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Blockchain Weekly Report: 14 investment and financing events exceeded $286 million, with the DeFi sector being the most active.
Blockchain Industry Investment and Financing Weekly Report: 14 Events with a Total Scale Exceeding 286 Million USD
Last week (4.14-4.20), there were a total of 14 investment and financing events in the global Blockchain industry, with a total funding scale exceeding 286 million USD, showing significant growth compared to the previous week. The main investment areas included DeFi, DePIN, Web3+AI, infrastructure, and tools.
DeFi领域
A total of 6 financing events have been announced in the DeFi sector. Among them, the yield-bearing stablecoin protocol Resolv completed a $10 million seed round financing, led by Cyber.Fund and Maven11. The DeFi protocol Neutrl secured $5 million in seed round financing, with STIX and Accomplice leading the investment. The crypto investment platform Glider completed $4 million in financing, led by a well-known venture capital firm. The decentralized trading platform Hyperion completed a new round of strategic financing. Treehouse Finance completed a new round of financing with a valuation of $400 million. A well-known market maker announced that it has invested in the lending protocol Euler Finance.
DePIN and Web3+AI
The DePIN project Solix DePIN has received $29.5 million in funding from the Eclip Foundation to develop model context protocol technology.
The decentralized AI platform ORO AI has completed a $6 million seed round of financing, led by a certain accelerator and Delphi Ventures. ORO aims to provide high-quality, private data for advanced AI models.
Infrastructure and Tools
A well-known venture capital firm has announced another investment of $55 million in the cross-chain messaging protocol LayerZero. The infrastructure project Optimum has completed a $11 million seed round funding, led by 1kx. The "hyper-casual finance" network Hana Network has raised $6 million. The blockchain-based data verification platform Rekord AG has secured approximately $5.51 million in seed round funding. The application development team Embr Labs, centered around Meme, has completed $1.8 million in Pre-seed round funding.
Other Fields
U.S. Bitcoin mining manufacturer Auradine has completed a $153 million Series C funding round, led by StepStone Group. The company plans to expand its core mining business and establish a new AI infrastructure department.
Venture Capital Fund Dynamics
According to reports, Galaxy Ventures Fund I LP, a well-known investment institution, has exceeded its fundraising target of $150 million, with the final fundraising amount expected to be between $175 million and $180 million. The fund focuses on investing in early-stage startups, with particular attention to the payment and stablecoin sectors.