Crypto startups have raised $362 million in the third week of January, despite market uncertainty fueled by President Trump's threats. This brings the total fundraising to over $1 billion for the year, according to DefiLlama data. Annabelle Huang, CEO of Altius, noted that venture capitalists are focusing on early-stage markets, which are less affected by short-term volatility. BitGo led the week's fundraising with a $213 million IPO, providing essential infrastructure for institutional crypto operations. Superstate followed with an $83 million Series B round, focusing on tokenized investment products. Additionally, Space raised $14 million through a public token sale, highlighting interest in prediction markets on Solana.