The second week of March marked a notable moment in crypto history, as Binance closed a $2 billion funding round.

The week’s combined funding exceeded $2.5 billion, with major investments flowing into DeFi infrastructure and multi-chain solutions.

Let’s look into the key investments that happened in the VC funding sector in the last seven days as per Crypto Fundraising data.

Binance, $2 billion

Binance raised $2 billion from Abu Dhabi-based MGX, marking the first institutional investment in Binance’s history.

The investment was conducted entirely in unnamed stablecoins, which grants MGX a minority stake in Binance and signals the firm’s entry into the cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors.

MGX, known for its focus on AI and advanced technology, said the investment aligns with its strategy to support blockchain innovation and finance.

We are excited to announce the first-ever institutional investment in Binance by @mgx_ai.

This is a significant step in advancing digital asset adoption and reinforcing blockchain’s role in global finance.

The $2B investment is also the single largest investment into a crypto… pic.twitter.com/fjZQBqSyC4

— Binance (@binance) March 12, 2025

World Liberty Financial, $550 million

World Liberty Financial has raised $550 million in its token sale, pushing its total funding close to $600 million so far.

The decentralized finance project directly tied to the Trump family, has secured $550 million by selling its WLFI tokens, data from ICO Drops shows.

Last month, crypto.news reported that World Liberty Financial sold over 24 billion tokens, leaving around 950 million tokens available for purchase.

Mesh, $82 million

Mesh raised $82 million in Series B funding

The project is backed by Paradigm, Consensys, and Quantumlight

The project, previously known as Front Finance, has raised $120.5 million so far

RedotPay, $40 million

Secured $40 million in Series A funding

The investment was backed by Lightspeed, Galaxy, and HongShan

RedotPay is developing payment and wallet solutions

Axelar Network, $30 million

Axelar Network raised $30 million in an unknown round

The investment was backed by Arrington Capital and Electric Capital

Axelar Network has raised $143.75 million

Solv Protocol, $10 million

Solv Protocol secured $10 million in an unknown round

The project is building a marketplace across multiple ecosystems

Solv Protocol has raised $32 million so far

Voltix AI, $10 million

Raised $10 million in an unknown round

The investment was backed by BLCK Labs

Voltix AI is building AI infrastructure on Solana (SOL)

Notable crypto VC funding rounds

PoPP raised $6 million for AI identity solutions

Aura secured $5.50 million in seed funding for AI marketplace

Captain Tsubasa: Rivals raised $5 million for P2E gaming on TON

HOPR Token gathered $4.80 million for privacy infrastructure

Templar Protocol secured $4 million for DeFi lending

Arda Labs raised $3 million for real-world asset infrastructure

M10, Obol Labs, and Rakurai each secured $3 million

Sogni ai raised $2 million for AI art on DePIN

W3I Software secured $1.50 million for Cardano stablecoins

Offline Protocol raised $1.10 million for payment infrastructure

Bubblemaps gathered $800,000 with $20 million FDV for analytics

Lagom Chain secured $200,000 with $4 million FDV for L1 interoperability