According to BlockBeats, on December 31, Hack VC co-founder and managing partner Ed Roman stated that unless a black swan event occurs, crypto venture capital funding is expected to 'increase significantly' in 2025.
Hack VC focuses on three main areas: crypto artificial intelligence, infrastructure, and DeFi. Roman pointed out that thanks to GPU-based decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN), crypto provides unique opportunities for multi-layer artificial intelligence stacks at a lower cost compared to traditional Web2 clouds.
In terms of infrastructure, Hack VC remains optimistic about scalability protocols, modular infrastructure, Web3 security, MEV improvements, and account abstraction technologies. Roman stated that these innovations have significantly matured the Web3 stack and improved the user experience of decentralized applications (dApps).
Additionally, Hack VC sees a 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity' to simplify the financial system within DeFi. Roman believes that stablecoin-based payments are fundamental to this system, with numerous real-world applications representing 'trillions of dollars in market'. However, the company is less optimistic about NFTs, predicting that most NFTs will depreciate and only blue-chip assets will retain value.