According to incomplete statistics from Odaily Planet Daily, there were a total of 9 blockchain financing events announced from December 23 to December 29, a significant decrease compared to last week's data (16 events). The disclosed total financing amount is approximately 48.9 million USD, a substantial drop from last week's data (150 million USD).
Last week, the project with the highest investment was the L1 blockchain and AI protocol ChainOpera AI (17 million USD); the Bitcoin-based stablecoin USDa issuer Avalon Labs and stablecoin issuer Usual followed closely (10 million USD).
The following are specific financing events (Note: 1. Sorted by disclosed amount; 2. Does not include fundraisings and M&A events; 3. * indicates traditional companies involved in blockchain):
ChainOpera AI completed 17 million USD seed round financing, led by IDG Capital and others.
On December 26, the L1 blockchain and AI protocol ChainOpera AI announced the completion of 17 million USD seed round financing, led by Finality Capital, Road Capital, and IDG Capital, with participation from Camford VC, ABCDE Capital, Amber Group, Modular Capital, Sparkle Ventures, AimTop Venture, Wisemont Capital, LDV Partners, Acequia Capital, PrimeSet, Plug and Play, as well as angel investors David Tse (co-founder of BabylonChain), Sreeram Kannan (founder and CEO of EigenLayer), and Jeff Ren (early investor in AI and Web3). The new funds are intended to realize the vision of a decentralized AI ecosystem and support cooperation in monetization, data sovereignty, privacy, and inclusiveness.
Stablecoin issuer Avalon Labs completed 10 million USD Series A financing, led by Framework Ventures.
On December 23, the Bitcoin-based stablecoin USDa issuer Avalon Labs completed a 10 million USD Series A financing round, led by Framework Ventures, with participation from UXTO Management, Presto Labs, and Kenetic Capital. Avalon aims to evolve BTC from a digital value store into a more active financial tool that can meet various different uses.
Usual completed 10 million USD Series A financing, led by Binance Labs Fund and Kraken Ventures.
On December 23, Usual announced the completion of 10 million USD Series A financing, led by Binance Labs Fund and Kraken Ventures, with participation from Galaxy, OKX Ventures, Wintermute, IOSG Ventures, and others.
Usual is a decentralized RWA (Real World Assets) backed stablecoin issuer focused on redefining stablecoins through community-first innovation, achieving value and ownership redistribution through the $USUAL governance token, with 90% of the tokens allocated to users, promoting decentralized and fair financial models.
Decentralized AI platform Nodepay completed a 7 million USD second round of financing.
On December 27, decentralized AI platform Nodepay completed a 7 million USD second round of financing, with investors including IDG Capital, Mythos, Elevate Ventures, IBC, Optic Capital, Funders.VC, Etherscan founder Matthew Tan, and CoinHako co-founder and CEO Yusho Liu.
Swan Chain announced the completion of 2 million USD financing.
On December 25, according to official news, AI superchain Swan Chain completed 2 million USD financing, with this round led by DWF Labs, the Optimism Foundation, and Promontory Tech.
Sentient AI completed 1.5 million USD financing.
On December 27, Sentient AI announced the completion of 1.5 million USD financing, with investor information not yet disclosed. It is reported that Sentient AI has launched an AI entity with human-like thinking and emotions, and is preparing to launch an AI Agent Launchpad on Sui.
AI-driven gamified trading platform XYRO completed 1.4 million USD private placement financing, led by Animoca Brands.
On December 23, the AI-driven gamified trading platform XYRO based on Arbitrum announced the completion of 1.4 million USD private placement financing, led by Animoca Brands, with participation from Chainlink, CoinMarketCap, and others. The new funds will be used to further scale the platform and support its initiatives in gamified social trading.
Cross-chain DeFi protocol EYWA completed a new round of financing, with participation from 1inch co-founders and Kenetic Fund.
On December 24, cross-chain DeFi protocol EYWA announced on platform X that it has completed a new round of financing. Participation included 1inch co-founders and Kenetic Fund. The specific amount has not been disclosed, but the company's total financing amount has reached 8.5 million USD. EYWA previously secured 7 million USD financing led by Michael Egorov, the founder of Curve Finance, with participation from Fenbushi Capital, and also received a 500,000 USD grant from the TON Foundation. The new funds are intended to support the construction of its low-slippage DEX product CrossCurve.
MelosBoom completed a Series B financing round led by LBank Labs, with a valuation of 80 million USD, and reached a strategic partnership with WOO X Network.
On December 24, MelosBoom announced a strategic investment from LBank Labs, with a post-investment valuation of 80 million USD. MelosBoom is committed to advancing decentralized computing and data transmission networks, continuously leveraging potential in the DePIN and DeIOE fields to expand its ecosystem.
