Weekly Funding Report by PANews | Oct. 19–25 Last week, crypto funding concentrated on stablecoin payments, DeFi and AI-related infrastructure. According to incomplete statistics compiled by PANews, the global blockchain sector recorded 8 funding deals totaling more than $48 million. Mural raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Tether. In AI, several billion-dollar funding rounds underscored continued investment in foundation models, computing chips and robotics. DeepSeek’s latest fundraising round totaled approximately RMB 100 billion, with participation from CATL, Tencent and others. AI chip startup Tenstorrent raised $1.5 billion in Series E funding at a valuation of $6.2 billion, while AI research startup Flapping Airplanes raised $1 billion in Series A funding at a valuation of $6 billion. In physical AI, autonomous delivery company Neolix raised nearly $400 million, robotics company Eka Robotics secured $150 million, and robotics foundation model developer Dream Labs completed a $90 million seed round. The sector also recorded 3 M&A deals last week. #AI #Crypto #Blockchain #Funding #VentureCapital #Stablecoins