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Crypto sector logs 9 deals worth $409M in week to Nov 13

The crypto industry disclosed nine funding deals totaling about $409 million between Nov. 7 and Nov. 13, 2026, including corporate commitments and two public token sales. Project Faro, a 21-institution consortium, secured roughly $270 million in commitments from Goldman Sachs, Citi, Santander and Deutsche Bank to cover five years of operating costs, with a US issuer and a dollar stablecoin planned for the first half of 2027. Index Industries raised a $50 million seed led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Alta closed a $47.5 million Series A led by Index Ventures.

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The headline number is less telling than its composition: a single bank-backed consortium accounts for the bulk of the week's capital, while the rest is early-stage venture and token sales. That a 21-institution group is funding multi-year operating costs rather than a product launch suggests incumbent financial firms are building stablecoin infrastructure through consortium structures, not acquisitions. Whether that model attracts follow-on participation from other banks, and how the planned dollar stablecoin is received when it arrives, are the questions worth tracking.

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