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

ZkProver · 2026-04-07T14:28:22+00:00

In March 2026, funding in the primary crypto market reached $2.58 billion, a significant increase of 286.3% compared to February. DeFi, CeFi, and infrastructure are the main areas of funding. On-chain prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket led the funding rounds, totaling $1.6 billion, accounting for the majority of the month's funding. At the same time, 12 mergers and acquisitions also significantly contributed to market growth. Coinbase Ventures and other investors were among the most active investors this month.

ZkProver

2026-04-07 14:28:22

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ChainCatcher reports that, according to statistics from Web3 asset data platform RootData, the total amount of funding in the crypto primary market in March 2026 was about $2.58 billion, up sharply 286.3% from $644 million in February. DeFi, CeFi, and infrastructure are the top three funding-amount sectors, with $1.655 billion, $320 million, and $270 million, respectively. This month, a total of 62 project investment and financing events were disclosed, almost the same as last month.

In addition, the top three projects by funding amount are on-chain prediction market Kalshi ($1.0 billion), the decentralized prediction platform Polymarket ($0.6 billion), and listed mining company Eightco Holdings ($125 million). Of these, Kalshi and Polymarket both belong to the prediction market sector, with combined funding of $1.6 billion, accounting for 64.3% of the total disclosed amount for the month. The prediction market has become the strongest single narrative of the month.

It is worth noting that if the 12 M&A events that occurred this month are included in the statistics (involving an amount of approximately $1.857 billion, mainly driven by BVNK being acquired by Mastercard for $1.8 billion), the crypto market’s broader funding total in March is approximately $4.279 billion. M&A contributes more than 40%, and the trend of traditional institutions accelerating consolidation in the crypto sector is particularly prominent this month.

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

According to RootData’s data co-building plan, this month still has some financing events whose amounts were not able to be included in the statistics. In the payments sector, the project Tazapay completed a B1 round of financing, and in the infrastructure sector, Pharos Network has also disclosed that it received funding; however, both have not disclosed specific financing amounts. Among them, Pharos Network’s data is temporarily marked as questionable pending verification.

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