Crypto projects to receive the most venture capital funding in 2025
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Crypto venture capital funding is projected to reach $18 billion in 2025, due to strong market fundamentals and favorable regulations. Investments will focus on Bitcoin Layer 2 solutions, blockchain infrastructure, AI blockchain, DeFi, Web3, privacy, and tokenization. Robert Lay, the head of PitchBook, shared his expectations for crypto projects venture capital funding in 2025 in a recent interview with CNBC’s Crypto World. Although the year 2024 has been challenging, with a decrease in funding due to various reasons, such as the collapse of major players and higher interest rates, Lay remains optimistic about the industry’s future. Reflecting on 2024, Lay said the year started strong with good funding, especially after approving a Bitcoin ETF. That renewed positive sentiment brought venture capital back into the space. However, crypto investment momentum slowed as the year progressed. “Bitcoin kind of staggered a little bit, and there wasn’t a lot of activity, especially through the summer,” Lay said, adding that the 2024 venture capital amount will come in between $11 billion and $12 billion as projected, a 10 to 20 percent surge above the 2023 mark but still far less than what the world had hoped for going forward. Crypto VC funding expected to grow in 2025 Lay turns his focus to 2025 and is optimistic because the fundamentals are strong for this crypto market. Bitcoin had already touched all-time high numbers, and a more liberalizing regulatory environment was popping out of the woodwork. He also indicated that interest rates, although high, are likely to fall and thus further improve the investors’ outlook. “We’re expecting next year to be much stronger,” he stated, predicting that VC funding for crypto could rise to $18 billion or more in 2025, representing an increase compared to 2024. Although this figure would still fall short of the nearly…
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