PANews reported on January 23 that River has completed a $12 million strategic funding round. Investors include Tron DAO, Justin Sun, Maelstrom Fund (founded by Arthur Hayes), The Spartan Group, and several Nasdaq-listed companies in the US and Europe. This funding round will support River's expansion into both EVM and non-EVM ecosystems, including multiple networks such as TRON and Sui, and will continue to build its on-chain liquidity infrastructure.