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Coinbase Ventures leads crypto VC deals in first half of 2026

Crypto funding fell sharply, with total capital raised by crypto companies dropping to $1.4 billion in June, down 63% from April.

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Coinbase Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of crypto exchange Coinbase, led crypto-focused VC activity in the first half of 2026 with 30 deals, according to data compiled by CryptoRank and summarized by Cointelegraph.

Animoca Brands ranked second with 19 investments, followed by a16z with 18 deals and stablecoin issuer Tether with 15, as dealmaking remained subdued.

Coinbase Ventures also recorded 75 deals over the past 12 months, the most among the group, with Animoca Brands at 40, YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs) at 39, GSR at 31, and a16z at 30.

Cointelegraph notes that activity occurred despite a broad funding slump, as total crypto company capital raised fell to $1.4 billion in June, down 63% from $3.8 billion in April, while June fundraising rounds dropped to 61 from 89 in May. It also cites a decline in unique investors to 242 in June from 452 in October 2025, with DeFi, payments, and AI drawing the largest share of VC rounds over the past year.

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