A certain exchange's Ventures became the most active crypto venture capital in H1 2026, while the industry's financing scale continued to shrink

According to CryptoRank data, in the first half of 2026, a certain exchange's Ventures completed 30 investments, ranking first among crypto venture funds; Animoca Brands, a16z, and Tether completed 19, 18, and 15 investments respectively. In the past 12 months, this exchange's Ventures completed a total of 75 investments, leading the industry. In June, the total financing for crypto companies fell to $1.4 billion, a 63% decrease compared to $3.8 billion in April; the number of funding rounds decreased from 89 in May to 61 rounds, and the number of independent investment institutions participating dropped from 452 in October 2025 to 242 in June. Over the past year, the DeFi, payments, and AI sectors have completed 216, 131, and 128 funding rounds respectively. This exchange's Ventures mainly focused on payment protocols, DeFi, infrastructure, and RWA tokenization projects.