Funding Weekly Report | 21 public funding events, decentralized derivatives trading protocol Variational completes $50M Series A funding led by Dragonfly Capital Highlights of the Week According to incomplete statistics from PANews, there were 21 global blockchain funding events last week (5.18–5.24), with a total funding scale exceeding $467M. Funds were heavily concentrated in trading and financial infrastructure. Here's an overview: - The DeFi sector reported 5 funding events, including Perp DEX PopDEX securing $30M in funding, led by Foresight Ventures. - In the Web3+AI space, 2 funding events were announced, including AI-native bank Catena Labs completing a $30M Series A round and applying for a U.S. trust bank license. - The Infrastructure & Tools sector saw 6 funding events, with privacy-focused blockchain startup AmericanFortress raising $8M in a seed round. - The centralized finance (CeFi) sector reported 5 funding events, including Japanese yen stablecoin issuer JPYC raising approximately ¥5B in a Series B round. - In the prediction market space, 2 funding events were disclosed, including Kalshi securing an additional $200M from Baillie Gifford and Layer Global. https://www.(panewslab.com)/zh/articles/019e5ce9-0b28-7558-9a2f-8fcfa365183a