📰 Last week, there were a total of 10 financing and investment events in the global blockchain industry, with total funding exceeding US$1.28 billion. The most eye-catching was Polymarket, which completed a new round of financing of US$1 billion, with 1789 Capital leading about US$300 million; on the other hand, Felix Pago also secured US$200 million in Series B financing, with both equity and credit facilities arranged.
🔥 In this round of financing, the presence of stablecoins and banking infrastructure became noticeably stronger. Cari, a bank-led digital currency network, completed a US$32.5 million seed round, with participants including First Horizon Bank, KeyBank, and several other banks. The goal is to let banks access tokenized deposits and programmable money through an Ethereum-anchored permissioned Layer 2.
💡 Felix Pago's approach is closer to everyday payments, mainly connecting cross-border remittances between the US and Mexico through WhatsApp, and then settling with USDC and blockchain. Diameter Pay also completed a US$10 million Series A round, serving banks, fintech companies, and digital asset exchanges, providing USD virtual accounts, stablecoin on- and off-ramps, and compliance controls.
👀 The money did not flow only into payments. AI data center developer Crusoe completed a US$3 billion financing round at a valuation of US$30 billion, tripling its valuation in just 10 months; on the AI hardware front, a16z expanded to US$8.5 billion and also launched a dedicated US$1.1 billion fund.
🤔 Looking at it now, the areas institutions are truly willing to pour big money into have already expanded from simple on-chain applications to bank connectivity, cross-border payments, AI compute, and compliance infrastructure. Which do you think is most likely to break out next: stablecoin payments, or AI and blockchain crossover projects?
#加密融资 #稳定币 #区块链基础设施 #AI
🔥 In this round of financing, the presence of stablecoins and banking infrastructure became noticeably stronger. Cari, a bank-led digital currency network, completed a US$32.5 million seed round, with participants including First Horizon Bank, KeyBank, and several other banks. The goal is to let banks access tokenized deposits and programmable money through an Ethereum-anchored permissioned Layer 2.
💡 Felix Pago's approach is closer to everyday payments, mainly connecting cross-border remittances between the US and Mexico through WhatsApp, and then settling with USDC and blockchain. Diameter Pay also completed a US$10 million Series A round, serving banks, fintech companies, and digital asset exchanges, providing USD virtual accounts, stablecoin on- and off-ramps, and compliance controls.
👀 The money did not flow only into payments. AI data center developer Crusoe completed a US$3 billion financing round at a valuation of US$30 billion, tripling its valuation in just 10 months; on the AI hardware front, a16z expanded to US$8.5 billion and also launched a dedicated US$1.1 billion fund.
🤔 Looking at it now, the areas institutions are truly willing to pour big money into have already expanded from simple on-chain applications to bank connectivity, cross-border payments, AI compute, and compliance infrastructure. Which do you think is most likely to break out next: stablecoin payments, or AI and blockchain crossover projects?
#加密融资 #稳定币 #区块链基础设施 #AI
