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Overview of Global Blockchain Industry Investment and Financing Last Week According to statistics, there were a total of 13 investment and financing events in the global blockchain field last week (July 21 - July 27), with a total funding scale exceeding 143 million USD. The main investment and financing situations are as follows: There has been 1 financing event in the DeFi sector, with the DEX and tokenization platform Syntetika completing a $2.5 million seed round funding. There was one investment and financing event in the field of Web3 games, with the Web3 fantasy football game Football.Fun securing $2 million in funding. There are a total of 4 investment and financing events in the Web3+AI sector, among which the decentralized AI data layer project Poseidon received $15 million in seed funding.

Last week, there were a total of 13 investment and financing events in the global Blockchain sector, with a total amount exceeding $143 million. Among them, a decentralized AI infrastructure developer completed a $20 million financing round, and there were also financing advancements in the DeFi and Web3 gaming sectors. These funds will support the development and market expansion of multiple projects.

Last week, there were 13 financing events in the global blockchain industry, with a total financing amount exceeding $143 million. Major financing events include $2.5 million raised by Syntetika in the DeFi sector, $2 million raised by the Web3 game Football.Fun, $20 million raised by the decentralized AI infrastructure Gaia Labs, and $23 million raised by the centralized finance application Lightyear, among others.

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