Between August 16 and August 22, 2026, crypto and blockchain companies announced approximately $1.298 billion in financing across six transactions. The total is driven by ZeroStack's $1 billion noncash MemeCore token contribution and Ripple Prime's $275 million senior unsecured notes offering. Other notable rounds include NeoSoul's $11 million pre-Series A for AI trading, Beldex's $8 million for privacy tech, and Twyne's $2.5 million seed round.
ZeroStack MemeCore token deal
- ▪Nasdaq-listed ZeroStack agreed to receive $1 billion in MemeCore tokens, totaling approximately 925.9 million M tokens, from Puple AI and Blockcat in a stock-based transaction.
- ▪The exercise of the warrants issued by ZeroStack is subject to shareholder approval under Nasdaq listing rules, and the issued shares will carry lockup periods of up to 10 years.
- ▪MemeCore principal Rudy Rong is expected to become ZeroStack's president as part of the agreement to expand ZeroStack's digital asset treasury strategy.
- ▪In exchange for the MemeCore tokens, ZeroStack will issue 3.5 million common shares and pre-funded warrants covering up to 36.2 million additional shares valued at $25.19 per share.
Ripple Prime debt financing
- ▪Ripple Prime raised $275 million from institutional investors through an upsized private offering of senior unsecured notes to fund the U.S. expansion of its prime brokerage operations.
- ▪The $275 million note offering, combined with a $200 million credit facility secured from Neuberger Berman-managed funds in May 2026, provides Ripple Prime with $475 million in additional capacity.
- ▪Ripple Prime's prime brokerage unit, established through a $1.25 billion acquisition of Hidden Road, serves institutional clients across crypto, foreign exchange, derivatives, swaps, and fixed-income markets.
NeoSoul AI trading platform
- ▪NeoSoul plans to use the $11 million capital to develop NeoTrade, an AI-based trading platform that allows users to configure autonomous trading agents within the BNB Chain and 0G ecosystems.
- ▪NeoSoul completed an $11 million pre-Series A funding round with participation from MH Ventures, Amber Group, ArkStream Capital, 0G Foundation, Kirin Capital, CatcherVC, and New Oak International.
Weekly crypto funding methodology
- ▪Crypto and blockchain companies announced approximately $1.298 billion across six disclosed transactions between August 16 and August 22, 2026, compiled using Crypto Fundraising, DefiLlama, and regulatory filings.
- ▪Blueprint Finance completed an undisclosed strategic round led by Polychain Capital to expand Concrete, its non-custodial vault infrastructure, which was excluded from the weekly total.
- ▪The $1.298 billion weekly total includes debt and a noncash token contribution, meaning it does not represent conventional venture capital.
Privacy blockchain funding rounds
- ▪Beldex plans to use the $8 million proceeds to support developer tools, protocol security, privacy applications, encrypted AI services, and broader ecosystem development.
- ▪Privacy blockchain developer Beldex raised $8 million in a funding round led by Sigma Capital, bringing its reported cumulative funding to $36 million.
DeFi and infrastructure funding rounds
- ▪Twyne's credit delegation layer allows lending-market depositors to transfer unused borrowing capacity to other users in exchange for additional yield.
- ▪Solana-based infrastructure project Botanika closed a $1.5 million funding round backed by CRIT Ventures, Baboon VC, Marblex, Daedalus, and individual investors to develop decentralized storage and computing infrastructure.
- ▪DeFi lending protocol Twyne secured $2.5 million in seed funding in a round co-led by Cyber Fund and Ethereal Ventures to develop its credit delegation layer.
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