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[@mikewchan](/creator/twitter/mikewchan)
"During the week of July 6-11 XX crypto startups raised $152M in funding. This was paced by Agora Finance's $50M raise. This does not include public sale. Higher"  
![@mikewchan Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::19777264.png) [@mikewchan](/creator/x/mikewchan) on [X](/post/tweet/1944774508495131134) 2025-07-14 15:02:29 UTC 9887 followers, XX engagements


"Who is the Wealthfront / Betterment of crypto A robo-advisor where I can just deposit crypto choose a risk profile and (hopefully) watch my portfolio grow over time"  
![@mikewchan Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::19777264.png) [@mikewchan](/creator/x/mikewchan) on [X](/post/tweet/1921989333516435739) 2025-05-12 18:02:20 UTC 9886 followers, XXX engagements


"Had an awesome time at the crypto meetup I hosted in Zurich last night It was great to connect with new people meet people IRL I've had calls with in the past and hang with @DeepVenturesVC portfolio company OrdinalsBot founder @bruffstar Huge thanks to everyone who attended. Zurich is a beautiful city with amazing people can't wait to come back"  
![@mikewchan Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::19777264.png) [@mikewchan](/creator/x/mikewchan) on [X](/post/tweet/1945861964535623748) 2025-07-17 15:03:39 UTC 9889 followers, XXX engagements


"Happy Friday Here are the X most interesting crypto fundraises for the week ending 4/11/25. 1) Blackbird Diner engagement platform @blackbird_xyz raised $50M in a Series B round led by Spark Capital with participation from Coinbase Ventures a16z crypto Union Square Ventures and Amex Ventures. Blackbird allows users to check into restaurants earn rewards in the form of the $FLY token and pay bills seamlessly through the app. They also provide restaurants with tools to create customized loyalty programs and gather customer insights. Loyalty is a great use case for crypto and Blackbird is"  
![@mikewchan Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::19777264.png) [@mikewchan](/creator/x/mikewchan) on [X](/post/tweet/1910705944486420862) 2025-04-11 14:46:11 UTC 9885 followers, 1940 engagements


"The State of Crypto Privacy is happening tomorrow at 1PM ET Join @paulbrigner from @Zcash @OriginalOlii from @ZKPanther @auryn_macmillan from @EnclaveE3 and me for a chat about how crypto is changing the privacy world Register here: See you tomorrow"  
![@mikewchan Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::19777264.png) [@mikewchan](/creator/x/mikewchan) on [X](/post/tweet/1939784346564427967) 2025-06-30 20:33:22 UTC 9889 followers, 1825 engagements


". @helium_mobile going hard in the NYC Subway"  
![@mikewchan Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::19777264.png) [@mikewchan](/creator/x/mikewchan) on [X](/post/tweet/1942600461200011320) 2025-07-08 15:03:36 UTC 9889 followers, XXX engagements


"Happy Friday Here are the X most interesting crypto fundraises (according to me) for the week ending 6/27/25: 1) Kalshi Prediction market @Kalshi raised $185M in a Series C round led by Paradigm with participation from Sequoia Capital Multicoin Capital Neo and Bond Capital. Kalshi is a federally regulated prediction market platform that allows users to trade on the outcomes of events across domains like politics sports and economics. Its curious to see crypto VCs fund Kalshi which doesnt run on crypto rails like its top competitor @Polymarket (who is also fundraising). 2) Canton Network"  
![@mikewchan Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::19777264.png) [@mikewchan](/creator/x/mikewchan) on [X](/post/tweet/1938655570623697132) 2025-06-27 17:48:01 UTC 9886 followers, XXX engagements


"I'm in Zurich and asked to be seated outside for dinner at a restaurant. They seated me at a 4-top table with two ladies. The couple behind me got seated at a table with another couple. They just fill in available seats. This is so cool and communal. This would never happen in the US. What other cultures do this"  
![@mikewchan Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::19777264.png) [@mikewchan](/creator/x/mikewchan) on [X](/post/tweet/1945151593998860413) 2025-07-15 16:00:53 UTC 9889 followers, XXX engagements


"Here are the X most interesting crypto fundraises for the week ending 7/11/25: 1) Agora Finance Stablecoin infra @withAUSD raised $50M in a Series A round led by Paradigm. Agora has their own dollar-backed stablecoin AUSD and enables businesses to launch their own branded stables based off of AUSD. They will focus the growth of AUSD outside the US where there is more demand for stablecoins because of the volatility of local currencies and the need for cross-border payments. 2) Velvet Capital AI-based trading & portfolio management ecosystem @Velvet_Capital raised $3.7M from YZi Labs"  
![@mikewchan Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::19777264.png) [@mikewchan](/creator/x/mikewchan) on [X](/post/tweet/1943689572098990081) 2025-07-11 15:11:20 UTC 9886 followers, XXX engagements


"Happy Friday Here are the X most interesting crypto fundraises for the week ending 6/6/25: 1) Shards Protocol On-chain reputation and rewards protocol @ShardsOfficial raised $2M from Animoca Brands Kyber Ventures Yield Guild Games and others. Shards Protocol is developing Aura a decentralized reputation layer for Web3 that captures and analyzes users' on-chain activities such as staking trading and community participation to generate visible verifiable reputation scores and unlock rewards. If onchain reputation can be solved so much can be unlocked. 2) 3Jane Uncollateralized DeFi lending"  
![@mikewchan Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::19777264.png) [@mikewchan](/creator/x/mikewchan) on [X](/post/tweet/1931058522004889645) 2025-06-06 18:40:03 UTC 9889 followers, 2358 engagements


"Privacy isnt about hiding it's about the freedom to choose what you share. @ZKPanther started with a bold vision: private digital cash as a true bearer instrument. But as the crypto privacy space was under siege by regulators @OriginalOlii and the Panther team realized that they had to strike a balance between privacy and compliance. So they designed a system where zone managers (who can be institutions or individuals) onboard users under their own compliance rules. Users get privacy without forced disclosure while zone managers take responsibility for compliance. Panther exemplifies the"  
![@mikewchan Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::19777264.png) [@mikewchan](/creator/x/mikewchan) on [X](/post/tweet/1945457768028058026) 2025-07-16 12:17:31 UTC 9887 followers, XXX engagements


"Founders - another reminder that you should choose your investors just as much as your investors choose you Polychain invested $20M into Celestia's Series A and B rounds And they've been dumping ever since Play long-term games with long-term people"  
![@mikewchan Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::19777264.png) [@mikewchan](/creator/x/mikewchan) on [X](/post/tweet/1942282873467261319) 2025-07-07 18:01:37 UTC 9889 followers, XXX engagements


"Happy Friday Here are the X most interesting crypto fundraises for the week ending 7/18/25: X. PumpFun We all know about this one Memecoin launchpad @pumpdotfun raised $600M in XX minutes in an ICO at $4B FDV. Before the ICO XXX billion tokens were sold at the same $XXXXX price to private investors bringing the total raised to $1.32B. Memecoin launch metrics are trending downward but PumpSwap numbers are decent. Lets see what comes next from the Pump team. X. XMTP Decentralized messaging protocol @xmtp_ raised $21M in a Series B led by Union Square Ventures a16z crypto and Faction with"  
![@mikewchan Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::19777264.png) [@mikewchan](/creator/x/mikewchan) on [X](/post/tweet/1946187216255856991) 2025-07-18 12:36:05 UTC 9885 followers, XX engagements


"We just published the @DeepVenturesVC May newsletter We cover: - Big updates for @ZKPanther and @ExaProtocol - Our coverage in the NY Times and NY Post - Video for our Building on Bitcoin panel Link in the next tweet"  
![@mikewchan Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::19777264.png) [@mikewchan](/creator/x/mikewchan) on [X](/post/tweet/1929978891168301218) 2025-06-03 19:09:59 UTC 9889 followers, XXX engagements


"We just published the @DeepVenturesVC June Newsletter We cover: - @useLoad mainnet is coming @CrossTheAges partners with Animoca and @Torram_xyz is building everything for Bitcoin - The State of Crypto Privacy online panel - New Mik and Mike episodes And more Link in next tweet"  
![@mikewchan Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::19777264.png) [@mikewchan](/creator/x/mikewchan) on [X](/post/tweet/1945182015675879466) 2025-07-15 18:01:46 UTC 9889 followers, XX engagements


"Zcash is realizing the vision of truly private peer-to-peer digital cash closer to what many believe Satoshi imagined. Using zero-knowledge proofs Zcash keeps transaction details fully encrypted while still ensuring the network follows all the same core rules (no double spending correct balances etc.). @PaulBrigner of Electric Coin Co says. "It allows for a ledger thats essentially completely encrypted yet verifiable. Thats real digital cash." At its core the mission of Zcash is simple: Empower anyone to transact privately at scale. View Paul's description of Zcash via the link below:"  
![@mikewchan Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::19777264.png) [@mikewchan](/creator/x/mikewchan) on [X](/post/tweet/1944819666775371991) 2025-07-14 18:01:56 UTC 9885 followers, 2971 engagements


"Obligatory airport beer at 10am Bye Zurich"  
![@mikewchan Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::19777264.png) [@mikewchan](/creator/x/mikewchan) on [X](/post/tweet/1945765667786957197) 2025-07-17 08:41:00 UTC 9889 followers, XX engagements