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Kraken acquires NinjaTrader for $1.5b

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Kraken acquires NinjaTrader for .5b

The third week of March 2025 brought a major crypto exchange expansion as Kraken completed its $1.5 billion acquisition of NinjaTrader. Meanwhile, MoonPay secured $200 million for its payment infrastructure.

According to Crypto Fundraising, the week’s funding reached over $2 billion. The week’s funding has seen a jump toward trading tools, storage solutions, and payment infrastructure.

NinjaTrader, $1.5 billion

  • Acquired by Kraken for $1.50 billion.
  • The M&A deal will expand Kraken’s trading analytics capabilities.
  • Building finance and trading infrastructure.
  • Developing analytical trading tools.

MoonPay, $200 million

  • Moonpay received a $200 million revolving credit line from Galaxy, a crypto-focused financial services firm.
  • The company, which focuses on building payment and trading solutions, has raised a total of $1.16 billion so far.

Walrus, $140 million

  • Walrus secured $140 million in an unknown round with $2 billion FDV.
  • The investment was backed by Standard Crypto, a16z crypto and Electric Capital.
  • Walrus is building storage solutions on the Sui (SUI) ecosystem.

VIA, $28 million

  • VIA raised $28 million in Series B funding.
  • The investment was backed by Bosch Ventures, BMW i Ventures, and MassMutual Ventures.
  • The project has raised $45.15 million so far.

Crossmint, $23.6 million

  • Crossmint, an NFT payment infrastructure builder, secured $23.6 million in Series A funding
  • The investment was backed by Ribbit Capital, Franklin Templeton, and Nyca

Halliday, $20 million

  • Halliday raised $20 million in Series A funding.
  • Its backers include Andreessen Horowitz’s a16z crypto, Ron Conway’s SVA Angel and Blizzard.
  • The company, which is creating gaming payment infrastructure, has raised $26 million so far.

Utila, $18 million

  • Utila secured $18 million in Series A funding.
  • The company is backed by Nyca Partners, Wing Venture Capital and NFX.
  • Utila is building multichain security wallet; It has raised $29.5 million so far.

SlingShot DAO, $16 million

  • SlingShot DAO has raised $16 million in an unknown round.
  • Dragonfly, Animoca Brands, and DCG participated in the effort.
  • The project has raised $19 million so far.

Privy, $15 million

  • Privy secured $15 million in an unknown round
  • The investment was backed by Ribbit Capital, Sequoia, and Paradigm
  • The startup has raised $33 million so far.

Notable crypto VC funding rounds < $10 million

  • Ephyra, $10.5 million for AI gaming on P2E
  • Yeet, $7.75 million for P2E gaming on Berachain
  • Pluralis Research, $7.60 million for AI infrastructure
  • Uranium Digital, $6.10 million for real-world assets on Solana (SOL)
  • ABEX, $6 million for financial asset management
  • Soluna, Opinion Labs, and Hibachi each raised $5 million
  • Stable Sea, $3.5 million for stablecoin payments
  • Redacted, $3.01 million with $70 million FDV for entertainment
  • Level Protocol, $2.6 million for stablecoin solutions
  • Manifest Finance, $2.5 million for real-world assets
  • Stoffel MPC, $1.6 million for privacy infrastructure
  • Oro, $1.5 million for Solana real-world assets
  • Kamigotchi, $1.3 million for P2E gaming
  • Bedrock, $1.25 million with $25 million FDV for DeFi staking
  • NeuronX, $1 million for AI lending solutions


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