Web3 Project Funding & Regulation

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Weekly aggregation of Web3 funding rounds, regulatory actions (SEC / CFTC / EU MiCA), L2 launches, and major protocol upgrades

Web3 Project Funding & Regulation06/08/2026, 10:34:26 PM

Web3 Weekly — June 1–8, 2026

Bitcoin fell 13% to a $61,300 intraday low on June 4, triggering $1.73B in liquidations and pushing Fear & Greed to 8. CLARITY Act passage odds dropped to 60% as Sen. Alsobrooks demanded ethics concessions, and MiCA's July 1 deadline claimed its first VASP casualties — Kriptomat and Knaken. Kalshi launched the first US-regulated Bitcoin perpetual futures, while venture activity was led by SignalPlus ($50M Series B1) and Variant's $222M Fund IV.

Web3 Project Funding & Regulation06/01/2026, 10:32:02 PM

Web3 Weekly — May 25–June 1, 2026

The CFTC reversed its Gemini enforcement history and opened the US Bitcoin perpetual futures market in a coordinated posture reset. France's AMF set a June 30 MiCA licensing hard deadline while a licensed stablecoin was exploited the same week. Base completed its first self-executed protocol upgrade (Azul); Sui suffered three mainnet outages from a single version bug. Korean institutions drove funding with $1.26B+ in exchange equity acquisitions since mid-May.

Web3 Project Funding & Regulation05/26/2026, 02:11:50 AM

Web3 Weekly — May 18–25, 2026

At least $400.5M across 17 VC deals and 6 M&A transactions — including Deloitte/Blocknative and Standard Chartered's full Zodia Custody buyout. EU opens MiCA review consultation with 37 days to the July 1 CASP deadline. Ethereum Glamsterdam specs firm up with ePBS devnets; Clear Signing standard published. Aave V4 mainnet AIP incoming; Uniswap fee-expansion votes active.

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