Fantasy.top announces V2 and $4.25 million seed funding from Dragonfly and Manifold Ventures

Blast-powered decentralized trading card game Fantasy — also known by its URL, Fantasy.top — has announced the second iteration of the platform, Fantasy V2, alongside the closing of a $4.25 million seed funding round led by Dragonfly and supported by Manifold Ventures.

The fresh capital will be used to improve Fantasy’s primary offerings: trading card games and fantasy betting.

Enhancements will include a more refined product, an expanded lineup of personalities for daily betting, new categories like Solana vs. Ethereum influencers and Left vs. Right Curve influencers, and increased prize pools — up to $100,000 in daily rewards and more than $350,000 in weekly competition rewards.

"We're honored to have Dragonfly, a leading VC with an unmatched track record of supporting category-defining projects like Ethena and MegaETH, at the forefront of this round," Fantasy cofounder Travis Bickle said, adding that the team is "equally grateful for the continued trust and partnership of Manifold Ventures in our journey."

The funds will also reportedly expand Fantasy into the broader social media landscape, including the introduction of Fantasy X, which the team describes as "a dynamic alternative feed for consuming content, connecting with like-minded users, and discovering alphas."

Fantasy X is already live on V2 and precedes a planned native mobile app that aims to serve as a new hub for the proverbial 'Crypto Twitter.'

"With over 100,000 users currently onboarded, our goal is to scale to millions, making Fantasy X the ultimate destination for navigating and thriving in the Crypto Twitter ecosystem," Bickle said.

Finally, Fantasy plans to revisit its decentralized finance origins by examining new ways for users to gain exposure to 'Crypto Twitter' trends — such as "real-time trading experiences that capture the excitement of memecoin chasing, reimagined for social media dynamics."