Well, not quite the $1B mark this week but we did cross half a billion. While Mining and DeFi were the big winners, NFTs continued to attract investor attention, with a third of the projects being funded this week headed that direction. Apparently, they're the new status symbol for investors.
Low Tier ($26.3MM)
Five DeFi projects and Kraken tip in $250K each to support Eth2 client teams
OpenSwap DeFi Hub secured $1.5MM in funding to develop pioneering liquidity solutions
1confirmation backs new NFT startup built for music artists in $2.2MM round
ENVOY Network NFT project secured $2.5MM in funding to make digital collectibles mainstream
Apricot Finance bagged $4MM in its latest funding round
'Fractional' NFT platform completes $7.9MM in seed funding
Paradigm led an $8MM Series A into DeFi lending company Euler
Mid Tier ($159MM)
Mark Cuban-backed Alethea AI closed $16MM private token sale
Paradigm and Founders Fund lead $16 million investment in 3LAU's NFT music platform Royal
Publicly-backed XREX raised $17MM to solve dollar liquidity issues through blockchain
Blockchain startup in Pakistan dubbed Bazaar secured $30MM in funds
MakersPlace NFT Marketplace raised $30MM in the latest funding round
ParaFi, Dragonfly backed a new investment venture (Folius Ventures LLC) aimed at Web3 and APAC with a $50MM fund raise.
High Tier ($580MM)
Hacked Exchange Liquid Global secured $120MM debt finance from FTX
Canadian Bitcoin miner Blockstream joins crypto unicorns with a $3.2B valuation with a $210MM raise
FinTech Collective closes $250MM fund with new DeFi strategy
