Funding

DATs contributed to the increase in funding in July, which topped levels not seen since 2021

With $30 million in funding and EverQuest’s creator at the helm, it’s possible, but not guaranteed

Blockworks Research data shows that VC spending is back on the rise after a slow May

The funding was spread out across 61 rounds, a slight dip in both number of rounds and total funding in comparison to other months

To date, 12.6 million humans have scanned at a World Orb

The pixelated game Craft World is set in a post-apocalyptic world where dinosaurs live with humans

Blockworks spoke with a dozen current and former employees about the problems that have plagued Bitget’s blockchain, Morph

“Be prepared to do more with less,” Framework Ventures’ Michael Anderson said

Dragonfly’s Rob Hadick discussed how the firm is approaching investments in the current market

Upshift is being spun out of August, which raised $10 million earlier this month

DAS panelists shared strong venture capital takeaways, from how big a raise should be to the role VCs play in the industry

“These guys have created the unlock for the first wave of assets that’s starting with real estate,” VanEck’s Wyatt Lonergan said

CEO Tanner Taddeo told Blockworks that institutions are looking to utilize stablecoins to make transfers cheaper, faster

Ronin’s Aleksander Larsen argues you can’t have good graphics and incredible gameplay with a strong crypto game economy all at the same time

VC activity was slightly down month over month, according to TIE data

Seismic, an encrypted blockchain, plans to release its developer testnet in a month

“The goal with Universal is to make everything that we consider to be a crypto asset tradable with very deep liquidity on crypto rails,” Universal’s Austin Diamond explained to Blockworks

“If we were to be successful, we would be on par with the Teslas and the DeepMinds of the world,” Frodobots’ co-founder said

The Wolf of Wall Street Adoption must battle the Wolf of Memecoin Casinos

The fourth quarter saw deal values jump 13.6% but total number of deals declined

Pantera junior partner Mason Nystrom details why projects need to raise capital

Jambo’s James Zhang talked to Empire about potential future fundraising and whether or not he considers Jambo a DePIN

A pair of fundraises by Tapestry and Oh both came with expansive ideas about the future of AI and the role of humans in it

Tribe Capital’s Evan Park explains why he’s focusing on DePINs and what he’s looking for specifically when being pitched