Crypto Firms Raise Over $1.2 Billion in Diverse Deals
Crypto and blockchain companies announced $1.298 billion in financing between August 16-22, 2026, across six deals.
The largest deal was ZeroStack's noncash token contribution of $1 billion from MemeCore, involving stock issuance rather than cash.
Ripple Prime raised $275 million through senior unsecured notes to support the U.S. expansion of its prime brokerage services.
NeoSoul secured $11 million to develop AI-powered trading agents, while smaller rounds funded projects in privacy, DeFi credit delegation, and decentralized AI infrastructure.