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📊Crypto Venture Weekly: September 29–October 3, 2025 $312M was raised across 18 projects this week, led by Flying Tulip’s $200M seed round and xMoney’s $21.5M strategic raise. Meanwhile, AlphaTON Capital, Strategy, and VivoPower International allocated a combined $112M into TON, BTC, and XRP treasuries. Here’s what the top 8 are building👇 🖱 Flying Tulip ($200M seed, $1B valuation) Full-stack onchain exchange combining a hybrid AMM and order book model. 🖱 xMoney ($21.5M, Sui Foundation) European payments company bridging stablecoins with global commerce. 🖱 Lava ($17.5M, Extended Series A) Platform for bitcoin-backed loans with participation from top fintech angels. 🖱 Ethena ($14M, MEXC Ventures) DeFi protocol behind USDe, a crypto-native stablecoin backed by delta-hedged collateral. 🖱 KGeN ($13.5M, Jump Crypto, Accel, Prosus Ventures) Building a Verified Distribution Network across AI, DeFi, gaming, and consumer apps. 🖱 Talus ($10M, Polychain, Foresight, dao5, Inception, Sui Foundation) Developing infrastructure for AI agents and “Prediction AI.” 🖱 Mesta ($5.5M, Circle Ventures, Paxos, Village Global) Global fiat and stablecoin payments network connecting banks and crypto rails. 🖱 BaseVol ($6M, Altos Ventures, Neoclassic, Base Ecosystem Fund) Options trading layer on Base using 0DTE strategies and AI agents. Investor attention this week centered on hybrid exchanges, AI-integrated infra, and stablecoin payments, while treasury allocations and fund launches underscored rising institutional interest in onchain assets. ✔️Powered by Trade Watcher