April 21, 2025
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In the first half of the year, the volume of venture investments in the sector exceeded 30 billion dollars.

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In January-June 2022, the amount of funding for blockchain startups amounted to $30.3 billion, exceeding the 2021 value ($30.2 billion). Such data is included in the Messari and

In the first half of the year, the volume of venture investments in the sector exceeded 30 billion dollars.

In the first half of the year, the volume of venture investments in the sector exceeded 30 billion dollars.
In the first half of the year, the volume of venture investments in the sector exceeded 30 billion dollars.

In January-June 2022, the amount of funding for blockchain startups amounted to $30.3 billion, exceeding the 2021 value ($30.2 billion). Such data is included in the Messari and Dove Metrics report.

More than a third of all funds raised in 1199 investment rounds were drawn by the central finance (CeFi) sector – $10.2 billion, according to the researchers.

The rest of the money went to:

  • $9.7 billion – infrastructure companies;
  • $6.7 billion – NFT projects;
  • ~$1.8 billion each — Web3 developers and DeFi protocols.
Data: Messari, Dove Metrics.

In the CeFi segment, crypto exchanges received $3.2 billion, payment services $1.5 billion, and market makers and companies involved in savings/bank accounts each received $1.2 billion.

In the NFT segment, in Q2, projects not related to the Ethereum blockchain raised $3.5 billion, $2.8 billion based on the second-largest cryptocurrency by capitalization. Blockchain games are leading by a wide margin ($4.2 billion). Marketplaces, which ranked second, invested 937 million dollars.

Despite the market turmoil, DeFi protocols raised $624 million in June, more than twice as much in any month since the start of the year. The largest amount of funds went to DEX ($450 million) and asset management services ($294 million). Ethereum startups have raised $1.28 billion, other blockchain-based projects – $502 million.

In the infrastructure startups segment, venture capital activity was concentrated in rounds of smart contract platforms ($3.6 billion), mining companies ($1.3 billion), and data services ($1.2 billion).

Crypto funds raised $35.9 billion in the first six months of 2022 (+848% compared to January-March 2021).

Data: Messari, Dove Metrics.

Recall that venture investment in crypto startups fell 31% from April to June, according to Pitchbook estimates.

Andreessen Horowitz previously launched a $600 million fund to invest in games and metadata.

Prior to this, Haun Ventures, led by former a16z general partner Kathy Haun, raised $1.5 billion in two crypto funds with a similar focus.

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