Weekly Funding Roundup | 3 Projects Secure Funding, Total Funding Reaches $214 Million (1.26-2.1)
- Core View: The number of global blockchain financing events decreased month-on-month at the end of January 2025, but the total funding amount remained stable due to support from a single large-scale financing round, indicating that market capital is concentrated in leading projects and the overall investment attitude is becoming more cautious.
- Key Elements:
- During the statistical period, a total of 9 financing rounds were disclosed, amounting to $214 million. The total amount was basically flat compared to the previous week, but the number of events decreased.
- The stability of the total funding was primarily due to the $200 million equity financing completed by OSL Group, which will be used for strategic acquisitions, global business expansion, and technology development.
- Other notable financing rounds include AetheriumX securing $8 million in strategic funding, and the stablecoin payment project Bleap completing a $6 million seed round.
- The Bleap project was founded by a former Revolut executive, focusing on on-chain stablecoin payment applications, and plans to expand its business to more regions in Latin America.
- From the phenomenon of a decrease in the number of financing rounds while large-scale financings stand out, the industry's investment and financing activities overall show a relatively cautious trend.
According to incomplete statistics by Odaily, from January 26 to February 1, 2025, a total of 9 financing events were disclosed in the global blockchain sector, a significant decrease from the 9 events in the previous week. However, the total financing amount reached $214 million, almost on par with the $215 million raised the week before. This is primarily due to the stablecoin trading and payment platform OSL Group announcing a $200 million (approximately HK$1.56 billion) equity financing round to deepen its strategic layout in areas such as stablecoin trading and payments. However, judging by the number of deals, investment and financing activity in the industry remains relatively cautious.
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.
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.
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.
