Weekly Funding Roundup | 6 Projects Secure Funding, Total Amount Reaches $154 Million (2.2-2.8)

The largest single financing round this week was the cryptocurrency compliance and investigation startup TRM Labs announcing the completion of a $70 million Series C funding round. Apart from this, financing activity in the prediction market sector was relatively active.

The following are the specific financing events (Note: 1. Sorted by the announced amount size; 2. * indicates “traditional” sector companies with some business involving blockchain):

Crypto Compliance Firm TRM Labs Completes $70 Million Series C Funding, Valuation Reaches $1 Billion

On February 4, according to a report by Fortune magazine, cryptocurrency compliance and investigation startup TRM Labs announced the completion of a $70 million Series C funding round, achieving a valuation of $1 billion and becoming a new “crypto unicorn.” This round was led by early investor Blockchain Capital, with follow-on investments from traditional institutions including Goldman Sachs, Bessemer, Brevan Howard, Thoma Bravo, and Citi Ventures.

Digital Asset Market Infrastructure Provider Prometheum Completes Additional $23 Million Financing

On February 4, digital asset market infrastructure provider Prometheum disclosed that it has completed an additional $23 million in financing. The investors include a group of high-net-worth individuals and institutions, whose specific names have not been disclosed yet. The new funds will be used to introduce digital asset products, including cryptocurrencies, tokenized assets, and on-chain securities, into the mainstream financial markets.

Prediction Market BLUFF Completes $21 Million Strategic Financing, Led by 1kx

On February 4, the prediction market BLUFF announced the completion of a $21 million strategic financing round. This round was led by the global blockchain investment firm 1kx, with participation from Makers Fund, Maximum Frequency Ventures, the founder of Delphi Ventures, and others. NBA star and tech investor Tristan Thompson also participated.

The BLUFF team members come from leading platforms such as Stake, Bet365, William Hill, and Bodog, possessing extensive experience.

Prediction Market Opinion Completes $20 Million Series A Funding, with Hack VC and Others Participating

On February 4, the prediction market Opinion announced the completion of a $20 million Series A funding round, with participation from Hack VC, Jump Crypto, Primitive Ventures, Decasonic, and others. Its trading scope has now expanded to include macroeconomics, pre-token launch events, culture, and cryptocurrencies, covering topics from CPI data, etc. Data shows the company currently handles about one-third of the global prediction market trading volume, with open interest exceeding $130 million.

Relay Completes $17 Million Series B Funding, Led by Archetypevc and USV, and Will Launch Relay Chain

On February 6, Relay, an on-chain fund interoperability infrastructure, posted on platform X stating that it has completed a $17 million Series B funding round, led by Archetypevc and USV. Furthermore, Relay will launch Relay Chain, an infrastructure specifically built for instant cross-chain settlement.

Prediction Market Terminal Kairos Completes $2.5 Million Seed Round, Led by a16z

On February 4, a16z General Partner Guy Wuollet posted on X, stating that a16z will lead a $2.5 million seed round for the prediction market terminal Kairos. The latter will provide professional traders with the fastest prediction market trading services.

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