A recent week of crypto fundraising produced just $40 million across 10 deals, underscoring how uneven the recovery remains for companies behind the market.

In a report published October 23, Architect Partners described October 12–18 as the third-slowest week of the preceding year by capital raised. The total compared with a rolling three-month weekly average of $300 million.

Weekly figures fluctuate sharply, but the broader quarterly picture also shows investment concentrated in a small number of transactions.

Meanwhile, the cryptocurrency market was worth approximately $2.8 trillion on October 28, 2026, with Bitcoin accounting for 57.9%, according to CoinGecko. The recovery in asset values has created opportunities, while access…