Data: In April, the total financing amount in the cryptocurrency market reached $860 million, with CeFi leading strongly

According to statistics from the Web3 asset data platform RootData, the total disclosed financing amount in the crypto primary market in April 2026 is approximately $860 million. This month, a total of 55 financing events were disclosed (along with 5 mergers and acquisitions), which is similar to last month's 62 events, indicating stable overall activity.

CeFi, infrastructure, and DeFi are the top three sectors in terms of financing amounts, with approximately $606 million (8 events), $105 million (14 events), and $90 million (19 events) respectively. Infrastructure had the highest frequency of activity this month with 14 events, as institutional attention continues to focus on foundational construction.

The top three projects by financing amount are the Vietnamese CEX CAEX ($380 million, with investments from OKX Ventures and HashKey Capital), the global leading exchange Kraken ($200 million, strategic investment from Deutsche Bank), and the Layer1 project Pharos Network ($44 million in Series A). CAEX and Kraken together raised $580 million, accounting for about 67% of the total disclosed amount this month, indicating a continued significant concentration effect in the CeFi sector.

The narrative of the prediction market continues to evolve, but the form is changing. This month, 8 prediction market-related projects received funding, all in angel or seed rounds ([XO Market](https://www.rootdata.com/zh/Projects/detail/XO Market?k=MTczOTA= "decentralized prediction market") $6 million, PUMPCADE multiple rounds totaling $6 million, [Atlasx Protocol](https://www.rootdata.com/zh/Projects/detail/Atlasx Protocol?k=MjQyNTA= "prediction market") $2 million, etc.). After last month's capital ignited the narrative of the prediction market, this sector is evolving from "single giant financing-driven" to "multi-project ecosystem construction."

Kraken's "dual positioning" is the most noteworthy chain action this month: In the same month, Kraken acted both as a financing party (receiving a $200 million strategic investment from Deutsche Bank) and acquired the CFTC-licensed derivatives exchange Bitnomial for $550 million.

In addition, 8 AI-related projects received funding in April, covering AI agents (Nava $8.3 million in seed round, AIW3.ai $2 million), AI infrastructure ([Cluster Protocol](https://www.rootdata.com/zh/Projects/detail/Cluster Protocol?k=MTIwMjc= "decentralized AI model computation verification protocol") $5 million), AI content creation (Oh $7.5 million in Series A), among other sub-directions. The narrative of AI and crypto integration has entered a stage of blossoming in multiple areas.

GSR, Coinbase Ventures, L1D, Tether, Kosmos Ventures, and Animoca Brands are tied as the most active investors in April, each disclosing 3 investments.