Global Blockchain Investment and Financing Overview Last Week

Last week (from April 21 to 27), there were a total of 14 public financing events in the global Blockchain sector, with a total scale of over 220 million USD, which is a decrease compared to the previous week. The main investment areas include:

DeFi

A certain cryptocurrency staking protocol has completed a $29 million Series A financing round, led by two well-known investment institutions. The protocol plans to launch a "universal staking framework" that allows multiple cryptocurrencies to participate in network validation, and it has already been adopted by 14 networks.

Web3 Games

A gaming company based on a certain public Blockchain has secured $7.5 million in seed round financing, aiming to build real-time infrastructure for decentralized games through native technology. The company's total financing has reached $10.5 million.

AI

A decentralized AI startup has completed a $50 million Series A funding round, achieving a valuation of $1 billion. The funds will be used to enhance computational power reserves and expand the research team. The company focuses on developing open-source large language models, utilizing Blockchain to coordinate global distributed computational resources.

Infrastructure and Tools

• A certain interoperability project raised $15 million through a token sale and plans to develop a cross-chain asset transfer tool.
• A Bitcoin infrastructure company completed a $13 million Series A funding round, with a valuation of $200 million, which will accelerate the development of Bitcoin smart contract capabilities.
• DAO infrastructure provider secures $8 million in Series A funding to expand governance technology.
• A project focused on on-chain privacy technology has completed a $5 million strategic funding round.
• A decentralized service infrastructure startup has raised $1.25 million in pre-seed funding.
• A payment gateway has completed a $1.1 million seed round financing.

Other Applications

• A blockchain-supported wine platform completed a seed round financing of approximately $2 million.
• A certain Web3 social platform has received investment and reached strategic cooperation.

Centralized Finance

• The API platform focused on multi-asset trading has completed a $52 million Series C funding.
• A quantitative trading startup has secured $20 million in funding to provide retail investors with high-frequency trading strategies.
• The AI-driven digital asset trading platform has completed approximately $15.96 million in Series A financing.

Venture Capital Fund

• Early supporters of a certain public blockchain launched a new fund of $125 million, primarily investing in startup projects within that ecosystem.
• A global Blockchain payment provider has established a $100 million fund to support a certain public chain's development in Asia, with a focus on PayFi solutions.