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Psalion has launched a $50 million venture capital fund focused on blockchain and digital asset startups.

Crypto venture capital activity remained subdued as investors focused on fewer, higher-quality deals, while funding for decentralised finance projects fell to a new low.

A group of Bitcoin-focused venture capital investors has launched a holding company to invest in businesses building on Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC).

Coinbase Ventures completed 30 crypto investment deals in the first half of 2026, the highest total among crypto venture capital firms.

Paradigm has raised US$1.2 billion for its fourth investment fund, expanding the cryptocurrency venture capital firm's strategy to include artificial intelligence, robotics and other emerging technologies.

Zapper, a decentralised finance analytics platform backed by investors including Mark Cuban, will shut down its website, mobile app and API services on Aug. 3 after seven years of operation.

Erik Hirsch, Co-CEO at Hamilton Lane, discussed the firm's recent $3.8 billion fundraise aimed at co-investing alongside private equity in mid-market companies. Hirsch emphasized the focus on smaller and mid-sized firms that are typically too small to pursue public offerings, highlighting that significant returns in private markets often come from these less visible segments. He speaks with Romaine Bostick & Katie Greifeld on "The Close."

Binance and payments infrastructure provider Mesh are reportedly discussing a funding round that could value Mesh at as much as US$2 billion, according to a report by Axios citing people familiar with the matter.

Kalshi is reportedly in discussions to raise new capital at a US$40 billion valuation, a move that would nearly double its US$22 billion valuation achieved.

Fomo, a social trading and token discovery platform, raised US$75 million in a Series B funding round led by Index Ventures that valued the company at US$550 million.