Blockchain Funding News:- VC fundings for crypto startups are trying hard to make rebound this year. Till now, the crypto startups in US have raised approximately $861 million Q1 of 2025.
The majority of these fundings are directed towards stablecoin and crypto*AI lead projects.
However, in the latest instance on Tuesday, two new blockchain projects became the centre of million dollar VC fundings in web3.
This includes two new blockchains, Miden – Polygon’s offshoot and IP-focused Camp Network. Miden, the Edge Blockchain, received $25 million seed funding round on Tuesday.
On the same day, Camp Network also raised $30M to build the autonomous IP Layer-1 blockchain.
These fundings are being seen as a bet by leading crypto ventures on Layer-1s showing technical differentiation beyond just standard EVM-compatible chains.
Polygon’s Layer-1 Blockchain Miden Receives $25 M Funding
Blockchain privacy continues to be hotly debated. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has also highlighted zero-knowledge proof techniques – especially ZK roll-ups – as key tools for both scaling and confidential transactions.
In line with this trend, Miden has emerged from Polygon Labs as an independent ZK-STARK–powered Layer-1 chain.
It is led by Dr. Tomasz Stańczak and co-founded by Ameez Khan. With $25 million in seed backing on Tuesday, it aims to build a privacy-first, high-throughput blockchain platform.
Privacy Using ZkVMs: What is it
To ensure privacy, it uses ZK-STARK-based virtual machine (VM) or Zero-Knowledge Scalable Transparent Arguments of Knowledge.
ZK-Vms are a type of cryptographic proof system that allows a blockchain to verify the correctness of a transaction or computation without revealing the underlying data. They are post-quantum and execute transactions on smart contracts.
It is this vision of Miden that saw its funding round receiving $25M in its seed funding round co-led by a16z, Hack VC and 1kx.
Other investors included Finality Capital Partners, Symbolic Capital and angel investors like Avery Ching, the cofounder of the Aptos blockchain.
Miden is building the “Edge Blockchain”, a new zk-powered system where execution happens on the client side, unlocking a new design space for applications that demand performance and privacy.
Edge execution is the blueprint for blockchain’s final form.— Miden (@0xMiden) April 29, 2025
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Brian Seong, Researcher and Developer at Polygon said in a X post, “From its roots as an early-stage zkVM, Miden has evolved into a privacy-first, parallelized, UTXO-based blockchain that’s not just innovative—it’s a pioneer.”
He said that the blockchain is designed for mass adoption and is aimed at tackling use cases that could redefine how we think about privacy and scalability in Web3.
Maiden is a standalone Layer-1 blockchain. This means that it would operate independently of Ethereum or any other base chain. This stands in contrast to many zk-rollups which would help the blockchain in avoiding the limitations and congestion risks.
Camp Funding: Blockchain in the Age of AI & IP
Camp Network, in another new Layer-1 blockchain funding update on Tuesday, secured $30 million in a Series A funding round. It was led by Paradigm with additional investments coming from various Web3-native developer platforms and node operators.
Camp is a purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain building for the future of AI and IP. It enables users to register and tokenize their IP onchain – giving them copyright royalties using blockchain.
It also allows developers to train and deploy AI agents, and then participate in distributions for the use cases of these AI agents. The agents are set to be trained on their IP for transparent, enforceable way.
AI is rewriting the rules of creativity, putting all creators at risk
As models train on content without consent and agents replace direct interaction, real value will shift from commoditized models to unique, user-owned IP and vertical AI agents fine-tuned on it
— Camp Network ⛺️ (@campnetworkxyz) April 29, 2025
Signalling Shift in VCs’ Focus?
The combined $55 million blockchain funding raised by Camp and Miden reflects a growing shift – venture capital is increasing its focus toward highly specialized Layer-1 chains.
In contrast to the hype-driven fundraising of 2021–2022, investors in 2025 appear more focused on blockchains showing,
- technical differentiation,
- real-world applications such as AI, and
- long-term sustainability with privacy assurance.
Thus, as crypto VC funding rebounds in 2025, Layer-1 innovation is regaining center stage. This is particularly for chains being built in areas of privacy, modularity, and developer tooling.
With Camp and Miden securing major funding and community interest, all eyes will now be on their testnet performance and ecosystem traction in the coming quarters.
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