📊 Crypto Investment Trends in Jan-Feb 2025: Bigger Deals, Tougher Early-Stage Funding, Infra Cools Down, and Trading Picks Up! 🔹 Major Investment Deals Over 10M: 1️⃣ 49 deals in Jan-Feb 2025 (YoY +32%, compared to 37 deals in 2024) 2️⃣ Total funding: 1.79B (YoY +21.7%) 3️⃣ Average deal size: 9.5M 💰 (Up 80%, indicating stronger capital concentration) 🔹 Pre-Seed/Seed-Stage Funding Faces a Cold Spell 📉 • Jan-Feb 2024: 66% 🔥 • Jan-Feb 2025: 38% ❄️ (Harder for early-stage projects to secure funding; capital is concentrating on fewer, bigger deals) 🚀 Sectoral Shifts – Where’s the Money Going? 📉 Infra Investments Cool Down: Down 30%+ as investors become more selective with infrastructure projects 🏗️ 📈 CeFi & DeFi Gain Momentum: Up 10%+, indicating a renewed focus on trading and financial infrastructure 💰 🎮 GameFi Remains in a Slump: Slight recovery, but still far below previous bull market levels 📉 🗣️ Social Sector Sees No Breakthrough: Slight increase to 2%, but still lacks strong capital narratives 📢 Key Takeaways: Money is still flowing, but the direction has changed! ✅ Capital is becoming more concentrated – major players continue to secure funding, while smaller projects face greater challenges. ✅ Infra is no longer a guaranteed bet – instead, CeFi & DeFi are regaining momentum, fueled by the explosive growth of the Meme sector. ✅ GameFi & Social remain in a slump – no strong recovery signals yet, as investor confidence in these narratives remains weak. 2025 is shaping up for a shift in market cycles. What’s your take? 📊👇 #Web3 #Crypto #Investment #DeFi #CeFi #Blockchain #Infra