2025-12-29 14:21:46

Last week brought significant momentum to the Web3 fundraising landscape, with over $65M deployed across emerging crypto platforms.

Leading the pack was Architect_Fi, securing a substantial $35.0M round to advance its perpetuals trading infrastructure. The perpetuals market continues attracting serious capital—a trend reinforced by easydotfunx's $2.0M funding for its combined DEX and perpetuals offering.

Beyond derivatives, innovation is spreading across multiple verticals:

• Kontigo_app raised $20.0M for its neobank solution, signaling strong investor appetite for crypto-native financial services
• Coinbax snagged $4.2M to enhance payment protocols
• Hodlhera pulled in $1.5M for AI agent development—reflecting the sector's growing focus on intelligent automation
• User Rocket secured $1.5M for prediction market infrastructure
• Nodu completed $1.4M in funding

The funding distribution highlights a maturing ecosystem: perpetuals infrastructure, payment rails, neobanking, and AI-driven agents are becoming increasingly attractive to institutional and strategic investors. This diversification signals confidence in Web3's broader utility beyond speculation.

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ProofOfNothing

· 12-30 01:58

Always optimistic about the perpetual contract track, Architect Finance's recent 35M funding round is indeed impressive.

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MidnightSeller

· 12-29 14:49

65M invested, are perpetuals back up? Fine, anyway, this round is just the derivatives harvest season. Architect_Fi taking 35M is a bit outrageous... can this money really be used effectively? The AI agent part is quite fresh, but what can 1.5M do? Wait, Kontigo's 20M neobank... isn't this just CeFi tactics with a different skin? Brothers really believe in this diversification? I still only see arbitrage opportunities.

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CryptoSurvivor

· 12-29 14:47

65M poured in in a week, perpetual leverage is bleeding again... Architect_Fi's 35M is really the end.

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SellLowExpert

· 12-29 14:46

It's that season again for contract liquidations. Throwing 65M into these projects—are eternal contracts and eternal dreams really a thing? I'm skeptical about Kontigo's 20M. I've heard about neobanks for three years, and still no one uses them. Architect_Fi's 35M... Wait, isn't this another Dydx? I really don't want to get caught again.

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MetaLord420

· 12-29 14:44

Perpetual contracts are once again attracting funds, Architect_Fi took away 35M in one round... This wave is really a bit crazy --- I'm optimistic about the Neobank sector, Kontigo_app's 20M financing indicates that institutions have finally woken up --- AI agents only 1.5M? Feels underestimated, this thing might be the next big trend --- 65M was invested within a week, market sentiment is indeed warming up... But can perpetuals really keep up with such heavy funding? --- Payment protocol is lukewarm, why does it seem like no one is paying attention? --- Diversification sounds good, but honestly, perpetuals are the main meat, while others are just soup --- This financing list looks much more reliable, finally not all meme coins

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MevSandwich

· 12-29 14:36

65M is pouring in, and this round of funding indeed looks a bit aggressive, with perpetuals being the main focus... Is Architect_Fi's 35M a bit exaggerated? It seems like perpetual contracts have already become quite competitive. By the way, is Kontigo's 20M used to build a neobank? It depends on whether they can truly differentiate themselves, as this track is so crowded.

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