Cryptocurrency funding increased by about 50% year-over-year, according to Messari data. However, as major crypto assets continue to plummet, the sector’s funding decreased by 65.31% to $795 million last month.
Cryptocurrency markets are facing an incredibly tough year amid shifting investor sentiment amid macroeconomic uncertainty and global tensions.
Cryptocurrency funding has increased 50% year-over-year since March of last year. However, capital raised across the sector has fallen by 65% in the last month, with major crypto assets down by double digits since the start of the year.
Cryptocurrency projects raised $795 million in the last month, according to Messari data
Data from Messarri, a market intelligence and data platform; show The cryptocurrency project reportedly raised a total of $795 million in 85 rounds last month. The number of active investors also decreased by 15.88% to 286 companies, and the average trade size decreased by 52.36% to $16.58 million.
The report noted that significant capital concentrations continue, with a small number of high-activity days accounting for the majority of monthly trading volumes. According to the data, the total amount over the past 30 days was high on just three specific days (February 18th, 19th, and 25th), accounting for more than $624 million, or about 57% of the total funds raised over the entire period.
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The February 25th numbers show $269.15 million in 10 rounds, while the February 19th numbers show $213.3 million in five funding rounds.
The report also noted that fundraising momentum declined in early March compared to a peak in mid-February.
So far this month, daily capital inflows have struggled to match the previous month’s highs, with the highest daily amount in March reaching $105.4 million on March 4. However, there were multiple days in late February when trading volume exceeded $140 million.
The number of rounds per day has also stabilized, averaging around 4.6 rounds per day in March, compared to 6-10 individual funding announcements on some days in February.
Messari appoints Coinbase Ventures, $cubic Labs, Somnia, and Tether were among the top investors in the past three months. Coinbase Ventures ranks #1 with 15 rounds, followed closely by #2 $cubic 13 labs. Somnia and Tether recorded a total of 10 and 9 rounds, respectively.
In the past 30 days, Whop raised $200 million, marking its largest funding ever.
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Since President Trump took office, the performance of the cryptocurrency market has caused concern among long-term investors. Since the start of President Trump’s second term, there has been a significant decline in the number of top crypto projects. Bitcoin fell 40%, while ETH and XRP fell 45% and 59%, respectively. Solana fell nearly 72%, while Dogecoin, the top meme coin by market cap, fell 78%.
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President Trump’s own meme coin TRUMP has fallen by 90% and MELANIA coin has fallen by 98%. A previous Cryptopolitan report highlighted that nearly 40% of altcoins are trading near all-time lows, marking the largest market correction in the current cycle.
Despite a roughly 50% year-over-year increase in cryptocurrency funding, cryptoassets continue to fall as the broader market consolidates.
Data from CoinMarketCap show Bitcoin is trading at $67,686, down 46.37% from its all-time high of $126,198. Digital assets have declined by 22.66% year-to-date. The stock has been consolidating between $73,000 and $62,000 since early February, as global tensions and macro uncertainty have turned investor sentiment toward a risk-off stance.
Spot Bitcoin ETF witnessed The total for March 5th and 6th was a net outflow worth $612.66. After withdrawing $1.15 billion from investors between March 2 and March 4, the fund has received net inflows worth more than $550 million since the start of March.
