{"id":17422,"date":"2025-12-06T16:51:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T16:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/crypto-vc-funding-paribu-acquires-coinmena-for-240m-n3xt-bags-72m\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T16:51:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T16:51:18","slug":"crypto-vc-funding-paribu-acquires-coinmena-for-240m-n3xt-bags-72m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/crypto-vc-funding-paribu-acquires-coinmena-for-240m-n3xt-bags-72m\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto VC Funding: Paribu acquires CoinMENA for $240m,\u00a0N3XT bags $72m"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">The week of November 30 to December 6, 2025, recorded $478.9 million in crypto VC funding across 18 projects.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_c5ed4d88c24e4c24aee81d25052f640a\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Weekly crypto VC funding hit $478.9M across 18 projects.<\/li>\n<li>Paribu\u2019s $240M CoinMENA acquisition dominated this week\u2019s deals.<\/li>\n<li>N3XT, Canton Network, and Portal secured major multi-million raises.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>As per the data, Turkish digital asset platform Paribu\u2019s $240 million acquisition of CoinMENA led the funding period.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a comprehensive breakdown of this week\u2019s crypto funding activity as per <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/crypto-fundraising.info\/deal-flow\/?start_date=2025-11-30&amp;end_date=2025-12-06&amp;sortby=raised&amp;sort=desc&amp;filter=closed\">Cryptofundraising data<\/a>:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CoinMENA<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CoinMENA acquired for $240 million through M&amp;A<\/li>\n<li>The cryptocurrency exchange was acquired by Paribu<\/li>\n<li>The exchange has raised $249.5 million so far<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019re excited to share that CoinMENA has been acquired by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ParibuCom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@ParibuCom<\/a> in a transaction valued at up to USD 240 million!<\/p>\n<p>This acquisition strengthens our global presence, accelerates innovation, and allows us to deliver even more value and opportunities to our users across MENA\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HrkC4uZpRy\">pic.twitter.com\/HrkC4uZpRy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CoinMENA | \u0643\u0648\u064a\u0646 \u0645\u064a\u0646\u0627 (@CoinMENA) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoinMENA\/status\/1996851305394978877?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">December 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">N3XT<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/N3XTinc\/status\/1996697959828742406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Raised<\/a> $72 million in an unknown round<\/li>\n<li>The investment was backed by Paradigm, Hack VC, and Winklevoss Capital<\/li>\n<li>N3XT is a financial institution offering programmable real-time settlement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Canton Network (Digital Asset)<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Canton Network bagged $50 million in a strategic round<\/li>\n<li>Investors include BNY Mellon, iCapital, and Nasdaq<\/li>\n<li>The public Layer\u20111 blockchain has raised $447.2 million so far<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Portal<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Portal <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PortaltoBitcoin\/status\/1996587546634035243\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">raised<\/a> $25 million in an unknown round<\/li>\n<li>Backed by JTSA Global<\/li>\n<li>The Bitcoin-based DEX has raised $117.5 million so far<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ostium Labs<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Secured $20 million in a Series A round<\/li>\n<li>Fully diluted valuation of $250 million<\/li>\n<li>Investors include General Catalyst, Jump Trading, and Coinbase Ventures<\/li>\n<li>Ostium Labs is behind the perpetual exchange Ostium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RFpmVSJtkS\">pic.twitter.com\/RFpmVSJtkS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ostium (@OstiumLabs) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OstiumLabs\/status\/1996237156616962074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">December 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fin (ex TipLink)<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fin <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/fin\/status\/1996248631733571998\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">raised<\/a> $17 million in an unknown round<\/li>\n<li>Backed by Pantera, Sequoia, and Samsung Next<\/li>\n<li>Fin is a stablecoin-based, enterprise-grade payment platform<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BitStack<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Secured $15 million in a Series A round<\/li>\n<li>Bitstack is a French Bitcoin savings app<\/li>\n<li>Investors include 13books, North Island Ventures, and Plug and Play<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects Under $15 Million<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Zoo Finance (ex IndexZoo), <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZooFinanceIO\/status\/1995496712350392492\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">$10 million<\/a> in a strategic round<\/li>\n<li>Ranger, $6 million in a public sale with $15.38 million fully diluted valuation<\/li>\n<li>Axis, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AxisFDN\/status\/1996204874409861319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">$5 million<\/a> in a private round<\/li>\n<li>Altura, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alturax\/status\/1995509385033134246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">$4 million<\/a> in a seed round<\/li>\n<li>Reya Network, $3 million in a public sale with $150 million fully diluted valuation<\/li>\n<li>TrueNorth, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/get_truenorth\/status\/1996581802698232280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">$3 million<\/a> in a pre-seed round<\/li>\n<li>DeepNode AI, $3 million in a strategic round with $75 million fully diluted valuation<\/li>\n<li>LayerBank, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LayerBankFi\/status\/1996921531084296692\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">$2.30 million<\/a> in a pre-seed round<\/li>\n<li>DeepNode AI, $2 million in a seed round with $25 million fully diluted valuation<\/li>\n<li>Haiku, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HaikuTrade\/status\/1996370844990492915\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">$1 million<\/a> in a pre-seed round<\/li>\n<li>Harmonix Finance, $600,000 in a public sale with $25 million fully diluted valuation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read last week\u2019s crypto VC funding data here.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The week of November 30 to December 6, 2025, recorded $478.9 million in crypto VC funding across 18 projects. Summary Weekly crypto VC funding hit $478.9M across 18 projects. 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