📊 Crypto Venture Weekly: September 29–October 3, 2025

$312M was raised across 18 projects this week, led by Flying Tulip’s $200M seed round and xMoney’s $21.5M strategic raise. Meanwhile, AlphaTON Capital, Strategy, and VivoPower International allocated a combined $112M into TON, BTC, and XRP treasuries.

Here’s what the top 8 are building 👇

🖱 Flying Tulip ($200M seed, $1B valuation)
Full-stack onchain exchange combining a hybrid AMM and order book model.

🖱 xMoney ($21.5M, Sui Foundation)
European payments company bridging stablecoins with global commerce.

🖱 Lava ($17.5M, Extended Series A)
Platform for bitcoin-backed loans with participation from top fintech angels.

🖱 Ethena ($14M, MEXC Ventures)
DeFi protocol behind USDe, a crypto-native stablecoin backed by delta-hedged collateral.

🖱 KGeN ($13.5M, Jump Crypto, Accel, Prosus Ventures)
Building a Verified Distribution Network across AI, DeFi, gaming, and consumer apps.

🖱 Talus ($10M, Polychain, Foresight, dao5, Inception, Sui Foundation)
Developing infrastructure for AI agents and “Prediction AI.”

🖱 Mesta ($5.5M, Circle Ventures, Paxos, Village Global)
Global fiat and stablecoin payments network connecting banks and crypto rails.

🖱 BaseVol ($6M, Altos Ventures, Neoclassic, Base Ecosystem Fund)
Options trading layer on Base using 0DTE strategies and AI agents.

Investor attention this week centered on hybrid exchanges, AI-integrated infra, and stablecoin payments, while treasury allocations and fund launches underscored rising institutional interest in onchain assets.

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