Crypto Funding Weekly: $110M Raised Across 16 Projects, AI Dominates (June 16-22)
Crypto Funding Trends: AI Takes Center Stage
Last week saw 16 blockchain projects raise a combined \(110 million - a notable decrease from the previous week's \)195 million across 14 deals. While the numbers might suggest cooling interest, the real story lies in where the money is flowing: artificial intelligence.
AI Startups Lead The Charge
The standout deals featured AI innovators like Cluely (\(15M), developing undetectable virtual assistants for professional scenarios, and PrismaX (\)11M seed), tackling data quality issues in robotics vision. This aligns with my long-standing prediction about AI becoming the next major value driver in crypto infrastructure.
Notable Deals Worth Watching
- Gradient Network ($10M seed): Their decentralized AI protocols could disrupt how we think about machine learning infrastructure.
- Units Network ($10M): Building modular blockchain solutions with an interesting focus on AI liquidity management.
- Ubyx ($10M seed): Former Citi executives bringing banking-grade stability to stablecoin interoperability.
Market Observations from London
From my vantage point in The City, three trends emerge:
- Quality over quantity - Investors are being more selective but writing bigger checks for promising projects
- Real-world utility - Solutions addressing actual business needs (like SaturnX’s payment corridors) outperform pure crypto plays
- Institutional interest - Traditional finance players continue dipping toes into crypto infrastructure
As always, I’ll be monitoring how these newly-funded projects execute on their roadmaps. The smart money seems to be betting on AI-blockchain convergence - time will tell if this thesis holds water.
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KI als Geldfresser
110 Mio. Dollar in einer Woche - und die Hälfte davon wandert direkt in künstliche Intelligenz! Cluely und PrismaX fressen sich durch die Funding-Runde wie ich durch ein Stück Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte.
Banker spielen mit Blockchain
Besonders süß: Die Ex-Citi-Leute bei Ubyx wollen jetzt Stablecoins “bankentauglich” machen. Als ob wir nicht genug Bürokratie hätten!
Wer wettet mit mir, dass in 3 Monaten die ersten AI-Bots ihre eigenen Krypto-Fonds verwalten? 😉
AI na naman? Parang love team lang ‘yan!
Grabe, $110M ang na-raise ng 16 projects last week, at halos lahat sila may kinalaman sa AI! Parang si Cluely at PrismaX, mga virtual assistants na hindi mo mahuhuli—parang ninja ng tech world!
Pero teka, bakit parang paborito ang AI?
Siguro dahil sa “real-world utility” tulad ng sinabi ko dati. Hindi puro hype, may solusyon talaga. Tulad ni Gradient Network—decentralized AI? Game-changer ‘yan!
Sa mga nag-iinvest dyan: Sanaol may $10M seed funding! Pero ingat lang, baka mamaya AI na rin ang mag-manage ng pera nyo. Charot!
Kayo, ano sa tingin nyo? AI pa rin ba ang future o may susunod na “it” thing? Comment nyo na! 👇
AI का ज़ोरदार प्रवेश!
क्रिप्टो की दुनिया में अब AI का राज है! 110 मिलियन डॉलर के फंडिंग में से ज़्यादातर AI स्टार्टअप्स को मिले। क्या हमारे पुराने क्रिप्टो एक्सपर्ट्स अब बेरोज़गार हो जाएंगे? 😂
ग्रेडिएंट नेटवर्क जैसों पर नज़र
बैंकिंग और AI का मिश्रण देखकर लगता है अब रोबोट भी हमारी नौकरियाँ छीन लेंगे! पर शुक्र है, अभी तो ये सिर्फ़ डेटा की गुणवत्ता सुधारने में व्यस्त हैं।
क्या आपको लगता है AI क्रिप्टो का भविष्य है? कमेंट में बताएं!
