Weekly Funding Report by PANews | Oct. 12–18 Last week, crypto funding concentrated on RWA liquidity infrastructure and stablecoin payments. According to incomplete statistics compiled by PANews, the global blockchain sector recorded 6 funding deals totaling more than $54 million. Fission raised $10 million in a Series A round led by Pantera Capital. In AI, DeepSeek’s planned funding round could expand to approximately RMB 100 billion, at a pre-money valuation of around RMB 500 billion. AI infrastructure company Infinigence AI raised RMB 2.3 billion in Series C funding, while SWI Group raised €800 million in equity financing to convert former Bitcoin mining sites into AI data centers. These deals highlight continued investment in model development, computing services and the repurposing of existing energy infrastructure. In embodied AI, AgiBot was reportedly pursuing RMB 1–1.5 billion in fresh funding at a valuation of approximately RMB 50 billion. Oula Wanxiang completed an angel+ round worth several hundred million yuan. DeepSeek also plans to lead a seed round of tens of millions of dollars in robotics AI startup Winverse AI, at an expected post-money valuation of around $400 million. #AI #Crypto #Blockchain #Funding #VentureCapital #Stablecoins