Crypto startups raised $883 million in new funding in February, a slight 13% decrease compared to the same period last year.

BlockBeats News, February 28, despite a sluggish market, crypto startups still secured $883 million in new funding in February, a slight decrease of 13% compared to the same period last year. Among them, DeFi architect Andre Cronje's new project Flying Tulip, which claimed to be "never break issue price," received $206 million. However, shortly after launch, FT fell below its issue price of $0.1 on-chain, breaking its slogan of "never break issue price, principal protection."

Social e-commerce platform Whop received a $200 million investment from Tether, bringing its valuation to $1.6 billion. Anchorage Digital, the first federally regulated digital asset bank in the United States, secured $100 million in funding, raising its valuation to $4.2 billion. Stablecoins, artificial intelligence, and institutional tools have become hot investment areas for 2026.