Gate News bot message: According to data from DefiLlama, this week has been relatively calm, with venture capitalists and other investors investing $3 million in crypto asset startups, bringing the total funding to over $7.7 billion in 2025 so far. As in previous weeks, investors are focusing on infrastructure projects aimed at expanding Ethereum, quantitative trading, and enhancing Bitcoin functionality.

According to Gate.io News bot and a report by Fortune, the cryptocurrency company Dinari recently completed a $12.7 million Series A funding round. This round of financing was co-led by Hack VC and Blockchange Ventures, with participation from VanEck Ventures, F-Prime, and Avalanche Fund. After this round of financing, Dinari's total financing amount reached 22.65 million USD. The company mainly provides blockchain technology-based US company stock purchasing services for non-US investors.

The blockchain financial company Dinari has completed a $12.7 million Series A financing round, led by Hack VC and Blockchange Ventures, with participation from VanEck Ventures, F-Prime, and Avalanche Fund. The company's total financing has reached $22.65 million, with a valuation of $40.15 million in 2024. Although the latest valuation has not been disclosed, it has already achieved profitability.

According to a research report by JPMorgan, it is expected that the funding for encryption risk investment will increase this year due to the Trump administration's friendly policies towards cryptocurrency and regulatory transparency. However, it may not reach the level of previous years. New projects tend to raise funds through community-driven initiatives to avoid selling tokens to venture capital firms.

JPMorgan analysts predict that although Cryptocurrency venture capital will rise, it will be difficult to reach the peak levels of 2021-2022. The main challenges include competition from large Financial Institutions, the rise of community-driven funding platforms, a high interest rate environment, and the diversion of investor attention to encryption ETFs. Analysts believe that future venture capital will follow projects with actual user adoption and long-term growth potential.

Reppo Labs announced the closing of a $2.2 million funding round with participation from Protocol Labs, CV VC, CMS Holdings, and others. The new funding will be used to develop critical infrastructure and facilitate permissionless collaboration on niche datasets, with the goal of enabling data owners, AI developers, and agents to work together more seamlessly. Reppo is a permissionless network that facilitates collaboration between AI developers and data owners through intent and intellectual property (IP) co-ownership. The company introduced the "Pod" as a sovereign human-machine collection for inference DAOs that allows individuals or groups to manage and monetize AI assets.

Cryptocurrency venture capital activity is lower than the previous Bull Market level, and the reasons for the market stagnation include the "barbell market" and memes restrictions. New projects and regulatory changes may lead to more opportunities for stablecoins, decentralized finance, and tokenization.

Odaily Planet Daily News Hack VC partner Alex Botte said that by 2025, it is expected that cryptocurrency and blockchain venture capital will return to previous highs. According to Galaxy's data, the current venture capital scale still lags far behind the peak of the first quarter of 2022, when about 1,350 transactions had an investment amount of about $12 billion, while in the third quarter, this figure was $2.4 billion, an 80% decrease, involving 478 transactions (a 65% decrease). This gap is at least partly due to the continued absence of traditional venture capital and institutional investors, especially in the United States. The private sale market, especially early-stage venture capital, often lags behind the liquidity market, and in the liquidity market, BTC and Solana

A new study jointly conducted by Chainplay and Strorible shows that nearly half (45%) of venture (VC)-backed cryptocurrency projects have ceased operations, and 77% of these projects have less than $1,000 in monthly revenue. The study, which looked at 1,181 projects that received financing between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2024, also found that venture capital firm Polychain Capital had the highest failure rate of investments, with 44% of its projects having died.

Zak Folkman, co-founder of World Liberty Financial, said at Consensus Hong Kong 2025 that the amount raised in the public sale is not the key to the sale of WLFIToken, but rather the establishment of a connection with the community. The project has not received support from VCs since its inception, and retail investors initially had concerns about valuation and fundraising goals, but several milestones have been achieved. WLFIToken is not only a governance token but also has practical applications. It is not yet open for trading, so the community should be cautious about unofficial information.

Odaily Planet Daily News Hack VC expects more large-scale acquisitions to occur in 2025, as the Bull Market continues and web2 companies interested in Cryptocurrency may return. Ed Roman, co-founder and managing partner of Hack VC, said:"Due to the collapse of Non-fungible Tokens and FTX, these Web2

ChainCatcher news, according to GMGN market data, Solana on-chain AI-driven VC DAO Token ai16z market capitalization exceeded $1 billion, now reported at $10.4 billion, hitting a record high, with a 24-hour increase of 46.93%. It is reported that ai16z is the first AI venture capital fund, managed exclusively by Marc AIndreessen, and invests based on the recommendations of DAO members. The goal of this fund is not to create an imitation of a16z founder Marc Andreessen,

Solana's AI-driven VC DAOTokenai16z has reached a record high market value, surpassing 800 million US dollars, with a 24-hour increase of 52.4%. It is the first AI venture capital fund managed by Marc Andreessen, aiming to surpass its expertise in the AI field.

Felix Hartmann, founder of the venture capital firm Hartmann Capital, said that most alts may continue to decline and persist until the end of January 2025. He believes that chasing alts at this moment may not have much opportunity as many alts have already peaked.

Martin Casado, a partner at California venture capital firm a16z, said that VCs' dominant position in regulatory dialogue has become tiresome, and in the future, he hopes that scholars and technologists can provide information to policymakers. Previously, he successfully defeated an artificial intelligence security bill in California. The bill required large-scale model manufacturers to meet security testing and risk mitigation requirements. Martin Casado is concerned that developers will be held responsible, just like regulatory software developers.

The AI intent recognition project Brian, launched at the 2023 ETHPrague Hackathon, has announced its termination due to loss of market advantage and financing issues, criticizing VC for overly focusing on TGE and hype while neglecting actual progress. The team had planned to launch a Web3-specific model and Token, but industry speculation and cost issues led to the project's failure.

BlockBeats news, on May 26, AI trading builder Brian announced in a post that the Brian application is no longer open to users. The Brian API will continue to be available to developers for the next three months, and developers can request access. Brian started at the ETHPrague hackathon in June 2023, aiming to develop a trading builder that allows users to convert text prompts into on-chain trades. The response from sponsors was very enthusiastic, and the project won five first prizes from The Graph, Gnosis, AAVE, Gateway, and Taiko. In the months following the hackathon, Brian went through three stages: closed testing in November 2023, public testing in February 2024, and July 2024.

Hyperdrive completed a $6 million Series A financing round, led by Hack VC and Arrington Capital. The project is based on the Hyperliquid Blockchain and builds a decentralized stablecoin market. Other participating institutions include Delphi Digital, SIG DTI, Proof, and others.

Hyperdrive completed a $6 million Series A funding round, led by Hack VC and Arrington Capital. The project is built on the Hyperliquid Blockchain and aims to create a decentralized stablecoin market. Other participating institutions include Delphi Digital, SIG DTI, Proof, and others.

L1 Blockchain developer Pharos Network has launched its first public testnet, providing a testing environment for developers aimed at supporting smart contracts development, performance testing, and stress testing. Future plans include improving tool resources, expanding service support, and more. Previously completed a $8 million seed round funding.

According to @kylechasse, SBI VC Trade, a crypto exchange owned by Japanese financial giant SBI Group, acquired 4,000 BTC worth $330 million.

According to @kylechasse, SBI VC Trade, a crypto exchange owned by Japanese financial giant SBI Group, acquired 4,000 BTC worth $330 million.

Placeholder VC partner points out that Trump's strategic reserve proposal may be a negotiating tactic that needs to persuade Congress to pass. Trump can start with this and then make concessions, similar to his previous absurd claims. This move implies that if Congress does not agree to BTC reserves, more outrageous conditions will be proposed.

According to PitchBook's report, the financing amount in the Crypto Assets field will rise by 13.6% to reach $2.5 billion by the fourth quarter of 2024. Investors mainly invest in early-stage startups, with the median valuation doubling to $52 million compared to the previous year, while late-stage companies only receive 5% of the total financing rounds. Stablecoins and artificial intelligence are expected to be highly followed by VC this year.

Echo founder Cobie accused some VC of preventing it from offering discounted prices to investors, and even opposing community sales, unless it was in the later rounds of overvaluation. Some VCs advocate avoiding public sales and oppose discounted valuations and short-term attribution periods. At the same time, VCs have no problem with team Airdrop unlocked Tokens, but they oppose it if some of the team's unlocked Tokens are sold.

BlockBeats news, on December 31st, according to GMGN market data, Solana on-chain AI-driven VC DAO Token ai16z Market Cap exceeded $1.6 billion, now reported at $1.61 billion, reaching a record high, with a 24-hour increase of 21.39%. It is introduced that ai16z is the first AI venture capital fund, fully managed by Marc Andreessen, and invests based on recommendations from DAO members. The fund's goal is not to create a replica of a16z founder Marc Andreessen, but to

BlockBeats news, on December 30th, The Block Pro financing data showed that VC invested about 13.7 billion US dollars in Cryptocurrency and Blockchain startups in 2024, a rise of 28% compared to 10.7 billion US dollars in 2023. However, the funding is still far below the peak of 33.3 billion US dollars in 2022 and 29 billion US dollars in 2021. In 2024, early-stage financing dominated, with Pre-Seed transactions reaching a historical high of over 1,180 (a rise of 68% compared to the same period), highlighting people's strong interest in emerging projects. Despite the overall decrease in inflows, the total amount of seed round financing reached 3.4 billion US dollars, close to 3.8 billion US dollars in 2021. Series A financing exceeded 175 transactions (a rise compared to the same period)

Hyperdrive completed a $6 million Series A funding round, aiming to build a stablecoin funding market on the Hyperliquid Blockchain, providing features such as stablecoin lending and borrowing, and liquid staking of $HYPE. Hack VC and Arrington Capital led the investment, with follow-on funding from Delphi Ventures, Proof Group, and others. The project's goal is to become a hub for the stablecoin market and yield.

The RootData Analyst Competition Season 1 has been launched, with themes including undervalued BN Launchpool projects, airdrop potential of unlisted financing projects, and recognized encryption VC. The competition runs from May 10 to May 23, with a total prize pool of 3000 USDT. The evaluation will consider logic, data application, and analysis perspectives. Outstanding works have the opportunity to be shared and showcased on RootData.

ChainCatcher news, the RootData Analyst Competition Season 1 has now opened. Participants can choose one of three themes to analyze, which include "The Most Underrated BN Launchpool Projects in the Past 12 Months", "The Most Airdrop Potential Unlaunched Financing Projects in the Next Two Quarters", and "The Most Recognized Encryption VC in the Past Two Years and the Reasons", with analysis covering fundamentals, teams, funding, and more. The submission period for this competition is from May 10th 14:00 to May 23rd 14:00 (UTC), with a total prize pool of 3000 USDT, and there are first, second, and third prizes. Among them, there are 2 first prizes, each of which will receive 500 USDT. The evaluation will be based on logical insight (40%), RootData data application (30%), and multi-angle analysis.

Andre Cronje, founder of Sonic Labs, shares in the article that he was once questioned by venture capitalist Kyle Samani, but he stuck to his own path, and now the code has helped 5 unicorns rise, encouraging everyone not to give up and keep trying to create great things.

The practice of using price manipulation and market capitalization to attract investors by encryption teams over the past decade has been followed. Common patterns include raising funds on a large scale, inundating with large-scale paid marketing, and internal personnel concentrating holdings of Tokens. Although this model is effective, its long-term effectiveness is questionable with the development of the market and some recent events.

Odaily Planet Daily News: Co-founders Matt Huang and Chief Technology Officer Georgios Konstantopoulos, as well as General Partners Dan Robinson and Charlie Noyes of Paradigm, jointly called for an acceleration of development speed of Ethereum (ETH) blockchain. They pointed out that the 'North Star' of Ethereum...

BlockBeats news, on December 28, according to GMGN market data, Solana on-chain AI-driven VC DAO Token ai16z's Market Cap has surpassed 1.3 billion US dollars, now at 13.4 billion US dollars, reaching a historical high, with a 24-hour increase of 36.35%. It is introduced that ai16z is the first AI venture capital fund, managed by Marc Andreessen, and invests based on recommendations from DAO members. The fund's goal is not to create an imitation of a16z founder Marc Andreessen, but

Jinse Caijing reported that Boost VC announced its investment in the Decentralization research project PoSciDonDAO, with the specific amount remaining undisclosed. After the transaction is completed, PoSciDonDAO will join Boost VC's Go-To-Market plan. It is reported that Boost VC is expanding its investment portfolio in the field of Decentralization Science (DeSci), which also includes Molecule, ResearchHub, HairDAO, and Data.

Odaily News 1confirmation founder Nick Tomaino stated on the X platform that the rise of Ethereum means the "death of crypto VC," and that 99% of crypto VCs will soon disappear. The only way for long-term development is to be in the right place at the right time, to obtain institutional capital, to lack vision or creativity, and to stay aligned with users.

PANews, May 11 news, Nick Tomaino, founder of 1confirmation, posted on the X platform stating that the rise of Ethereum means the "death of crypto VCs," and that 99% of crypto VCs will soon vanish. The only way for long-term development is to be in the right place at the right time, to secure institutional capital, to lack vision or creativity, and to stay aligned with users.

The RootData Analyst Competition Season 1 has begun, and participants can choose from three themes for analysis, including undervalued BN Launchpool projects, airdrop potential of unlisted financing projects, and recognized encryption VCs and their reasons. The competition runs from May 10 to May 23, with a total prize pool of 3000 USDT, and judges will evaluate the quality of submissions from multiple perspectives.

According to Golden Finance, the founder of Enigmafund VC said in X that BlackRock still holds more than 571,514 BTC (about $48,007,176,000). In the last 7 days, they have sold around 1,621 BTC (currently worth $136,164,000-$145,890,000).

BlockBeats news, on February 23, according to official sources, ResearchHub has received a $2 million investment from Boost VC. It is reported that BoostVC is deepening its commitment to accelerating scientific research at ResearchHub. This funding will further strengthen ResearchHub's efforts to make research more open, transparent, and collaborative.

The privacy blockchain project Miden was founded by former Meta engineers and completed a $25 million seed round of financing on April 29, led by Andreessen Horowitz, Hack VC, and 1kx. Investors include Finality Capital Partners, Symbolic Capital, and others. Miden is dedicated to achieving transaction privacy through zk-SNARKs while focusing on blockchain performance and decentralization. Polygon Labs will receive a 10% share but did not invest directly.

2025 Based Rollup Summit will be held in San Francisco on March 10, 2025, with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and major L2 co-founders in attendance, bringing cutting-edge thinking and insights to the based rollup community.

ChainCatcher news, DefiLlama founder 0xngmi stated on X platform, “yesterday saw another typical case: the project first obtained VC investment through equity financing, and then raised further funds through Token and Non-fungible Token sales, issuing Token similar to equity, and ultimately reaching 9

ChainCatcher news, ai16z founder Shaw posted on X, about

Gate.io News bot message, "Fortune" reported that the crypto startup Theo has completed a $20 million financing. This financing was conducted in two rounds: In March 2024, the quantitative investment firm Manifold Trading led a $4.5 million seed round; subsequently, the crypto asset investment firms Hack VC and Anthos Capital led a $15.5 million round. Theo was co-founded by former Optiver and IMC Trading employees Abhi Pingle and his brother Arijit Pingle, along with TK Kwon. The company is dedicated to developing high-frequency trading (HFT) strategies for ordinary investors.

The cryptocurrency industry does not need any project to raise more than $10 million. VC's massive funding for projects like Berachian, Monad, Abstract, Movement is simply because they need to spend this money. In fact, VC is providing these newly established companies with more than 5 years of operating capital, and these projects can also obtain additional funding during token issuance. Tom finally urged not to have more than $10 million in financing and no more than $100 million in valuation.

encryption researcher @hmalviya9 analyzed the valuation of the Berachain project, and according to Berachain, approximately 34.3% of the supply allocated to VC raised a valuation of 142 million USD. It is speculated that the average get on board price for VC is about 0.82 USD, and the predicted Bull Market price for BERA will be between 10-15 USD, while the Bear Market price will be between 5-10 USD.

Golden Finance reported that according to @hmalviya9's monitoring, the return benchmark of venture capital funds in the current cryptocurrency market cycle is only 6 times, compared to 563 in the previous cycle.

Web 2.5 infrastructure company Torram announced the completion of a $710,000 Pre-Seed round of financing, with participation from multiple well-known institutions.

BlockBeats news, on December 12th, according to GMGN market data, Solana on-chain AI-driven VC DAO Token ai16z Market Cap has surpassed 9 billion US dollars, now reported at 9.02 billion US dollars, hitting a new all-time high, with a 24-hour increase of 22.14%. It is introduced that ai16z is the first AI venture capital fund, fully managed by Marc AIndreessen, and invests based on the recommendations of DAO members. The fund's goal is not to create a replica of a16z founder Marc Andreessen's