Company
CMT Digital
1 interview on Crypto Coin Show
CMT Digital is a crypto-focused venture capital firm based in Chicago.
It is a division of CMT Group, a diversified investment firm and quantitative trading business founded in 1997. The firm launched its venture practice in 2017 and has invested in crypto since 2016. It reports having invested in more than 200 blockchain and crypto businesses, protocols and tokens. It was an early backer of Coinbase, Circle and Figure before their public listings.
In November 2025 it closed its fourth fund at $136 million, with more than $600 million in assets under management across the firm.
40:23Interview · Mar 27, 2026CMT Digital on stablecoins and tokenization reshaping capital markets in 2026Crypto feels loud, but the real shift is quiet — capital markets and payment rails are being rebuilt under the hood. Sam Hallene of CMT Digital breaks down what matters in crypto in 2026 as the industry moves from narratives to infrastructure, and why stablecoins,…Watch the episode →People we’ve interviewed
About CMT Digital
- Type
- Venture capital firm (division of CMT Group)
- Structure
- Fund
- Status
- Active
- Founded
- 2017 (venture practice; invested in crypto since 2016)
- Headquarters
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
Funds raised
As stated in Crypto Coin Show interviews and coverage. This is not a complete funding history.
What CMT Digital told us
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“I think that 2026 is really the year that crypto becomes boring. With the regulatory clarity that we're getting in the United States and with the genius act, there's really this air coverage to bring our capital markets on chain.”
SHSam HallenePartner, CMT Digital · Mar 2026▶Watch at 5:52CMT Digital in the news
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Products
- CMT Digital Ventures Fund IVEarly-stage venture fund of $136 million backing blockchain infrastructure, stablecoin and DeFi companies.
- Venture investingSeed and early-stage investments in blockchain and crypto companies, protocols and tokens.
- Insights researchPublished investment theses and market analysis on the firm's website.
Timeline
- First interview on Crypto Coin Show Watch
- Raised $136M (Fund IV) CCS coverage, Mar 2026
- Launched venture capital arm of CMT Digital CCS interview, Mar 2026
- CMT entered crypto through counterparty risk mitigation lens CCS coverage, Mar 2026
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