Galaxy Research: Crypto VC Funding Rebounds to $5.6 Billion in Q2, Up 31% QoQGalaxy Research...

Galaxy Research: Crypto VC Funding Rebounds to $5.6 Billion in Q2, Up 31% QoQGalaxy Research reported that crypto and blockchain venture funding rebounded in Q2 2026 after cooling in the first quarter. VCs invested about $5.6 billion across 384 deals, with capital deployed up 31% quarter-over-quarter and deal count up 10%, driven mainly by later-stage financings. At the first-half pace, full-year 2026 investment would reach about $20.04 billion, slightly below 2025 but above most of 2023 and 2024.Later-stage companies captured 78.3% of total funding in the quarter. Trading, exchange, investing and lending companies led by category with about $3.52 billion, while U.S.-based companies received 73.5% of invested capital. Fundraising for new crypto venture funds remained difficult: only five new funds raised about $3.9 billion in Q2, the lowest quarterly fund count since Q4 2019.

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