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Soda Labs Raises $3 Million From NextBlock to Expand Blockchain Privacy Infrastructure

Soda Labs announced on October 8, 2026, that it closed a $3 million seed round funded entirely by NextBlock to expand its blockchain privacy technology and commercial adoption.

By Orbitrum
Investor alert graphic highlighting Soda Labs and its $3 million seed financing from NextBlock. The graphic illustrates confidential computing across interconnected blockchain networks. The funding supports development of Soda Bubble, a privacy infrastructure system designed to enable confidential workloads for blockchain-based financial applications.

Has Soda Labs completed its $3 million funding round?

Yes. NextBlock invested $3 million and funded the entire closed seed round, rather than merely announcing a future financing commitment.

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Why does the funding matter for Soda Labs?

The investment provides capital to expand Soda Labs' validator network, blockchain integrations, sales operations and institutional partnerships over the next 12 to 18 months. Its commercial value will depend on converting financial-sector pilots into paying production deployments.

What is Soda Bubble, and how does it generate business opportunities?

Soda Bubble is a blockchain-independent privacy system that uses garbled circuits and multiparty computation to process confidential financial data. It targets banks, payment providers and tokenization platforms that need privacy while operating on public blockchains.

Does Soda Labs already have commercial traction?

Yes, according to the company's announcement. Its technology has processed more than 100 million transactions on COTI and supports applications including Zoniqx and PriveX, although Soda Labs did not disclose its revenue or customer contract values.

Does the investment directly benefit holders of COTI or other blockchain tokens?

No direct token-holder distribution or value-accrual mechanism was established in the funding announcement. Soda Labs uses COTI and is expanding across other networks, but greater adoption does not automatically translate into higher token-holder returns.

What should investors watch after the funding round?

The main milestones are production deployments with financial institutions, expansion across Ethereum-compatible networks and Solana integration. Soda Labs also expects to publish updated performance benchmarks, which had not been publicly released when the funding was announced.

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Original signal: TokenPost ↗

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