The volume of venture investments in the crypto sector reached 2 billion dollars in the first quarter of this year. This figure broke a two-year downward trend and recorded a 38% increase in investments compared to the fourth quarter of 2023. The number of transactions increased by 49% to 250. Although the investment volume indicator is one seventh of its all-time high (ATH), the beginning of this uptrend is reminiscent of the situation at the end of 2020, before the parabolic growth of the entire market. While the Ethereum ecosystem maintains its leadership in the number of transactions, the Solana blockchain indicator is rapidly approaching. CoinGecko analysts stated that meme coins are the most profitable cryptocurrency in the first quarter of 2024. 📉