Wall Street rewrote crypto's rules with $11.2 billion in checks

CoinDesk Staff

(02:00 PM UTC)

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Regulated crypto firms drew all the cash in H1 2026, an indication that permissionless projects are no longer of any interest to those writing the checks. (Logan Voss/Unsplash)

Summary

Crypto startups raised $11.2 billion in the first half of 2026, with all disclosed funding flowing to regulated, permissioned businesses rather than the permissionless projects that once defined the industry.
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