Five Web3 companies raised a total of $24 million this week

This week, five companies in the crypto and blockchain space raised a total of $24 million, with bitcoin mining and crypto lending being the most popular. Nodal Power, a Utah-based bitcoin miner and energy company, raised $13 million from angel investors to power its miners with methane gas from landfills. Maple Finance, a lending protocol on Solana, raised $5 million.

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