Weekly Funding Roundup | 3 Projects Secure Funding, Total Funding Reaches $214 Million (1.26-2.1)

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

OSL Group Announces $200 Million Equity Financing

On January 29, the stablecoin trading and payment platform OSL Group (863.HK) announced a $200 million (approximately HK$1.56 billion) equity financing round to deepen its strategic layout in areas such as stablecoin trading and payments. According to the plan, the raised funds will be used for strategic acquisitions, expanding the global business of payments and stablecoins, product and technology infrastructure development, and daily operations.

AetheriumX Completes $8 Million Strategic Financing to Accelerate Web3 Finance and Interactive Economy Ecosystem Development

On January 28, the Web3 project AetheriumX, based on the Distributed Capital Intelligence Protocol (DCIP), announced the completion of an $8 million strategic financing round. This round was jointly completed by CGV, GAINS Associates, DuckDAO, and Genesis Capital, marking AetheriumX’s official entry into a strategic development phase centered on ecosystem-driven growth.

Bleap, a Stablecoin Payment Project Led by Former Revolut Executives, Completes $6 Million Seed Round

On January 28, Bleap announced the completion of a $6 million seed funding round led by Blossom Capital. The project’s main business is developing an on-chain financial application built around self-custody and stablecoin payments. Founded by former Revolut executives Joao Alves and Guilherme Gomes, the project aims to use blockchain as a settlement layer to provide payment, cross-border transfer, and savings yield functionalities. Bleap is currently live in Europe and Mexico and plans to use the new funds to expand to more regions in Latin America and launch cross-chain trading features. Furthermore, Bleap plans to adjust the issuance timeline for its native token to early 2027.

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Related: Aevo co-founder’s self-narration goes viral online: I wasted 8 years of my life in the crypto industry.

Compiled by Odaily Planet Daily ( @OdailyChina ); Translated by Azuma ( @azuma_eth ) Editor’s Note: This weekend, an article by Ken Chan (@kenchangh), co-founder and chief technology officer of Aevo, went viral on the internet. The article was titled ” I Wasted 8 Years of My Life in Crypto “. Ken Chan’s attitude in the article is extremely negative. He believes the industry has lost its idealism and has instead become the largest and most participated super casino in human history, and he feels disgusted that he once contributed to this casino. Although we do not agree with Ken Chan’s views, and many industry practitioners have spoken out to refute him after the article went viral, objectively speaking, his statements do reveal deep-seated problems such as a loss of…