Institutional capital is returning to the cryptocurrency sector in early 2026, with data showing $1.4 billion committed across venture deals and public offerings. Major transactions include a $250 million raise for Visa-linked stablecoin issuer Rain and crypto custodian BitGo‘s $200 million-plus IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. This activity persists despite market pressures from a major liquidation event in October, signaling sustained institutional engagement.
Venture capital and institutional investors deployed $1.4 billion into digital asset companies at the start of 2026, according to industry data. The largest moves included Rain‘s $250 million funding round, valuing the Visa-linked stablecoin issuer at $1.9 billion, and BitGo‘s IPO exceeding $200 million on the NYSE in January.
This institutional engagement continues building despite crypto markets remaining under pressure. That pressure followed an October liquidation event that erased billions in leveraged positions across centralized and decentralized markets.
Financial infrastructure provider Bitway secured over $4.4 million in a seed round led by TRON DAO. The company stated the funds will support expanding its onchain financial services.
Digital exchange platform Everything raised $6.9 million in seed funding led by Humanity Investments. The company is building a unified trading platform combining perpetual futures, spot markets, and prediction markets.
Galaxy completed a $75 million onchain credit deal using the Avalanche blockchain. This transaction packaged private loans into digital securities issued and managed onchain, indicating growing institutional comfort with core financial activity on blockchains.
Onchain services platform Veera raised $4 million in a seed round, bringing its total funding to $10 million. The mobile-first platform aggregates services like saving, investing, and asset swaps for everyday users.
Regulated infrastructure firm Prometheum raised an additional $23 million since 2025’s start. The capital will support clearing services for U.S. broker-dealers and developing onchain securities products.
Infrastructure developer Solayer launched a $35 million ecosystem fund for teams building on its network. The fund targets onchain products in decentralized finance, payments, consumer applications, and AI-driven systems.
