Global Blockchain Investment and Financing Weekly Report: 12 events with a total scale exceeding 0.658 million USD

Last week (3.31-4.6), there were a total of 12 investment and financing events in the global Blockchain industry, with a total funding scale exceeding 0.658 million USD, and capital inflow continues to decline. The main investment and financing trends are as follows:

DeFi

A certain cryptocurrency to fiat payment application has completed a $2 million seed round financing. The application allows users to pay stablecoins to merchants that only accept fiat through an intermediary network, with the transaction process taking about 90 seconds. The platform uses zero-knowledge proof technology to verify user identity, ensuring privacy and security.

NFT

The luxury goods fractional investment platform Collecto has completed a €2.8 million (approximately $3.05 million) seed round financing. Several corporate executives and investors participated. The financing includes €2.3 million in equity financing and €500,000 in startup support funds. Collecto democratizes luxury goods collecting by providing fractional ownership of exclusive items.

Web3 Games

The blockchain gaming platform Ultra has completed a $12 million financing round led by Luxembourg's NOIA Capital. Ultra plans to accelerate the realization of its 2025 roadmap and inject transformational power into the gaming industry.

The9 Limited has secured a strategic investment of $8 million and will establish a new company to operate a GameFi platform. The9 will issue Class A common stock and warrants, and collaborate with international cryptocurrency foundations and exchanges to encourage platform users to join its GameFi ecosystem.

AI

The AI infrastructure protocol Cambrian Network has completed a $5.9 million seed round financing. Cambrian aims to build intelligent infrastructure for AI financial agents, integrating on-chain and off-chain data to empower AI agents to make smarter market predictions and financial decisions.

The AI+Crypto project Mahojin has completed a $5 million seed round financing. Mahojin is a platform aimed at AI model creators and dataset owners, allowing for IP tracking and compensating model creators and dataset owners.

The AI-focused Ethereum Layer 2 network Capx AI has completed a $3.14 million seed round financing. Capx AI provides a comprehensive ecosystem that facilitates the creation, deployment, and exchange of AI-driven applications.

On-chain AI agency fund bAI Fund has secured an investment of 1 million USD. bAI Fund operates in a trusted execution environment, integrating quantitative trading, investment, and marketing to create a diversified AI agency ecosystem.

Infrastructure & Tools

The crypto-AI project Ambient has completed a $7.2 million seed funding round. Ambient combines artificial intelligence technology to provide fast, low-cost, and open smart services, utilizing a proof-of-work mechanism similar to Bitcoin.

Singapore-based digital asset infrastructure provider BetterX has completed approximately $1.7 million in Pre-Series A funding to support its expansion in Asia, the Middle East, and the United States. BetterX provides institutional-grade infrastructure for the tokenization, trading, and portfolio management of digital assets.

Bloctopus completed a $1 million financing round to advance the development of dApp development tools. Bloctopus is committed to building an on-chain "Firebase" and launching on-demand deployable developer tools, aimed at reducing DevOps costs and enhancing development efficiency.

Centralized Finance

The startup Codex has completed a $15.8 million seed round financing. Codex is building a blockchain designed specifically for stablecoins. Several well-known investment institutions and crypto market makers participated in the investment.