The digital asset and blockchain technology sectors continue to attract substantial capital, underscoring investor confidence in their long-term growth trajectories. Over the week spanning July 19 to July 26, 2025, a diverse portfolio of 20 projects successfully secured over $623 million in new investments. This significant influx of capital highlights a sustained focus on foundational blockchain infrastructure, advanced artificial intelligence applications, and the evolving landscape of Web3 technologies, indicating a strategic shift towards building robust, scalable, and integrated digital ecosystems.
- Digital asset and blockchain sectors attracted over $623 million in investments across 20 projects between July 19 and July 26, 2025.
- Investment was predominantly focused on foundational blockchain infrastructure, advanced AI applications, and Web3 technologies.
- Mercury Fintech and Satsuma led funding, securing a combined $335 million, representing over half of the total disclosed capital.
- While 20 startups disclosed their funding totals, four additional companies also received undisclosed backing, indicating broader investor engagement.
- The week’s total investment was slightly lower than the preceding week’s $670.9 million, which was raised by 14 projects from July 12-19.
Key Investment Highlights and Sectoral Trends
The distribution of capital reveals a strategic preference for projects poised to enhance underlying blockchain frameworks and integrate AI capabilities. A significant portion of funding was directed towards firms developing robust infrastructure, facilitating data management, and advancing decentralized applications across various industries.
| Project | Amount Raised | Primary Sector/Focus | Strategic Deployment of Funds |
| Mercury Fintech | $200 million | Blockchain-based Fintech | Solana digital asset management, yield generation via staking, validators, DeFi |
| Satsuma | $135 million | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Establishment of a Bitcoin treasury |
| MEI Pharma | $100 million | Biopharma/Digital Assets | Creation of a strategic Litecoin reserve |
| Courtyard | $30 million | NFTs/Physical Collectibles | Linking physical collectibles to NFTs for enhanced authenticity and ownership |
| Bitzero | $25 million | Bitcoin Mining Infrastructure | Acquisition of 2,900 Bitmain S21 Pro mining units to scale operations |
| xTAO | $22.8 million | Decentralized AI/Data Markets | Development of Bittensor, a decentralized data market for AI model training |
| Soluna | $20 million | Eco-Friendly Data Centers | Expansion of the Kati project in Texas for Bitcoin mining and AI operations |
Beyond the top recipients, investments flowed into diverse yet critical areas:
- Blockchain Infrastructure & DeFi: DSRV Labs secured $11.6 million for its extensive blockchain infrastructure services, supporting over 70 chains. Omo raised $1.1 million for multi-agent infrastructure in DeFi.
- AI & Web3 Integration: Poseidon received $15 million from a16z for real-world data infrastructure on the Story blockchain, essential for physical AI. Gaia, with $10 million, aims to scale decentralized AI networks and integrate with Web3. Questflow ($6.5 million) focuses on an orchestration layer for blockchain-based AI agents automating business processes. Quack AI obtained $3.6 million for an AI management layer specifically for Web3.
- Gaming & NFTs: Korean Web3 game developer Delabs Games attracted $17.2 million. Courtyard’s $30 million Series A round emphasized the innovative model of physical collectibles tokenized as NFTs.
- Digital Identity & Data Security: Swiss company Freename secured $6.5 million to unify digital identity across Web2 and Web3 by blending traditional DNS with blockchain. Data Guardians Network raised $5 million for scaling partnerships and integrating with AI frameworks, while Plenome‘s $753,000 will advance blockchain and AI solutions for secure sensitive data management, particularly in healthcare and e-voting.
- Bitcoin Strategy & On-chain Finance: Capital B‘s $12.05 million investment reinforces its strategy of Bitcoin accumulation, targeting a total holding of 2,075 BTC. Bloom, an application combining social features with on-chain finance, secured $1.6 million.
Notably, several projects opted not to disclose their investment sums, including WaveX, a decentralized derivatives exchange supported by Soneium Spark; Bankr, an automated trading agent platform backed by Coinbase Ventures; and Nubit, a Bitcoin scaling solution developer. Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken also made a strategic investment in the startup StablR.
Market Outlook
The investment landscape from July 19-26, 2025, reflects an ongoing strategic pivot towards foundational technologies. The concentration of funding in blockchain infrastructure and AI-driven solutions underscores the industry’s commitment to building scalable, secure, and intelligent digital environments. While the total capital raised was slightly less than the preceding week (which saw 14 projects attract $670.9 million from July 12-19), the consistent volume of projects receiving funding indicates sustained investor confidence and robust development activity across the burgeoning digital economy.
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