Coinbase Ventures Named Most Active Crypto VC in First Half of 2026, with DeFi, AI, and Payment Tracks Earning Top Favor

BlockBeats News, July 13th, CryptoRank data shows that Coinbase Ventures completed 30 investments in the first half of 2026, becoming the most active crypto venture capital firm; Animoca Brands, a16z, and Tether completed 19, 18, and 15 investments respectively.

Over the past 12 months, Coinbase Ventures has completed a total of 75 investments, ranking first in the industry, followed by Animoca Brands, YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs), GSR, and a16z.

Despite the cryptocurrency market still being in a downturn, with the industry's funding size continuing to shrink, the total funding for crypto companies in June dropped to $1.4 billion, a 63% decrease from $3.8 billion in April; the number of funding rounds also decreased from 89 rounds in May to 61 rounds. At the same time, the number of independent investment institutions participating in investments decreased from 452 in October 2025 to 242 in June this year.

In terms of focus areas, DeFi, payments, and AI remained the most favored areas by capital over the past year, completing 216, 131, and 128 funding rounds respectively, with Coinbase Ventures focusing on payment protocols, DeFi, infrastructure, and RWA tokenization projects.