Crypto Venture Funding Reaches $11.2 Billion in H1 2026
Data analyzed by legal teams show that institutional capital from firms like BlackRock and Goldman Sachs dominated crypto investments in the first half of 2026.
Cryptocurrency venture funding reached $11.2 billion during the first half of 2026, driven largely by institutional investors and regulated entities, according to an analysis by Dubai-based crypto lawyer Irina Heaver and her team.
The parsed data reveals that major traditional financial institutions, including BlackRock and Goldman Sachs, alongside sovereign wealth funds from the Persian Gulf, directed capital primarily toward regulated firms rather than decentralized or permissionless projects.
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