🧵 On May 27, @beam_cash — a stablecoin-powered payment service provider (PSP) — raised $7M to bring faster, cheaper cross-border payments to the world.
Here’s what to know about this stablecoin-native payments infrastructure 👇
🧵 [RootData Weekly Fundraising Report | May 19–25, 2025] 📊 The crypto market saw 15 public funding deals last week, raising ~$201M.
Infra, DeFi, and AI-focused fintech led the week — with Worldcoin’s $135M token sale dominating headlines and capital continuing to flow into BTC-native and AI-native protocols.
🧵 On May 21, Hyperdrive announced a $6M Series A led by @hack_vc and @Arrington_Cap to power its launch as the final layer of stablecoin yield infrastructure.
Here’s a breakdown of what they’re building and why it matters 👇
@psneville tops this week’s People Leaderboard following the announcement of Catena Labs’ $18M raise, led by a16z crypto. A co-founder of both Catena Labs and Circle (USDC), Sean is now building an AI-native financial institution to serve the emerging agent economy.
Catena’s vision is bold: a regulated financial infrastructure designed for AI agents and their human collaborators, powered by stablecoins like USDC and open protocols like the Agent Commerce Kit (ACK). As AI agents become economic participants, Sean’s work is setting the foundation for the next generation of finance.
👑 Top 5 this week:
@psneville - Co-Founder at Circle - 145
@sam_thapaliya - Founder at Zebec Protocol - 109
@gerovich - President and CEO at Metaplanet - 109
@jacksondenka - Founder at Azura - 99
@pasternak - Founder at Clout - 92
Who’s leading the conversation in Web3? Who’s gaining momentum?
📢🎉 Congrats to @catena_labs on raising $18M in their Seed round — led by top crypto VC @a16zcrypto, with participation from @cbventures, @BreyerCap, and @circle_ventures. 👏
🧵 A quick overview of Catena Labs — what it is, who's building it, who’s backing it, and more 👇
💰 On May 20, @catena_labs raised $18M in seed funding to build an “AI-native bank,” led by @a16zcrypto and backed by @BreyerCap,@circle_ventures and @cbventures.