{"id":8631,"date":"2025-08-23T13:33:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T13:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/crypto-vc-funding-digift-secures-11m-irys-bags-10m\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T13:33:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T13:33:21","slug":"crypto-vc-funding-digift-secures-11m-irys-bags-10m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/crypto-vc-funding-digift-secures-11m-irys-bags-10m\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto VC Funding: DigiFT secures $11m, Irys bags $10m"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">The week of August 17-23, 2025, recorded $63.77 million in crypto funding across 13 projects, with DigiFT\u2019s $11 million strategic round leading.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_1ec1d85993f027e60bd3c73cef67d41a\" 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>Crypto funding hit $63.7 million across 13 projects, down from $1.5 billion last week<\/li>\n<li>DigiFT led with $11 million, as Irys and Block Earner raised $10 million and $8 million<\/li>\n<li>Smaller rounds included DecentralGPT, Overtake, LO:TECH, and Legion<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Multi-chain and cross-ecosystem projects dominated this week\u2019s funding as per <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/crypto-fundraising.info\/deal-flow\/?start_date=2025-08-17&amp;end_date=2025-08-23&amp;sortby=raised&amp;sort=desc&amp;filter=closed\">Crypto Fundraising data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a detailed overview of this week\u2019s crypto funding activity:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DigiFT<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>DigiFT raised $11 million in a Strategic round<\/li>\n<li>Investors include SBI Holdings, Mirana Ventures, and Offchain Labs<\/li>\n<li>DigiFT has raised a total of $21.5 million<\/li>\n<li>The project is a regulated DeFi exchange<\/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\">\ud83d\udea8 \ud835\uddd7\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddd9\ud835\udde7 \ud835\uddd6\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00 \ud835\udde6\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0 \ud835\udde5\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf1 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc \ud835\udde6\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\udddc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude00\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude01\ud835\ude02\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9-\ud835\uddda\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\udde5\ud835\uddea\ud835\uddd4 \ud835\udddc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf3\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddee\u2014led by \ud835\udde6\ud835\uddd5\ud835\udddc \ud835\udddb\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf4\ud835\ude00, Japan&#8217;s largest financial group!<\/p>\n<p>This round\u2014alongside <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mirana?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@mirana<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OffchainLabs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@OffchainLabs<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/0xPolygon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@0xPolygon<\/a>, Yunqi Partners, and tech\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gvlLF2ostk\">pic.twitter.com\/gvlLF2ostk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DigiFT (@DigiFTTech) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DigiFTTech\/status\/1958320913637953823?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">August 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Irys<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Irys secured $10 million in a Series A round<\/li>\n<li>The investment was backed by CoinFund, Hypersphere, and Tykhe Ventures<\/li>\n<li>The datachain platform raised a total of $18.7 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Block Earner<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.startupdaily.net\/topic\/funding\/crypto-fintech-block-earner-lands-8-million-series-a\/\" target=\"_blank\">Raised<\/a> $8 million in a Series A round<\/li>\n<li>Fully diluted valuation of $75 million<\/li>\n<li>Block Earner is a web3 fintech platform<\/li>\n<li>Investors include Titan Fund and Haun Ventures<\/li>\n<li>The project has raised a total of $14.4 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects &lt; $8 Million<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cointel <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Cointel_io\/status\/1958167143301730753\" target=\"_blank\">raised<\/a> $7.4 million in an unknown round<\/li>\n<li>DecentralGPT <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DecentralGPT\/status\/1958408666606076202\" target=\"_blank\">bagged<\/a> $7 million in an unknown round<\/li>\n<li>Overtake took home <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/overtake_world\/status\/1958115796942721353\" target=\"_blank\">$7 million<\/a> in an unknown round<\/li>\n<li>LO:TECH <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TeamLOTECH\/status\/1958515439685812693\" target=\"_blank\">raised<\/a> $5 million in a Seed round<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/legiondotcc\/status\/1958138462810616299\" target=\"_blank\">Legion bagged<\/a> $5 million in a Seed round<\/li>\n<li>o1 exchange <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/o1_exchange\/status\/1957785521687839222\" target=\"_blank\">raised<\/a> $4.2 million in an unknown round<\/li>\n<li>LYS Labs raised <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LYS_Labs\/status\/1957775963053293726\" target=\"_blank\">$4 million<\/a> in a Seed round<\/li>\n<li>Capital B (ex The Blockchain Group) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_ALCPB\/status\/1957322935984648337\" target=\"_blank\">raised<\/a> $2.57 million in an unknown round<\/li>\n<li>Loop Crypto <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EleniThinks\/status\/1958534314628640944\" target=\"_blank\">bagged<\/a> $2 million in a Strategic round<\/li>\n<li>Vanish <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/vanishtrade\/status\/1958607185673691368\" target=\"_blank\">raised<\/a> $1 million in a pre-seed round<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There is a notable drop in VC funding this week in comparison to last week\u2019s nearly $1.5 billion. Read our last week\u2019s coverage here.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/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 August 17-23, 2025, recorded $63.77 million in crypto funding across 13 projects, with DigiFT\u2019s $11 million strategic round leading. 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