[Crypto Payment Infrastructure Financing Surpasses $1 Billion for the First Time in Q1] BlockBeats news, March 8, according to @obchakevich_ data, the financing scale of the crypto payment infrastructure sector continues to grow: Q1 2024 financing reached approximately $223 million, Q1 2025 increased to $738 million, a year-on-year growth of about 231%; Q1 2026 has reached approximately $1.05 billion, a year-on-year growth of about 43%, surpassing the $1 billion mark for the first time.