Weekly Funding Report by PANews | Oct. 26-Nov.1 Last week, crypto funding concentrated on prediction markets, stablecoin payments, RWA and on-chain financial infrastructure. The global blockchain sector recorded 15 funding deals totaling more than $1.095 billion. Kalshi raised $1 billion in a Series G round led by Sequoia Capital and Wellington Management. According to RootData, the crypto primary market disclosed 53 funding deals in October, with total disclosed funding of approximately $1.954 billion—up 83.5% from $1.065 billion in September and down 45.3% from $3.573 billion in October last year. Deal count rose 12.8% from September’s 47 but fell 32.1% from 78 a year earlier. In AI, major funding rounds concentrated on chips, computing power and robotics. South Korean AI chip company FuriosaAI raised $620 million at a valuation of $2.9 billion, while autonomous construction equipment company Bedrock Robotics raised $600 million in Series C funding at a valuation of $4.1 billion. In physical AI, global robotics startups attracted $9.9 billion in venture capital in Q3 2026, more than double the $4.3 billion recorded in Q3 2025, with reported year-over-year growth of approximately 185%. Robotics funding in the first three quarters of 2026 also grew approximately 185% year over year, with quarterly totals approaching or exceeding $10 billion for several consecutive quarters. China and the US accounted for most robotics funding this year, attracting $13.2 billion and $12.1 billion respectively, followed by Germany with $1.7 billion. #AI #Crypto #Blockchain #Funding #VentureCapital #Stablecoins