Messari Research •
March 20, 2026 at 17:00 •
Analysis
18 projects raised $1.20 billion this week, led by Kalshi ($1B) and Bluesky ($100M), while Strategy, Metaplanet, and Stack BTC announced over $1.83 billion in digital asset treasury allocations. GSR acquired Autonomous and Architech, Mastercard acquired BVNK, and Polymarket acquired Brahma, as consolidation continues across capital markets, payments, and infrastructure. Sunny Shi outlined the expansion of perpetuals into global derivatives markets, Simon Dedic highlighted the need to redesign DeFi for an agent-driven economy, and Carl Vogel explored how AI can enhance venture workflows while maintaining human-led decision-making....
