The second quarter of 2025 showed its strongest Crypto VC investment performance since 2022. The significant inflow of capital highlights the focus on basic blockchain infrastructure and Bitcoin-centric strategies.
The newly formed Bitcoin Powerhouse Twenty One Capital with Vivek Ramaswamy’s Strive Funds has secured the most substantial funding round, winning hundreds of millions of dollars.
Crypto Funding bounces back
Cryptocurrency Venture Capital funding saw a major rebound between March and June. It secured an impressive $10.3 billion over this period. This revival was driven prominently last month alone by a substantial surge of $5.14 billion.
Investors favored a more disciplined capital distribution, particularly in Bitcoin acquisitions and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization.
North American companies secured a larger, later stage round, but a healthy increase in early stage token-centric seed trading took place in Asia and the Middle East, highlighting sustained global innovation.
The increased acceptance of encryption has driven this broad revival, particularly through the Bitcoin ETF. Improved regulatory clarity also reduced perceived risks and contributed further to market rebounds.
Additionally, “Crypto Winter” promoted a more disciplined investment environment, made VCs more selective, prioritizing a solid pitch and clear path to profitability and long-term growth.
Strive Funds leads at $750 million for its Bitcoin strategy
Strive Funds, an asset manager co-founded by American entrepreneur and politician Vivek Ramaswamy, secured $750 million in May 2025.
This substantial capital injection aims to establish an “alpha generation” strategy through Bitcoin-related purchases. The move highlights the strong institutional belief that Bitcoin will be utilized as a core asset in a sophisticated investment approach.
21 capital will secure $585 million to boost Bitcoin holdings
Another important driver of venture capital surges in the second quarter of 2025 was the emergence of 21 capital in April 2025, securing an impressive $585 million.
What’s particularly noteworthy about Twenty One Capital’s salary increases is its status as a new entity, starting the same month through a combination of business with Cantor Equity Partners.
Co-founded by major players such as Tether, Bitfinex and SoftBank, and led by Jack Mallers, it aims to be a Bitcoin native public company focused on maximizing Bitcoin ownership per share and building new financial markets around Bitcoin.
Securitization of $400 million in land for real-world asset tokenization
Securitize, a well-known platform specializing in RWA tokenization, has secured $400 million in its April funding round from Mantle’s Treasury Department. The Mantle is a major on-chain ecosystem with a multi-billion dollar Treasury department, aimed at bridging traditional and decentralized finances.
This investment highlights the accelerating interest and capital flows in the sector. It illustrates how the tokenization industry bridges traditional funding with blockchain technology. It tells us an important step towards the mainstream adoption of fractional ownership.
Other notable funding rounds: calci and aurazine
Predictions Market Platform Kalshi secured $185 million in June 2025, achieving a $2 billion valuation. Kalshi plans to use this capital to deepen integration with mainstream brokers and deploy new contract types, indicating a driving forward for a wider adoption of forecast markets in traditional finance.
To close the top five, Auradine secured $153 million in the second quarter of 2025. Specific details regarding the exact use of the funds remain, but a significant amount indicates a significant investment in major crypto companies.
Beyond Q2: What’s next for crypto investment?
Venture capital funding for the second quarter of 2025 indicated strategic changes within the crypto industry. The significant investment in Bitcoin First Initiative and basic infrastructure suggests a market focused on long-term value creation in speculative ventures.
This transformation, reinforced by increasing institutional involvement and increased certainty of regulations, firmly establishes Crypto as a key area of ​​observation and investment for the rest of the year.
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