Varun Datta, Truth Ventures CEO – Web3’s Funding Boom Is Over. That Could Be Good News for Founders
It would be difficult to describe crypto venture capital as being in a funding drought. Investors deployed approximately $5.7 billion into crypto and blockchain companies during the second quarter of 2026, according to Galaxy Research, an increase of 31% from the previous quarter. What has changed is where that money is going and what founders […]
Crypto venture funding reached roughly $5.7 billion in Q2 2026, up 31% quarter-over-quarter according to Galaxy Research, so capital is not scarce despite talk of a funding boom ending. The piece is an opinion interview with Truth Ventures CEO Varun Datta arguing that the shift is in where money goes and what founders must show, not in overall volume. Traders get no direct price catalyst here, but the data point suggests continued institutional capital formation in the sector.
