Funding of blockchain related projects mostly come from venture capitalists and hedge funds, according to Tech Crunch.
March 17th, 2022 : Optimism raises $150M Series B, $1.65B valuation; Optimism is creating layer 2 scaling solution built on the Ethereum blockchain using "optimistic roll up" - news link
March 15th, 2022 : Aptos Blockchain (ex Facebook Diem people) raises $200M, $1B valuation, to create its own layer 1 network (not layer 2 that sits on top of existing networks like Ethereum) - news link
March 15th, 2020 : Hex Trust raises $88M Series B; - news link
March 14th, 2022 : Gauntlet raises $23.8M Series B, $1B valuation; Gauntlet is building a blockchain simulation and testing platform for financial systems - news link
March 14th, 2022 : ConsenSys Raises $450M Series D Funding, $7B valuation, as Leading Self-Custodial Wallet MetaMask Reaches Over 30 Million MAUs - news link
February 7th, 2022 : Polygon raises $450M; Polygon makes an Ethereum scaling solution, or broadly on the blockchain infrastructure play - news link
January 27th, 2022 : Silvergate buys Diem (just assets, no people, see Aptos Blockchain) from Facebook for $182M - news link
October 5th, 2021 : Hex Trust raises US$10 million in new funding round - news link
March 29, 2021 : Hex Trust Raises $6M in Series A Led by QBN Capital - news link
