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Promote with Leviathan NewsVC-backed token launches in 2025 are broadly underperforming, with a large majority now trading below their private-round or public-sale valuations, signalling a breakdown of the old assumption that having “top VCs” on the cap table guarantees strong secondary-market performance. This is happening against a backdrop of sharply reduced venture funding for crypto, higher failure rates for VC-backed projects, and a market that is beginning to reward clearer business models and sustainable token economics over brand-name investors. According to a Messari-based analysis summarized by industry media, nearly 60% of 2025 token launches backed by venture capital now trade below their initial fundraising valuations, meaning most new VC coins are “underwater” for early backers and retail participants who bought near launch. Parallel research by Chainplay and Storible on deals from 2023–2024 found that about 45% of VC-backed crypto projects from that period have already ceased operations, and roughly 77% generate less than $1,000 in monthly revenue, highlighting how little commercial traction many funded projects achieve. These data points support the narrative circulating on X that the “Top VC = pump” playbook is breaking down as markets reassess how much value token investors should ascribe to large fundraising rounds or elite fund participation. The structural backdrop is a sustained contraction in crypto venture funding and a shift in what investors prioritize. Galaxy Digital’s venture reports show crypto and blockchain VC volumes falling to multi‑year lows through 2025, with capital concentrating in fewer, more mature projects and in areas like infrastructure and mining rather than speculative consumer tokens. Other analytics platforms report that global crypto VC deployment continued to slide into 2026, with April 2026 volumes dropping more than 70% month‑over‑month to their lowest level in roughly two years. Together, these trends indicate that easy capital is drying up, making it harder to rely on large raises or marquee VC logos as short‑term trading catalysts; instead, the market is placing increasing weight on fundamentals such as product-market fit, real fee or revenue generation, and more conservative token supply schedules.
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