Data: In March, total funding in the crypto market reached $2.58 billion, with the market predicted to become the strongest narrative.

ChainCatcher message. According to statistics from Web3 asset data platform RootData, the total amount in the crypto primary market in March 2026 was approximately $2.58 billion, a sharp increase of 286.3% from February’s $644 million. DeFi, CeFi, and infrastructure are the top three sectors by financing amount, at $1.66B, $320 million, and $270 million, respectively. This month, a total of 62 project financing and investment events were disclosed, almost the same as last month.

In addition, the top three projects by financing amount are the on-chain prediction market Kalshi ($1 billion), the decentralized prediction platform Polymarket ($600 million), and listed mining company Eightco Holdings ($125 million). Among them, both Kalshi and Polymarket belong to the prediction market sector, with combined financing of $1.6 billion, accounting for 64.3% of the total amount disclosed for the month. The prediction market has become the strongest single narrative of the month.

It is worth noting that if the 125M&A events that occurred this month are included in the statistics (involving an amount of approximately $1.86B, mainly driven by BVNK’s acquisition by Mastercard for $1.8 billion), the broad crypto market financing total for March is approximately $4.28B. M&A contributes more than 40%, and the trend of traditional institutions accelerating consolidation in the crypto sector is especially prominent this month.

In addition, Coinbase Ventures, Animoca Brands, and Big Brain Holdings are tied for the most active investors in March, with each disclosing 4 investment deals.

According to RootData’s co-construction data program, some financing events this month still have amounts that could not be included in the statistics. The payments-sector project Tazapay completed a B1 round of financing, and the infrastructure project Pharos Network has also disclosed that it received financing, but neither has publicly revealed the specific financing amount. For Pharos Network, the data is temporarily marked as questionable pending verification.