Global Blockchain Investment and Financing Weekly Report: 17 events with a total scale exceeding 257 million USD

Last week (3.3-3.9), there were a total of 17 investment and financing events in the global Blockchain industry, with a total funding scale exceeding $257 million, an increase compared to the previous week. The main investment areas include:

• Three incidents in the DeFi field, among which a certain liquidity staking protocol completed a $14 million Series A financing.
• Two incidents in the Web3 gaming sector, including an AI-driven gaming solution that completed a $3 million funding.
• In the Web3+AI sector, a certain cryptocurrency infrastructure company completed a $15 million Series A funding round.
• In the field of infrastructure and tools, a certain foundation completed a $28 million financing with a valuation of $400 million.
• Starting from other categories 1, a certain Web3 accelerator has completed a new round of strategic financing.
• In the centralized finance sector, a French cryptocurrency trading company has completed a $102 million financing.

DeFi

A certain liquid staking protocol has completed a $14 million Series A financing, led by a well-known venture capital firm. This protocol was incubated by a public chain foundation and has launched two liquid staking tokens, corresponding to the governance token and Gas token of that chain. Currently, the protocol's TVL exceeds $1.7 billion, making it the largest protocol in that ecosystem.

A derivatives trading protocol has completed a $5 million strategic round of financing, with multiple investment institutions participating.

A certain DeFi project has completed a $3 million angel round of financing, with investors including several well-known institutions and ecosystem supporters. The project plans to build a DeFi portfolio solution on a certain public blockchain, primarily constructing a pre-market asset trading mechanism.

Web3 Games

An AI-driven gaming solution has completed a $3 million financing round with multiple investment institutions participating. This solution enables gamers to create, own, and monetize game AI agents.

A certain public blockchain development company has acquired a game development platform, with the acquisition amount undisclosed. The platform allows game developers to seamlessly integrate blockchain infrastructure into their games.

AI

A certain crypto infrastructure company has completed a $15 million Series A financing, led by a global investment institution. The company offers three main products that support a blockchain based on the PoS consensus mechanism.

A certain decentralized AI protocol has completed a $15 million financing round, led by a well-known fund. The protocol is building a peer-to-peer protocol for computation and intelligence.

A decentralized AI network has completed a $2.3 million Pre-Seed funding round, leveraging collective intelligence by connecting consumer devices that run small AI models.

Infrastructure and Tools

A cross-chain protocol completed a $41 million token financing, led by a top crypto fund. The protocol focuses on intention-driven cross-chain transactions, allowing users to transfer cross-chain assets with a single request.

A foundation completed a $28 million financing at a valuation of $400 million, led by two well-known investment institutions. The project is building a "new type of internet" to improve Blockchain performance.

A certain privacy Blockchain project has completed a $7 million seed round of financing, led by a well-known institution. The project aims to address the transaction transparency issues faced by current L1 Blockchains.

The presale of a certain network node has been completed, with a financing amount exceeding 6 million USD. The project adopts a "Bitcoin-style proof of stake" design, with no pre-mining, airdrops, or token distribution.

A certain MEV infrastructure has completed a $6 million financing to create a comprehensive liquid staking token on a certain public blockchain.

A certain distributed smart component protocol has completed a strategic round of financing, which will be used to accelerate the development of a component-based development platform, AI Agent toolchain, and ecological construction.

Others

A certain Web3 accelerator has completed a new round of strategic financing, with multiple investment institutions participating. The financing will be used to strengthen the construction of a global ecosystem and deepen the integration with international mainstream exchange ecosystems.

Centralized Finance

A French cryptocurrency trading company has completed a $102 million financing, with 90% being equity financing and 10% being debt financing. The company plans to expand its over-the-counter derivatives trading business and launch a cryptocurrency lending department.

A certain cryptocurrency broker has completed a $10 million Series A funding round, led by a well-known investment institution. The company focuses on helping large financial institutions achieve returns and profits from cryptocurrency investments by collaborating with them.

Investment Institutions

A well-known investment institution has launched a new fund with a scale of $600 million, which will invest in fields such as AI and cryptocurrency. This institution is an investor in a certain AI chip company and is also the first institutional investor in a certain Blockchain platform.