According to BlockBeats, on October 2, according to RootData data, the amount of financing in the crypto market in September 2023 was US$505 million, a year-on-year decrease of 72.6% from September 2022 (US$1.848 billion) and a month-on-month decrease of 24.5% from August 2023 (US$669 million). In addition, the number of financings in September was 77, a year-on-year decrease of 44.2%. Among them, the top three financing amounts in September were: Bitcoin mining company Core Scientific announced that Bitmain has agreed to invest US$53.9 million in the company; Chain game startup Proof of Play completed a US$33 million seed round of financing, led by a16z and Greenoaks; Cryptocurrency startup Bastion completed a US$25 million seed round of financing, led by a16z crypto.