Anchorage Leads $252M Week in Crypto VC Funding
The week of February 1-7, 2026, recorded $251.9 million in crypto VC funding across 12 projects, with Anchorage Digital’s $100 million strategic round leading. Summary Crypto VC funding reached $251.9M across 12…
Between Feb. 1–7, 2026, crypto startups closed $251.9 million of venture capital across 12 announced deals, with Anchorage Digital’s $100 million strategic round topping the week.
Week at a glance
- Total raised: $251.9M across 12 deals (Feb. 1–7, 2026)
- Top deal: Anchorage Digital — $100M strategic round, backed by Tether
- Major raise: TRM Labs — $70M Series C at a $1B fully diluted valuation
Notable financings
- Anchorage Digital: $100M strategic round led with backing from Tether. Anchorage, a regulated global crypto platform, has now raised roughly $587M to date.
- TRM Labs: $70M Series C at a fully diluted $1B valuation. Investors include Blockchain Capital, CMT Digital, and Goldman Sachs. TRM’s total raised to date is about $219.9M.
- Jupiter: $35M raised in a strategic round. Jupiter operates as a Solana-based DEX aggregator.
- Bluff: $21M strategic round. Backers include 1k(x), Makers Fund, and MEV Maximum Extraction; Bluff focuses on social betting and entertainment.
- Opinion: $20M Series A. Investors include Hack VC, Jump, and Primitive; Opinion runs social prediction markets.
- Relay Protocol (Reservoir): $17M Series B, with backing from Archetype and Union Square Ventures; Reservoir is an open-source developer platform.
Smaller rounds (under $5M)
- Ruvo (formerly Cacao): $4.6M (terms undisclosed)
- Hurupay: $3M (public sale)
- Kairos: $2.5M (terms undisclosed)
- Plutus: $2.3M (terms undisclosed)
- Penguin Securities: $1.8M Series A
- Bitte (Mintbase): $1.7M via M&A
Data source: Cryptofundraising deal-flow for Feb. 1–7, 2026.
