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 from last week's data (16 events). The disclosed total financing amount is approximately $48.9 million, a sharp decline from last week's figure ($150 million).
Last week, the project with the highest investment amount was the L1 blockchain and AI protocol ChainOpera AI ($17 million); it was followed by the Bitcoin-based stablecoin USDa issuer Avalon Labs and stablecoin issuer Usual ($10 million).
The following are the specific financing events (Note: 1. Sorted by disclosed amount; 2. Excludes fund raising and merger events; 3. * indicates traditional companies involved in blockchain in some capacity):
ChainOpera AI completes $17 million seed round financing, led by IDG Capital and others
On December 26, the L1 blockchain and AI protocol ChainOpera AI announced the completion of a $17 million seed round financing, led by Finality Capital, Road Capital, and IDG Capital. Angel investors including 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 David Tse (co-founder of BabylonChain), Sreeram Kannan (founder and CEO of EigenLayer), and Jeff Ren (early investor in AI and Web3) participated. The new funds are intended to realize the vision of a decentralized AI ecosystem and support collaboration in monetization, data sovereignty and privacy, and inclusivity.
Avalon Labs, stablecoin issuer, completes $10 million Series A financing, led by Framework Ventures
On December 23, Avalon Labs, the issuer of the Bitcoin-based stablecoin USDa, completed a $10 million Series A financing, led by Framework Ventures, with participation from UXTO Management, Presto Labs, and Kenetic Capital. Avalon aims to evolve BTC from a digital value storage into a more active financial tool that can meet various different uses.
Usual completes $10 million Series A financing, led by Binance Labs Fund and Kraken Ventures
On December 23, Usual announced the completion of a $10 million 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, redistributing value and ownership through the $USUAL governance token, with 90% of the token allocation going to users, promoting decentralized and fair financial models.
Decentralized AI platform Nodepay completes $7 million second round financing
On December 27, the decentralized AI platform Nodepay completed $7 million in second round 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 announces completion of $2 million financing
On December 25, according to official news, the AI superchain Swan Chain completed $2 million in financing, led by DWF Labs, Optimism Foundation, and Promontory Tech.
Sentient AI completes $1.5 million financing
On December 27, Sentient AI announced the completion of $1.5 million in 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.
On December 23, the AI-driven gamified trading platform XYRO based on Arbitrum announced the completion of $1.4 million in private placement financing, led by Animoca Brands, with participation from Chainlink, CoinMarketCap, and others. The new funds will be used to further expand the platform and support its initiatives in gamified social trading.
On December 24, the cross-chain DeFi protocol EYWA announced on platform X that it has completed a new round of financing, with participation from 1inch co-founder and Kenetic Fund. The specific amount has not been disclosed, but the company's total financing amount has reached $8.5 million to date. It is reported that EYWA previously received $7 million in financing led by Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov, with participation from Fenbushi Capital, and also received a $500,000 grant from the TON Foundation. The new funds are intended to support the development of its low-slippage DEX product CrossCurve.
On December 24, MelosBoom announced that it has received strategic investment from LBank Labs, with a post-investment valuation of $80 million. MelosBoom is committed to advancing the process of decentralized computing and data transmission networks, continuously leveraging its potential in the DePIN and DeIOE fields, and expanding its ecosystem.
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