Last week, there were a total of 30 public financing events in the cryptocurrency market, with a cumulative financing of approximately 657 million US dollars. | Investment and Financing Weekly Report

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According to incomplete statistics from RootData, from July 1st to July 7th, 2024, there were a total of 30 public financing events in the blockchain and crypto industry, with a total financing of approximately 657 million US dollars.

In terms of the distribution of projects, the financed projects are mainly distributed in the infrastructure, DeFi, and gaming tracks. Popular projects include the blockchain ZK solution Pi Squared, the Bitcoin DeFi protocol Lombard, the distributed cloud computing company Prodia, the modular data layer CARV for gaming and AI, and the open-source AI development platform Sentient.

In addition, the Australian crypto mining company Iris Energy announced that it has raised 4.134 billion US dollars through stock issuance. This financing was completed through the company's market sale (ATM) plan from May 15th to June 28th, selling a total of 39.8 million shares. Including the previously raised funds, Iris Energy has raised approximately 714 million US dollars in the first half of this year.

(List of projects with financing exceeding 5 million US dollars last week, data source: Rootdata)

I. Infrastructure

UniSat announced the completion of Pre-A round financing, led by Binance

According to UniSat's official announcement, it completed the Pre-A round financing in May this year, led by Binance, and the specific amount of financing has not been disclosed.

The announcement stated that this strategic investment strengthens the existing technical and business partnership between the two parties, laying a solid foundation for further cooperation. (Source link)

Bitcoin scaling protocol QED completes a $6 million seed round of financing, with Blockchain Capital participating

According to The Block, the Bitcoin scaling protocol QED completed a $6 million seed round of financing, with Blockchain Capital as the sole investor, with a valuation reaching "nine figures," or at least 100 million US dollars. Previously, QED had received 3.25 million US dollars in Pre-seed round financing from Arrington Capital, StarkWare, and Draper Dragon, and 1.35 million US dollars in angel round financing supported by Sparkle Ventures, supported by Animoca Brands.

It is reported that QED Protocol focuses on zero-knowledge proof verification technology, aiming to achieve decentralized exchanges, DeFi, and other applications on Bitcoin through the Taproot upgrade. Founder Carter Feldman stated that QED Protocol can process over 150,000 transactions per second and plans to launch a testnet in the next 3-4 months, with the mainnet going live after community consensus is reached, while also introducing native tokens to incentivize the operation of high-performance infrastructure. QED is headquartered in Hong Kong, with over 30 full-time employees in the Greater Bay Area, and plans to open its first office in Texas, USA. (Source link)

Blockchain data management company SendBlocks completes an $8.2 million seed round of financing, led by Castle Island Ventures

According to Chainwire, the blockchain data management startup SendBlocks announced the completion of an $8.2 million seed round of financing, led by Castle Island Ventures, with participation from Pitango, Illuminate Financial, Laser Digital (Nomura), and Starkware.

SendBlocks allows blockchain enterprises, ecosystems, protocols, and applications to define the data that is important to them, and its platform supports customization. (Source link)

Blockchain ZK solution Pi Squared completes a $12.5 million seed round of financing, led by Polychain Capital

According to CoinDesk, Pi Squared, a company that uses zero-knowledge technology to achieve verifiable computation, announced that it has raised $12.5 million in a seed round of financing led by Polychain Capital. Other participants in this round of financing include ABCDE, Bloccelerate, Generative Ventures, Robot Ventures, Samsung Next, as well as angel investors including Justin Drake from the Ethereum Foundation and Sreeram Kanaan, the founder of EigenLayer.

It is reported that Pi Squared, led by computer science professor Grigore Rosu from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, plans to use the new funds to expand its product. Pi Squared's first product is a "universal settlement layer" that can settle blockchain transactions in any programming language. Rosu stated that the company is also developing a "universal zero-knowledge circuit," which will achieve "trustless remote computation, AI, and interoperable smart contracts for any blockchain or dApp" through zero-knowledge technology. The project is expected to enter the testnet phase by the end of 2024.

Additionally, the Web3 asset data platform RootData shows that Pi Squared uses zero-knowledge proofs (ZK) technology to verify the correctness of the execution of any program without relying on a specific programming language (PL) or virtual machine (VM). Based on the K framework and matching logic, it provides a universal and efficient verification method, aiming to achieve seamless interoperability of blockchains, languages, and applications. (Source link)

Blockchain oracle service RedStone completes a $15 million Series A round of financing, led by Arrington Capital

According to The Block, the blockchain oracle service RedStone has completed a $15 million Series A round of financing, led by Arrington Capital, with participation from Kraken Ventures, White Star Capital, Spartan Group, Amber Group, SevenX Ventures, IOSG Ventures, as well as Smokey the Bera and Homme Bera from Berachain, Mike Silagadze and Jozef Vogel from Ether.Fi, and Amir Forouzani, Jason Vranek, and Christina Chen from Puffer Finance, among other angel investors.

RedStone is a blockchain oracle similar to popular oracles like Chainlink and Pyth Network, but based on modular design. (Source link)

Blockchain company OpenLedger completes an $8 million seed round of financing, led by Polychain Capital and Borderless Capital

According to The Block, blockchain company OpenLedger has raised $8 million in a seed round of financing led by Polychain Capital and Borderless Capital. Other participants include HashKey Capital, Finality Capital, Hash3, STIX, MH Ventures, Sreeram Kannan from EigenLayer, Sandeep Nailwal from Polygon, and Kenny Li from Manta, among others.

OpenLedger focuses on building decentralized and data-driven AI infrastructure. The company plans to use the funds to expand its team and strengthen its data pipeline infrastructure, with the mainnet expected to launch next quarter. The OpenLedger team stated that as the importance of data continues to grow with the increasing popularity of AI, they are committed to bridging the gap between data and decentralization to drive the development of higher-quality AI models. (Source link)

Open-source AI platform Sentient completes an $85 million seed round of financing, led by Founders Fund

According to The Block, the open-source AI platform Sentient has announced the completion of an $85 million seed round of financing, with Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, Pantera Capital, and Framework Ventures leading the investment. Other participants include Ethereal Ventures, Robot Ventures, LD Capital, Symbolic Capital, Delphi Ventures, Hack VC, Arrington Capital, HashKey Capital, Canonical Crypto, and Foresight Ventures.

Sentient is using community contributions to build open-source AI models, with the goal of competing with OpenAI. (Source link)

Distributed cloud computing company Prodia completes a $15 million financing, led by Dragonfly Capital

According to The Block, distributed cloud computing company Prodia has raised $15 million in a seed round of financing led by Dragonfly Capital. Other participating investment institutions include HashKey Capital, Web3.com, Index Ventures, Symbolic Capital, OKX Ventures, EV3, Artichoke, TRGC, Folius, Tangent Capital, Southern Equity, as well as individual investors Sandeep Nailwal and Balaji Srinivasan, the founders of Polygon.

Prodia is dedicated to building a distributed GPU network to provide more efficient and cost-effective cloud computing services using web3 infrastructure. The company plans to use the funds to expand its business, add support for generating videos and large language models (LLM), and expand its range of GPU hardware. Prodia co-founder Mikhail Avady stated that Prodia's services allow customers to easily integrate AI into any application without needing to understand GPU knowledge, setting it apart in competition with traditional cloud services like AWS. (Source link)

Solana ecosystem re-staking protocol Solayer completes a new round of financing, with participation from Solana Labs co-founder

Solana ecosystem re-staking protocol Solayer has announced the completion of a builder round of financing, with the specific investment amount undisclosed. Investors include Solana Labs co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko, Marinade core contributor Michael Repetny, Solend founder Rooter, Tensor co-founder Richard Wu, crypto KOL Ansem, and Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal, among others. (Source link)

CARV announces the completion of a $10 million Series A round of financing, with participation from OKX Ventures

CARV has announced the completion of a $10 million Series A round of financing, led by Tribe Capital and IOSG Ventures, with participation from Consensys, OKX Ventures, Fenbushi Capital, No Limit Holdings, Draper Dragon, Arweave, ARPA, MARBLEX, and others, aiming to build the largest modular data layer for gaming and AI, and to maximize data innovation while ensuring individual users can derive value from sharing on the internet.

Shared sorter network Astria completes a $12.5 million financing, led by dba and Placeholder VC

According to CoinDesk, the shared sorter network Astria has announced the completion of a $12.5 million financing round, led by dba and Placeholder VC. RockawayX, Maven11, 1kx, Bankless Ventures, Figment Capital, Batu, as well as angel investors Yuki, DCBuilder, Hasu, Will Price, and Jason Yanowitz, among others, also participated. The new funds will be used to continue building the Astria sorting layer and Astria Stack. (Source link)

ESG data oracle project Nubila has raised $2.5 million in financing, with lead investments from IoTeX and VeChain

The ESG data oracle project Nubila, which provides ESG data for the decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) ecosystem, has initiated a new round of financing, with lead investments from IoTeX and VeChain+ Boston Consulting Group, raising a total of $2.5 million. OrangeDAO, MH Ventures, Future Money Group, SNZ Capital, DePINsurf, Kronos Research, Taisu Ventures, Bytetrade, WaterDrip, Deepin Lab, Assembly Partners, Cyber, Radiance Ventures, and Genopets also participated.

Nubila focuses on providing accurate ESG data for the DePIN ecosystem, aiming to drive sustainability through AI and tokenization. The funds will be used to expand its ESG data network, enhance data accuracy, and user engagement. Nubila plans to capture critical environmental data through advanced weather stations and sensor networks to improve the accuracy of ESG assessments. (Source link)

2. Gaming

Web3 gaming token protocol XOOB completes a $1.6 million financing round, with participation from Chromia

The Web3 gaming token protocol XOOB (formerly LaunchJoy) has completed a $1.6 million financing round, including a $1.4 million incubation round and a $200,000 Pre-Seed round, with participation from Chromia, Mines of Dalarnia, and My Neighbor Alice. (Source link)

Blockchain game Swords & Dungeons completes a $5 million financing round, with participation from Mirana Ventures

Web3 multi-chain MMORPG Swords & Dungeons has announced the completion of a $5 million financing round, with participation from Mirana Ventures, Innoangel Fund, OKX Ventures, Y2Z Ventures, Wavemaker Partners, Folius Ventures, Mask Network, SNZ Capital, Arkstream Capital, Cloud Nine Capital, Primal Capital, Welight Capital, and Bas1s Ventures, among other well-known investment institutions.

According to Web3 asset data platform RootData, Swords & Dungeons is a highly playable P2E DeFi MMORPG. It combines the PvE, PvP, and GvG systems of traditional games with the P2E game mode and advanced DAO governance concepts of the Web3.0 era. Players enter a complex and dangerous metaverse as heroes, with the mission of killing evil creatures to become stronger and master powerful void powers. They must collaborate with other players to integrate floating islands and the land below to bring peace to the shattered void world. (Source link)

MMO game Cambria completes a $2.5 million seed financing round, led by 1kx and BITKRAFT Ventures

MMO game Cambria has announced the completion of a $2.5 million seed financing round, led by 1kx and BITKRAFT Ventures, with participation from Piers Kicks of Delphi Ventures, hype, Tommy of Delphi Ventures, and Alex Brunicki of BACKED, among others.

The raised funds will be used to build an MMO network game inspired by "Runescape" with large-scale on-chain stakes.

According to Web3 asset data platform RootData, Cambria is a risk-oriented MMO game inspired by Runescape with huge on-chain stakes. In the game's first iteration, Gold Rush, players must engage in both economic and real-time PvP to acquire Blast Gold and ETH, competing for game dominance in a brutal struggle. (Source link)

On-chain social gaming platform MonkeyBit completes a $2 million seed financing round

According to Coinspeaker, the on-chain social gaming platform MonkeyBit has announced the completion of a $2 million seed financing round, led by Middle East Web3 fund 3KBTC Capital, with participation from Hongyi Labs and other funds.

MonkeyBit is dedicated to providing innovative interactive experiences for GameFi players and creating a new on-chain social entertainment ecosystem. The new funds will be used to further develop decentralized social gaming platforms and game creator tools. MonkeyBit has launched a global ambassador recruitment program. (Source link)

3. Defi

Programmable derivatives protocol Plaza Finance completes Pre-Seed financing round, with lead investment from Anagram

The programmable derivatives protocol Plaza Finance has announced the completion of a Pre-Seed financing round, with the specific financing amount undisclosed. Anagram led the investment, with participation from Interop Ventures, Cosmostation, and others. (Source link)

Token and NFT launch platform Monad Pad announces the completion of a $945,000 seed financing round, with participation from Sneaky Ventures

Token and NFT Launch Platform Monad Pad Announces Completion of $945,000 Seed Financing Round

Token and NFT launch platform Monad Pad has announced the completion of a $945,000 seed financing round on the X platform, with participation from CMS, CSPDAO, CapitalZephyrus, vvvdotnet, FOMO, exnetworkcap, Sneaky Ventures, Legion Ventures, and other institutions.

According to Web3 asset data platform RootData, Monad Pad is a token and NFT launch platform built on Monad, empowering creators, investors, and collectors. (Source link)

Bitcoin Restaking Protocol Lombard Completes $16 Million Seed Financing Round, Led by Polychain Capital

According to The Block, the Bitcoin restaking protocol Lombard has completed a $16 million seed financing round, led by Polychain Capital.

Lombard will use the funds to expand its Bitcoin restaking ecosystem and collaborate with the Bitcoin staking protocol Babylon. Lombard releases liquidity by issuing staking Bitcoin tokens, LBTC, which are both liquid and yield-bearing.

Additionally, according to Web3 asset data platform RootData, Lombard was founded in April 2024 and aims to unlock the potential of Bitcoin as a dynamic financial instrument by connecting Bitcoin with DeFi. Lombard enables yield-generating BTC to move across chains without diluting liquidity, paving the way to become the biggest catalyst for introducing net new capital into DeFi. Its flagship product, LBTC, is a yield-bearing, cross-chain, and highly liquid Bitcoin token backed 1:1 by BTC. (Source link)

Sun Protocol Announces Completion of First Seed Financing Round, with Moore Foundation and DFG as Co-Investors

Sun Protocol has announced the completion of its first seed financing round, with co-investments from the Moore Foundation and DFG. The funds from this round will be used for liquidity provision and to support developers in building the Sun Protocol ecosystem.

Sun Protocol brings together Web3's primary technological architecture and dapp on the same network, allowing users to fully experience all Web3 behaviors within the Sun Protocol framework. (Source link)

Four, RWA

Blockchain FinTech Company FreeBnk Completes $3 Million Financing, Led by Founderheads

Blockchain FinTech company FreeBnk has announced the completion of a $3 million financing round, led by Founderheads, with participation from ChaiTech Ventures, LVT Capital, Lavender Capital, and others.

The new financing will be used to enhance its user interface and application experience, especially for new users. The company focuses on tokenizing RWA and providing encrypted financial services, with its technology based on multi-party computation (MPC) security to ensure the protection of users' digital assets. (Source link)

AI+RWA Project Compute Labs Completes $3 Million Pre-Seed Financing Round, Led by Protocol Labs

According to The Block, the AI+RWA project Compute Labs has announced the completion of a $3 million pre-seed financing round, led by Protocol Labs, with participation from Blockchain Coinvestors, MH Ventures, OKX Ventures, HashKey Capital, CMS, P2 Ventures, ArkStream Capital, Symbolic Capital, Ambush Capital, Amber Group, Oak Grove Ventures, Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal, NEAR Protocol co-founder Illia Polosukhin, and Solana Foundation strategic lead Austin Federa.

Compute Labs will use the funds to expand its core team and advance the development of the AI compute tokenization protocol, Compute Tokenization Protocol (CTP), as well as the first round H100 GNFT presale in mid-July. Compute Labs, incubated by the NVIDIA Inception VC Alliance, provides AI compute yield to investors by developing enterprise-level AI compute tokenization protocol CTP and GPU restaking solutions. The AI compute tokenization protocol CTP is now live on the Solana testnet, with the mainnet expected to launch in Q3 and the TGE to be completed by the end of the year.

According to Web3 asset data platform RootData, Compute Labs is a computational tokenization protocol for financializing AI, enabling direct exposure to computational assets and creating computational derivatives, allowing investors to easily profit from computation (the currency of the future). (Source link)

Five, Mining Enterprise

Cryptocurrency Mining Enterprise Iris Energy Raises $413.4 Million through Stock Issuance

According to MinerMag, Australian cryptocurrency mining enterprise Iris Energy has announced that it has raised $413.4 million through stock issuance since mid-May. The funds will be used to fully support the company's expansion plans for 2024 post Bitcoin halving, aiming to achieve its 2024 growth plan, including a hash rate of 30 EH/s and a data center capacity of 510MW. The financing was completed through the company's market sale (ATM) plan from May 15 to June 28, with a total of 39.8 million shares sold.

Six, Others

Consensys Acquires Wallet Guard, Specific Amount Not Disclosed

According to The Block, Consensys has acquired the cryptocurrency security application Wallet Guard to enhance the security of MetaMask, with the specific amount not disclosed.

As part of the transaction, the entire Wallet Guard team will join Consensys, and Consensys plans to integrate Wallet Guard's browser extension and security engine capabilities to further protect MetaMask users' wallets, digital assets, and data from theft, scams, and fraud. (Source link)

Smart Contract Blockchain Machine Learning Platform Onaji Completes $2.5 Million Pre-Seed Financing Round, Led by Stratos

The smart contract blockchain machine learning platform Onaji has completed a $2.5 million pre-seed financing round, led by Stratos, with participation from Maven11, Uniswap Labs Ventures, IOSG Ventures, and others.

Onaji has established a platform for training and deploying AI models that can autonomously participate in DeFi on Ethereum and Layer 2. (Source link)

On-Chain Credit Scoring Protocol Ethos Network Completes $1.75 Million Pre-Seed Financing Round

The on-chain credit scoring protocol Ethos Network has announced the completion of a $1.75 million pre-seed financing round, with participation from 59 community investors and no VC involvement. Ethos will soon be launched on Base. (Source link)

Web3 Security Company Mamori Completes $5 Million Seed Financing Round, Led by Blockchain Capital

According to The Block, Web3 security company Mamori has announced the completion of a $5 million seed financing round, led by venture capital firm Blockchain Capital, with participation from Velocity Capital and Web3.com. Angel investors include Grigore Rosu, Daniel Lubarov, Alex Watts, Bo Du, Shujia Liang, Micheal Heinrich, and Antonio Viggiano.

Mamori is dedicated to enhancing Web3 security by developing an algorithm capable of identifying blockchain software issues. (Source link)

Sony Acquires Amber Japan, Enters the Cryptocurrency Trading Field

According to Wu Said, Sony Group has acquired Amber Japan, entering the cryptocurrency trading platform field. Currently, Sony's business includes gaming, music, cameras, and more, with a market value exceeding $100 billion. Previously, Singapore-based market maker Amber Group acquired the regulated Japanese cryptocurrency trading platform DeCurret in early 2022 and renamed it Amber Japan.

According to Web3 asset data platform RootData, the cryptocurrency trading platform Amber Group completed a $200 million financing at a valuation of $3 billion in February 2022, with participation from Temasek, Sequoia China, Pantera Capital, and Tiger Global Management. (Source link)

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