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
THORChain’s Neutrality Debate Heats Up as RUNE Falls. #THORChain #RUNE #DeFi
Token Unlocks for Next Week (Nov. 2–8) Several tokens are set for major unlocks next week, including $BTW, ethereum:0x904567252d8f48555b7447c67dca23f0372e16be, ethereum:0x57e114b691db790c35207b2e685d4a43181e6061, momentum-3:native and avalanche-2:native.
Strive Buys More Bitcoin. Strategy Buys Back STRC. Why?
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
RWA Weekly | SEC Names 3 Tokenized Securities Platforms; HSBC Launches HKD Stablecoin Onchain RWA value reached $38.99 billion this week, up 0.64%, while holders rose 12.55% to 5.302 million. Stablecoin market cap edged down to $290.28 billion, but monthly transfer volume jumped 33.23% and holders surpassed 300 million. Activity picked up, with signs of liquidity shifting from USDC to USDS.
DFINITY takes aim at NEAR. The community fires back. #DFINITY #NEAR
