Crypto Fundraising Smashes Records in November 2025

• November 2025 was the biggest month ever for the crypto industry, with a lot of money coming in from big institutional deals.
• One of the biggest mergers in crypto history was Naver Financial’s $10.3 billion buyout of Dunamu.
• Kalshi got $1 billion at a $11 billion value, and Ripple got up to $500 million at a $40 billion value.
• This rise shows that big investors are becoming more confident, and the focus is shifting from hype to real-world use of blockchain technology.
• According to industry trackers, there were about $25 billion in crypto investments in 2025, which is 150% more than the previous year.

The crypto world just had its most exciting month ever for making money. November 2025 was more than just good; it was historic. Big businesses and investors put billions into blockchain projects, which shows that crypto is maturing quickly. Forget about the crazy ups and downs of the past; this is about steady, smart growth.

The month of fundraising in crypto was the best on record, with deals adding up to make it the best month ever. This boom was different from previous ones that were based on short-lived trends. It was based on strong platforms and real tools. People paid a lot of attention to prediction markets and finance apps, for instance, because they help with everyday problems.

Naver Financial’s purchase of Dunamu for $10.3 billion was a big deal. Naver, a big tech company from South Korea, bought the company that runs Upbit, a well-known crypto exchange. This change combines old-school tech with crypto to make things easier for users all over the world.

Kalshi is another platform that lets you bet on real-world events using blockchain. It got $1 billion from big investors like Paradigm, Andreessen Horowitz, and Sequoia Capital. That put the company’s worth at $11 billion, which shows that smart betting tools are in high demand right now.
Ripple didn’t fall behind. The company, which is known for quick payments across borders, raised up to $500 million. Galaxy Digital and Pantera Capital were among the investors, which raised Ripple’s value to $40 billion. This money will help them grow and follow the new rules.

When you look at the big picture, 2025 was a great year for crypto money. The total amount of money invested was about $25 billion, which is more than twice as much as in 2024. That’s a 150% rise, thanks to big companies like JP Morgan and BlackRock getting involved.

What are the top sectors? Centralized exchanges came in first with $4.4 billion, followed by prediction markets with $3.2 billion and DeFi (decentralized finance) with $2.9 billion. These areas are growing up and moving away from memes and toward useful technology like safe loans and event predictions.
We’re close to the peak of $29–33 billion in 2021, but we’re smarter. At the time, it was all hype. Now, it’s about making things that will last, like better infrastructure and projects that follow the rules.