From December 9th to December 15th, a total of 31 investment and financing events occurred in the cryptocurrency market, including 10 in the infrastructure sector, 3 in the CeFi sector, 3 in the DeFi sector, 2 in the Web3 sector, 3 in gaming, 4 in NFT, 2 in tool platforms, 1 in security solutions, 1 in e-commerce, 1 in mining, and 1 in DeSci.

During this week, there were 7 financings of tens of millions of US dollars or more. The largest financing was completed by LINE NEXT, an NFT subsidiary of the Japanese social media giant LINE, which raised $140 million with the support of Peter Thiel's private equity firm Crescendo Equity Partners.

The other 6 financings are as follows:

1. Andalusia Labs (formerly known as RiskHarbor), which focuses on digital asset risk infrastructure, announced the completion of a $48 million Series A financing, with a valuation exceeding $1 billion.

2. The UK digital asset exchange GFO-X completed a $30 million Series B financing.

3. Ganaz announced the successful completion of the first round of preferred stock financing, raising a total of $25 million.

4. Web3 identity verification and authorization platform Dynamic Labs completed a $13.5 million financing.

5. Farcana, a blockchain gaming studio based in the UAE, completed a $10 million seed round financing.

6. Digital asset brokerage firm Nonco completed a $10 million seed round financing.

The cryptocurrency market was more active this week compared to the previous week, with overall increases in investment and financing activities in terms of sectors, quantity, and amounts. Financing activities in the infrastructure sector performed most prominently, while NFT and gaming sectors showed significant increases in activity. CeFi and DeFi sectors remain the focus of capital attention, and Web3 and tool platforms were also more active. Diversified investment areas such as e-commerce and DeSci emerged.

The investment and financing projects for this week are listed in the following chart according to the amount of financing:

Infrastructure

1. According to prnewswire, Hivello, a decentralized physical infrastructure network project under the decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) project, completed a $1 million Pre-Seed round of financing. This round of financing was led by NGC, Blockchain Founders Fund, Side Door Ventures, IDG, Bing Ventures, MEXC Exchange, XT.com Exchange, Genesis Block, and NxGen. Hivello is committed to changing the global popularity of decentralized services and is expected to integrate up to 100 DePINs within the next 12 months.

2. Dora Factory, a decentralized governance infrastructure and multi-chain public goods funding protocol, announced the completion of a new round of strategic financing. Institutions participating in this round of financing include dao5, Whampoa Digital, and 7 other well-known strategic investors, marking a significant expansion of Dora Factory's new strategic stage.

3. TechFlow reported that NodeKit, a development team based on Avalanche's SEQ, announced the completion of a $1.2 million Pre-Seed round of financing, led by Borderless Capital, with participation from Avalanche Blizzard Fund, Polygon Ventures, and Wormhole Cross-Chain Ecosystem Fund. SEQ is a shared sequencer Layer1 network that will help launch and decentralize transaction sequencing for Rollup chains. SEQ will operate as an independent blockchain or subnet within the Avalanche ecosystem.

4. According to BlockBeats, Andalusia Labs (formerly known as RiskHarbor), which focuses on digital asset risk infrastructure, announced the completion of a $48 million Series A financing, with a valuation exceeding $1 billion. This round of financing was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from Mubadala Capital, Pantera Capital, Framework Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, and Digital Currency Group, among other existing investors. The company also announced the establishment of its global headquarters in Abu Dhabi.

5. According to Fortune magazine, Dynamic Labs, a Web3 identity verification and authorization platform, completed a $13.5 million financing, led by a16z and Founders Fund.

6. According to ChainCatcher, Enphyr, a Layer 2 solution built on the Ethereum network, announced the completion of a $1 million seed round of financing, with a valuation of $10 million, led by Waveslab Ventures.

7. According to Foresight News, AI data infrastructure AIT Protocol announced the completion of a new round of financing, with participation from MorningStar Ventures, Megala Ventures, Contango Digital Assets, Momentum 6, BasementDAO, Alpha Protocol Ventures, and a group of angel investors. The specific amount of financing has not been disclosed.

8. According to Ledger Insights, Japanese stablecoin technology provider GUGroup completed a ¥420 million (approximately $3 million) financing, with participation from Japanese investment firm B Dash Ventures. GUGroup also raised funds by selling tokens to some overseas investors.

9. According to ChainCatcher, the cryptocurrency exchange Bitget is making a multi-million dollar investment in the Ethereum L2 blockchain Morphism, with specific terms undisclosed. The Morphism team stated, "Morphism's innovative Rollup technology combines Optimistic and ZK Rollups, providing cost-effective, secure, and scalable transactions. The company is committed to bridging the gap between the current state of blockchain technology and the everyday practical dApps that go beyond traditional cryptocurrency trading."

10. According to Foresight News, KuCoin Labs announced that it has strategically invested in the Bitcoin Layer2 solution Dovi and established a partnership.

CeFi

11. According to CoinDesk, blockchain technology and digital asset company Metagood announced the completion of a $5 million seed round of financing. This round of financing was led by Sora Ventures, with participation from ACTAI Ventures, Bitcoin Frontier Fund, Bitcoin Magazine Fund, London Real Ventures, and Peach.xyz. This new funding will support Osura's new technology and product development, marketing, and collaboration with artists.

12. According to Foresight News, the UK digital asset exchange GFO-X completed a $30 million Series B financing, led by M&G Investments, and will join the board of Global Futures and Options (GFO) Holdings. This round of financing will provide funding for GFO-X's upcoming products.

13. According to CoinDesk, digital asset brokerage firm Nonco has completed a $10 million seed round financing, led by former Acting Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and former CEO of Binance.US Brian Brooks and Hack VC. Other participants in the investment include Morgan Creek Digital, CMCC, Lvna Capital, Theta Capital, Bullish, Bastion Trading, and Libra Capital Ventures. This investment includes a combination of equity and convertible notes, and the raised funds will be used to serve an increasing number of institutional clients in the United States.

DeFi

14. According to ChainCatcher, Bitcoin ecosystem DeFi solution bitSmiley announced the completion of a financing round led by ABCDE and OKX Venture. BitSmiley is described as the MakerDAO + Compound of the Bitcoin ecosystem, providing a comprehensive solution for Bitcoin DeFi and filling the most missing "stablecoin" + "lending" infrastructure in the current Bitcoin ecosystem. In addition to providing compatible BRC20 bitRC20 format stablecoins in the form of BTC over-collateralization, BitSmiley also offers peer-to-peer lending based on BRC20.

15. ChainCatcher reported that decentralized derivatives infrastructure EthosX announced the completion of a $1.8 million new round of financing, with investors including Y Combinator, Franklin Templeton, Ascensive Assets, Emurgo Ventures, Stacker VC, Sudo Research, Token Metrics Ventures, Cogitent Ventures, Asymmetry VC, and Upsparks VC. EthosX was founded in 2022 by Deepanshu, former Vice President of Global Derivatives Clearing at J.P. Morgan, and was selected for the Binance Labs' sixth season MVB accelerator program. The platform primarily offers automated and non-custodial clearing and settlement services for financial derivatives.

16. ChainCatcher also reported that decentralized derivatives trading platform Rollup.Finance announced the acquisition of the automated market-making protocol CherrySwap. The two projects will remain independently operated after the acquisition, with no immediate integration of their product features and services. Both parties have a 6-month observation period, during which either party has the right to withdraw and resume independent branding. The merger of the cryptographic tokens will be completed through token exchange, and the exchange ratio will be disclosed at the time of the issuance of the Rollu.Finance platform token.

Web3

17. According to Foresight News, Web3 social platform Seam Social completed a $2.5 million seed round financing, led by 1kx, with participation from Seed Club, Sfermion, f7 Ventures, and Social Graph Ventures. The raised funds will be used to build a marketplace, attract developers to create new mini-applications, launch mobile applications, and expand the team to create customizable and user-owned social media.

18. ChainCatcher reported that Web3 music NFT platform Sound.xyz has acquired the digital collectibles platform Soho, with the entire Soho team joining Sound.xyz under the leadership of Omid Aziz, who will serve as Chief Technology Officer. This acquisition will allow Sound.xyz and Soho to focus on building deeper connections between artists, curators, and audiences.

Gaming

19. According to Decrypt, blockchain gaming studio Farcana, based in the UAE, completed a $10 million seed round financing, with investors including Animoca Brands, Polygon Ventures, Fenbushi Capital, Merit Circle, Rarestone Capital, MMPro Trust, Unpopular Ventures, Kapo Capital, Emchain, Hasu Capital, and Dravus Investment. Farcana will further develop its multiplayer shooting game.

20. According to Korea IT Times, crypto startup Spielworks, focusing on DeFi and gaming, completed a strategic financing round with participation from the Swiss non-profit organization The Hashgraph Association (THA). The specific amount of financing has not been disclosed. This round of financing will be used to acquire the NFT one-stop platform Atomic Hub and to accelerate the expansion of its Web3 gaming ecosystem using the high-performance open-source public ledger of Hedera and reduce transaction fees for chain game players. The Hashgraph Association will also provide support for Spielworks in game business issuance, development, commercialization, and future financing.

21. Foresight News reported that Web3 entertainment platform Matr1x announced the completion of a new round of financing (A2+ round), with the specific amount undisclosed. The sole investor in this round of financing is OKX Ventures.

NFT

22. According to CoinDesk, blockchain technology and digital asset company Metagood announced the completion of a $5 million seed round financing. This round of financing was led by Sora Ventures, with participation from ACTAI Ventures, Bitcoin Frontier Fund, Bitcoin Magazine Fund, London Real Ventures, and Peach.xyz. This new funding will support the development of Osura's new technology and products, marketing, and collaboration with artists.

23. Foresight News reported that NFT perpetual contract trading platform nftperp completed a $3 million Series A financing, led by 1kx, with participation from Maven 11, Mechanism Capital, and angel investors Spencer Ventures, Gmoney, David Choi from MetaStreet, Nick Emmons from Upshot, and Jonathan Gabler from NFTfi. In addition, nftperp announced that its v2 version will be launched soon.

24. Foresight News also reported that LINE NEXT, an NFT subsidiary of the Japanese social media giant LINE, completed a $140 million financing, led by Peter Thiel-supported private equity firm Crescendo Equity Partners. This round of financing will be used to expand its global business and develop new services.

25. According to official sources, the Bitcoin lending platform Liquidium announced the completion of a $1.25 million Pre-Seed round of financing, with participation from Bitcoin Frontier Fund, Side Door Ventures, Actai Ventures, Sora Ventures, Spicy Capital, UTXO Management, and digital angel investors.

26. On December 12, BitJungle announced a strategic investment in NFTScan and officially launched its investment business focusing on blockchain infrastructure. BitJungle has always focused on blockchain security, with core businesses including blockchain traceability services (recovering stolen digital assets), risk assessment, and smart contract auditing services. The service clients are mainly distributed in countries and regions such as China, Hong Kong, Canada, the United States, Singapore, and Japan, and currently have offices in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Qingdao. NFTScan, as a leading global NFT data infrastructure service provider, is committed to providing secure and stable multi-chain NFT data services.

27. According to Cointelegraph, Web3 exploration and incentive platform Intract completed a $3 million financing round, led by Alpha Wave Global, BITKRAFT Ventures, and Gumi Cryptos. Polygon Ventures, Tokentus, MoonPay, and Web3 Studios also participated in the investment.

Security Solutions

28. Foresight News reported that blockchain security monitoring startup Hackless announced the completion of a $1.2 million private round of financing, with participation from DAO Maker, Insignius Capital, Cosima Capital, DeltaHub Capital, Factial, and Halvings Capital. Hackless primarily provides blockchain security services in the digital asset and DeFi fields, and the new funds will be used to drive the rapid development of its security solutions Wallet Rescue and Sentinel.

E-commerce

29. According to TechCrunch, Bitcoin rebate platform Lolli completed an $8 million Series B financing, led by BITKRAFT Ventures, with participation from Sfermion, Prisma Ventures of Ulta Beauty, Hypersphere Ventures, ZebPay CEO Rahul Pagidipati, 2 Punks Capital, MZ Web3 Fund, Seven Seven Six, Pathfinder Ventures of Founders Fund, Bain Capital Ventures, Serena Ventures of Serena Williams, and Night Media of Logan Paul and MrBeast.

Mining

30. ChainCatcher reported that Jia Nan Yun Zhi announced the completion of the first round of transactions for the previously announced preferred stock financing, successfully raising a total of $25 million. Jia Nan Yun Zhi plans to use the net proceeds from this securities sale for research and development, expanding production scale, and other general corporate purposes.

DeSci

31. ChainCatcher reported that Sora Ventures announced a $1 million investment in Molecule, with the strategic investment aimed at reshaping the landscape of scientific research in Asia. The goal is to go beyond physical boundaries, promote a culture of objective science and shared intellectual property, and fully leverage the advantages of decentralized science (DeSci). To promote innovation in the field of biomedical research, Molecule will specifically provide funding to Asian researchers and plans to provide $50,000 to deserving scientific teams or individuals.

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