According to data from the week of October 6–12, blockchain sector funding more than doubled, led by Meanwhile’s $82 million raise and strong institutional participation.
Between October 6 and October 12, global blockchain funding totaled $240 million across 14 deals, marking a sharp rebound from $81.4 million and seven deals the previous week. The largest round was $82 million raised by Bitcoin-denominated life insurer Meanwhile, led by Haun Ventures and Bain Capital Crypto. DePIN infrastructure provider Bee Maps secured $32 million, stablecoin startup Coinflow completed a $25 million Series A, and ETH-denominated insurer Anthea raised $22 million. Other notable rounds included $15 million seed raises by CipherOwl and TransCrypts, alongside several smaller Web3, DeFi, and AI-driven projects.