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Today in crypto, venture capital (VC) funding in the crypto industry fell to $659 million in April as dealmaking slowed across the sector, data shows the tokenized real-world asset market has increased by more than 420% since the start of 2025, and a Bitso report shows shifting user behavior as dollar-linked stablecoins gain traction for everyday financial use across Latin America’s inflation-hit economies.
Crypto VC funding plunged to a near two-year low in April as investors pulled back from crypto start-ups and early-stage companies.
Crypto VC funding fell to $659 million across 63 funding rounds in April, down 74% from the $2.6 billion seen across 84 rounds in March, according to Cryptorank data. This brings the total year-to-date investments to $5.64 billion so far in 2026.
