OpenTrade raises $17 million in strategic funding led by Mercury Fund and Notion Capital

Odaily reported that OpenTrade has announced the completion of a $17 million strategic funding round, led by Mercury Fund and Notion Capital, with participation from a16z crypto, AlbionVC, CMCC Global, and others. The project primarily provides institutional-grade on-chain and real-world asset-backed lending and stablecoin yield products. OpenTrade plans to use the funds to expand its permissioned and permissionless infrastructure, including the Curation+ vault curation framework, and to grow its asset management, trading, and engineering teams. OpenTrade processed over $250 million in transaction volume in 2025 and currently has a total value locked exceeding $200 million.