Key Takeaways
- Solana ecosystem leads 12-month public fundraising with $884M, ahead of Ethereum’s $529M.
- Series B+ and Strategic funding grew from $1.66B in 2023 to $6.47B in 2026 YTD.
- 2026’s $6.47B arrived across just 139 rounds, versus 307 rounds in all of 2025.
- Four of five recently funded live tokens trade below their round-date price.
Crypto fundraising in 2026 is consolidating around fewer winners taking larger checks. Three datasets published by analytics platform CryptoRank on June 12 sketch the same picture from different angles: public capital concentrating in three ecosystems, late-stage rounds growing while their count collapses, and token markets refusing to reward funding announcements on contact.
Solana Tops Public Fundraising, and Three Chains Take Most of It
According to CryptoRank data covering the last twelve months, the Solana ecosystem raised $884 million in public f...


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