Blockradar wins Crypto Valley Startup Competition 2025

Blockradar, a stablecoin wallet infrastructure provider, won the 2025 edition of the Crypto Valley Conference startup competition held on Friday in Switzerland. The company was the sole African representative among 11 international crypto startups competing at the event.

Quick facts

• Blockradar competed against 11 other startups from around the world, all focused on advancing crypto infrastructure, decentralized finance, and blockchain applications.
• The company won $1.2 million in soft commitment funding, a form of pledged investment to help startups scale and accelerate product development, alongside other prizes.
• Morgan Williams, the former Coinbase staffer who joined Blockradar two months ago as the chief operating officer, delivered the company’s winning pitch, highlighting their product’s utility and the company’s vision.

Key quote

• Williams told Mariblock:

“We’re incredibly proud of this milestone! Winning and receiving soft commitment funding is a major vote of confidence in what we’re building. As a company born out of emerging markets, we’re committed to delivering real-world stablecoin infrastructure that solves urgent payment problems for fintechs around the world.”

Zoom out

• Blockradar provides a wallet-as-a-service platform offering non-custodial stablecoin wallets designed for businesses to handle cross-border payments and facilitate stablecoin onramp and offramp transactions.
• The win at a European crypto conference shows that African-built solutions are steadily gaining international recognition, potentially opening the door for broader adoption of stablecoin technology in emerging markets where traditional banking infrastructure is limited.