Astria, a shared sorting network, has completed a $12.5 million financing round led by dba and Placeholder VC, with participation from RockawayX, Maven11, 1kx, Bankless Ventures, Figment Capital, and Batu. Additionally, angel investors Yuki, DCBuilder, Hasu, Will Price, and Jason Yanowitz are also involved. This funding will be used to further develop Astria's sorting layer and Astria Stack, strengthening its innovation and development in the blockchain technology sector.