Venture investors have charged into 2026 at full throttle, despite market volatility and global political chaos. They ploughed $1.4 billion into crypto companies in January, according to DefiLlama data. That’s 14% more than in January 2025, even though the number of funding events dropped to 60 from 85, suggesting bigger bets across fewer targets. Among the top investors this month are traditional Wall Street institutions like BNY Mellon, Fidelity, Citadel Securities, and Bain Capital. Frontier VCs lik ...