On February 20, Forbes announced the list of the 11th annual 2026 Top 50 Fintech Companies, predicting that five cryptocurrency companies—market platform Polymarket (raised $2.3 billion), Securitize (raised $425 million), Phantom (raised $268 million), Ledn (raised $107 million), and Hyperliquid (raised $0)—were selected. Although the valuation of the cryptocurrency industry is more conservative compared to AI startups, it still demonstrates innovation and rapid growth potential. According to CBInsights data, the total amount of private equity financing in fintech reached $53 billion in 2025, down from $152 billion in 2021, but it has shown growth for the first time in four consecutive years.