Crypto funding tops $1 billion as investors shrug off market turmoil
Money keeps flowing into cryptocurrency companies even as President Donald Trump’s policies shake up financial markets around the world.
During the third week of January alone, investors put $362 million into 14 different crypto startups. That brings this year’s total past $1 billion, according to numbers from DeFiLlama.
Early-stage investors hold steady
The steady funding comes at a time when Trump’s trade threats have sent shockwaves through stock markets and other traditional investments. But people who invest in new companies say that kind of day-to-day market drama doesn’t really affect their decisions.
“The ‘Sell America’ trade we are seeing is mostly occurring in the public markets, not on the fundraising…
