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Last week, global Blockchain financing reached $272 million, with the DeFi sector being the most active.
Overview of Global Blockchain Financing Last Week
Last week (6.23-6.29), there were a total of 16 public financing events in the global blockchain industry, with a total funding scale exceeding 272 million USD. The specific distribution is as follows:
DeFi Field
DeFi infrastructure company Veda has completed a $18 million financing round, led by a well-known crypto venture capital firm, with participation from several other institutions. Veda provides a modular vault framework that supports developers in building simplified DeFi yield products, having processed over 100,000 user deposits and managed assets exceeding $3.7 billion.
The DEX GTE based on MegaETH has completed a $15 million Series A financing, exclusively led by a well-known crypto venture capital firm. GTE claims to be "the world's fastest decentralized exchange," using a centralized limit order book mechanism, with trading latency on par with large centralized exchanges.
Multichain DeFi infrastructure company Blueprint Finance has completed a $9.5 million financing round, led by a well-known crypto venture capital firm. Blueprint Finance is dedicated to simplifying the process for cryptocurrency holders to participate in DeFi lending and has launched two products, Concrete and Glow, which cover the Ethereum and Solana ecosystems, respectively.
DeFi infrastructure company Yield.xyz has secured $5 million in strategic financing. The company, formerly known as the multi-chain wallet Omni, has transitioned this year to a yield aggregation platform, integrating over 200 Solana ecosystem yield sources through a unified API.
The private equity tokenization platform Jarsy has completed a $5 million Pre-Seed round of financing. The platform provides retail investors with the opportunity to invest in pre-IPO companies by issuing tokens that are 1:1 pegged to private company equity, with a minimum investment threshold of $10.
The institutional-grade DeFi execution engine Makina has completed a strategic round of financing of $3 million. Makina Finance is a DeFi execution engine that empowers various users such as AI agents and asset managers to deploy institutional-grade, risk-adjusted yield strategies on-chain.
Sphinx, an on-chain commodity derivatives exchange, has completed a $2 million Pre-seed funding round. Sphinx is an institutional-grade commodity derivatives exchange built on its own permissioned Layer 1 Blockchain, providing 24/7 direct access to futures, options, and perpetual contracts for oil, natural gas, and other energy commodities.
The RWA tokenization infrastructure developer Byzanlink in a certain region has completed a $1 million private placement financing. The company is registered in a multi-commodity exchange and is committed to providing institutional-grade tokenization solutions for traditional assets such as private equity, credit, and real estate through Blockchain technology.
Web3 Gaming Sector
Game developer Endless Clouds has secured $6.25 million in funding and launched a new token, END, as the premium token of its ecosystem. The first project to integrate END is the open-world MMORPG "Treeverse," with more games to be included in the future.
Game developer Spekter Games has completed a $5 million pre-seed funding round. Its first Web3 game, Spekter Agency, is now live. The funding will be used to expand the business of Spekter Agency to more platforms and support the development of a second game.
DePIN Field
DePIN has completed a $3.15 million financing round with the enterprise-level cloud platform dKloud. dKloud is a decentralized cloud infrastructure platform that connects DePIN with enterprise-level IT, enabling businesses to deploy applications using cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies. The platform also features a marketplace where developers can contribute reusable tools and earn DKT tokens.
Infrastructure and Tools
The developer of the privacy Blockchain Canton Network has completed a $135 million strategic financing round. With configurable privacy at its core, Canton Network has attracted companies, including several well-known financial institutions, to test RWAs on its platform. This financing will help the Canton Network further expand the coverage of RWAs.
A privacy-focused confidential Blockchain protocol has completed a $57 million Series B funding round, with a valuation exceeding $1 billion. The protocol provides cross-chain privacy solutions for developers through fully homomorphic encryption technology, supporting the deployment of "confidential smart contracts" on existing Blockchains.
The encrypted trust infrastructure Inference Labs has completed a strategic financing round of $6.3 million. The funding will be used to optimize circuit design and expand support for multi-proof systems, covering scenarios that require trustworthy AI decision-making in healthcare, finance, DeFi, and more. The "Proof of Inference" zero-knowledge proof protocol developed by the company provides a decentralized verification layer for AI models.
Other Application Areas
An institution announced an investment in the decentralized entertainment platform MEET48 through a certain blockchain accelerator, supporting its mechanism of enhancing fan engagement with the $IDOL token. MEET48 integrates virtual performances, idol management games, and offline events, aiming to reach over 30 million fans in Asia.
Centralized Finance Domain
The Bitcoin financial platform Castle has completed a $1 million Pre-Seed funding round. The platform provides automated Bitcoin allocation solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises, allowing them to automatically convert a set proportion of their sales revenue into Bitcoin. The platform has integrated with multiple payment tools, serving customers across industries such as food and beverage, e-commerce, and real estate.