clear leadership, ex-engineer warns
