IVCA Feature: State of Cryptocurrency for Venture Capital and Private Equity
April 2, 2025
It’s been around for awhile now, and is making yet another round of prominence, backed by the new Trump administration. Cryptocurrency, the digital coinage that has been traded since 2009, is starting another stage of evolution. How does that affect the Venture Capital and Private Equity industries? The online financial press weighs in.
NinjaPromo.io, ’33 Best Crypto Venture Capital Funds for Investment in 2025’
Despite a tough 2022, crypto VC investments are still flowing to new and exciting blockchain-related projects. These investors are looking to play the long game when it comes to cryptocurrency projects, ignoring the layoffs and cutbacks that are occurring throughout the industry. Who are these investors? We’ll get to that in a moment but first, let’s talk a little more about what venture capital firms are and how they work.
READ MORE: https://ninjapromo.io/top-30-crypto-vc-investment-funds
Blockworks.co, ’Crypto venture capital could hit more than $18B in 2025’
There was a lot of momentum and positive sentiment at the beginning of [2024], and then … around the summer time … there was a slowdown in investments. And I think the thing with the crypto native VCs who are supposed to only invest in crypto, they really slowed down their investments. They didn’t really pick up their investments, even the ones that have, you know, a lot of dry powder in their funds. After the election, however, it seems activity has picked back up. Unfortunately, though, we don’t have the data yet to back up that observation. But [the thinking is], based on anecdotal evidence, we could see an uptick in this final quarter.
READ MORE: https://blockworks.co/news/crypto-venture-capital-18b-in-2025
Forbes.com, ’The Crypto Market In 2025: Are Crypto Demand Trends Rising Or Weakening?’
Cryptocurrency has experienced its fair share of turmoil and triumphs over the past several years. Now, in 2025, many wonder whether the sector has truly overcome its earlier hurdles, which include rapid price swings, rug pulls, high-profile exchange failures, regulatory uncertainties and sustainability concerns.
READ MORE: https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/article/the-crypto-market-in-2025-crypto-demand-trends/
SPGlobal.com, ’Private Equity Investments in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency Decline’
Global Private Equity and Venture Capital investments in blockchain continued a multiyear decline in 2024. Transactions targeting blockchain amounted to $2.99 billion, down 27% annually, while the number of deals was down close to 17%, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data.
READ MORE: https://www.spglobal.com/market-intelligence/en/news-insights/articles/2025/1/private-equity-investments-in-blockchain-cryptocurrency-decline-87285197
Skadden.com, PODCAST: ’Crypto 2.0: What’s Next in the US?’
FINTECH FOCUS PODCAST: Though U.S. crypto participants have raised concerns about the lack of regulatory clarity for the industry, a new executive order may be the first step in a clearer path to compliance. In the latest “Fintech Focus,” details the Trump administration’s first crypto-focused executive order, a potentially more flexible compliance framework on the horizon and trends in crypto-related litigation.
LISTEN HERE (17 MINUTES): https://www.skadden.com/insights/podcasts/2025/03/crypto-whats-next-in-the-us
FIntechFutures.com, PODCAST: ’The VC outlook for 2025 and the latest fintech funding trends’
WHAT IS FINTECH? PODCAST: In the opening episode of season six of the “What is Fintech? podcast, [we discuss] the ever-evolving fintech funding landscape and the outlook for Venture Capital funding in 2025.
LISTEN HERE (34 MINUTES): https://www.skadden.com/insights/podcasts/2025/03/crypto-whats-next-in-the-us
CNBC Television, YOUTUBE VIDEO: ’These Crypto Projects Could Get the Most Venture Capital Funding in 2025’
CNBC Crypto World features the latest news and daily trading updates from the digital currency markets and provides viewers with a look at what’s ahead with high-profile interviews, explainers, and unique stories from the ever-changing crypto industry. On today’s show, [we discuss] which crypto projects are likely to get the most attention from Venture Capital firms in 2025.
WATCH HERE (9 MINUTES): https://youtu.be/qE-3LNy9AyY?si=7tkecntsHXIR4NIX