Frontier investors doled out another $313 million for 16 crypto startups this week, bringing total investment into industry players to $25.4 billion this year, DefiLlama data shows. That’s over 160% more than what was raised in 2024 and far above analysts’ expectations for 2025. This week was dominated by investments from tech-centric firms including Pantera Capital, Circle Ventures, and Sequoia’s Chinese arm Hongshan Capital. “The landscape has shifted significantly,” Illia Otychenko, lead analyst at ...