What do you get when you combine never seen before investment in cybersecurity with the increasingly heated interest in cryptocurrency? You get a banner year for investment in cryptosecurity, with venture dollars invested in the sector already past $1 billion this year.

Cryptosecurity—a sector involving technologies that help secure digital wallets and transactions involving cryptocurrency—has already seen more money invested in it in 2021 than in all earlier years combined, according Crunchbase data. While last year saw less than $100 million invested in the sector, investors have started to eye security and compliance features as the crypto market has taken off. READ MORE