Why raising a crypto VC fund is harder now — even in a bull market
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Dragonfly Fund IV sparks a candid playbook on building a crypto VC, covering fundraising, differentiation, winning deals, and surviving cycles.
𝕏/@hosseeb ·
VC-backed crypto token launches are failing in 2025, with 85% underwater and the old “Top VC = pump” playbook breaking down as capital dries up and fundamentals start to matter.
𝕏/@thedefiedge ·
Crypto VCs are shifting toward FinTech-style investing as token-first exits fade, prioritizing real revenue, payments, trading, and compliance-driven models. Stablecoins and markets now anchor sustainable crypto businesses as fundamentals replace narrative-driven growth.
𝕏/@0xshawnpang ·
AlphaGrowth launches largest crypto VC and DAO treasury dataset on SerenAI x402 payment gateway with over 70,000 deals tracked
Serendb ·
VC money is flooding back into crypto, with nearly $25B deployed in 2025—a 150% jump led by Binance, Polymarket, and Circle. Investors are now backing compliance-first, revenue-real businesses as the market matures.
DL News ·
Leaked documents show Berachain gave Brevan Howard’s Nova Digital fund a rare $25M refund right letting the VC reclaim its entire Series B investment a year after the TGE, effectively eliminating downside risk.
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