Hotcoin Investment and Financing Weekly Report (11.30–12.6) | 23 Public Events, Financing Data Remains the Same as Last Week

From November 30 to December 6, there were 23 investment and financing events in the crypto market, including 9 in Infrastructure, 6 in DeFi, 2 in Gaming, 1 in DePIN, 1 in Crypto Card, 1 in Creator Economy, 1 in NFT, 1 in Data & Analytics, and 1 in CeFi.

This week, there were 4 financing events over ten million dollars:

• Union, an efficient interoperability protocol, completed a Series A funding round of $12 million, with investors including gumi Cryptos Capital, LongHash Ventures, and others.
• Spexi, a “Fly-to-Earn” drone imaging platform, completed a Series A funding round of $11.5 million, with investors including Blockchange, Protocol Labs, and others.
• Earos, a decentralized AI ecosystem, completed a Pre-seed funding round of $10 million, with Lemon Ltd. as the investor.
• Brighty, a digital finance platform, completed a funding round of $10 million, with Futurecraft Ventures as the investor.

This week’s crypto market investment and financing activity remained the same as last week, with 9 deals in Infrastructure and 6 in DeFi. Union, the efficient interoperability protocol, secured the largest funding amount this week at $12 million.

The investment and financing projects this week are sorted by financing amount as shown in the following chart:

Infrastructure

1. According to ROOTDATA’s investment data on 12–05, Mazze completed a funding round with an undisclosed amount from investor Messier. Mazze is a Layer 1 blockchain aimed at building a decentralized platform that combines high security and complete transparency. Through innovative architecture, it supports high-volume transactions, is committed to minimizing environmental impact, and promotes the development of DApps in fields such as finance, healthcare, and education.
2. According to ROOTDATA’s investment data on 12–05, Haven1 completed a $4.6 million private round with investors including Animoca Brands and Kucoin Ventures. Haven1 is a purpose-built, EVM-compatible Proof of Authority (PoA) blockchain that provides a secure environment for on-chain financial transactions. Haven1 is built by Yield App.
3. According to ROOTDATA’s investment data on 12–05, Gevulot completed a strategic funding round with an undisclosed amount from investors including StarkWare and AltLayer. Gevulot is a permissionless and programmable Layer 1 blockchain for deploying zero-knowledge provers and verifiers as on-chain programs. It is specifically designed for applications that require cheap and fast verification generation and offers high liveness guarantees. For provers, Gevulot aggregates proving workloads from many different applications to maximize hardware utilization and financial returns.
4. According to ROOTDATA’s investment data on 12–04, The Binary Holdings Limited completed a $5 million strategic funding round from investor ABO Digital. The Binary Holdings (TBH) builds Web3 infrastructure for telecom service providers and banks in emerging markets. Its launched Binary Network is a native Layer2 powered by $BNRY Gas token, which enables seamless Web3 interactions directly in telecom and banking operations. Built on Optimism’s OP Stack, it ensures speed, scalability, and developer-friendly EVM compatibility.
5. According to ROOTDATA’s investment data on 12–04, Fiamma completed a $4 million seed round with investors including Faction and L2IV. Fiamma is a verification network specializing in zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs, dedicated to providing secure, decentralized, and cost-effective solutions for universal blockchain integration. Essentially, Fiamma aims to leverage Bitcoin’s powerful cryptoeconomic and network security value through integration with Babylon and implementation of BitVM2. This combination enables Fiamma to bring ZK functionality to the Bitcoin ecosystem and secure ZK use cases on Ethereum and elsewhere, enhancing the scope and effectiveness of ZK technology.
6. According to ROOTDATA’s investment data on 12–04, Earos completed a $10 million pre-seed round from investor Lemon Ltd. Earos is a decentralized AI ecosystem (digital twin earth) that allows global nodes to collaborate on AI model training, deployment, and verification, while developers can create and deploy their own AI agents. The project will use tokens to reward participants who provide computing power, verify AI agent workstations, and run nodes.
7. According to ROOTDATA’s investment data on 12–04, Scrypted completed a $1.5 million pre-seed round with investors including Palm Tree Crew Crypto and a16z CSX. Scrypted is building decentralized and autonomous agents and games, including ArtemisML and Inori Network. ArtemisML is a generative AI game development platform creatively supported by autonomous agents. Inori Network is a coordination layer for AI that provides efficient (and cheap) access to Web 2.0, Web3, and real-world resources.
8. According to ROOTDATA’s investment data on 12–03, GAIB completed a $5 million pre-seed round with investors including Hack VC and Faction. GAIB is the economic layer for artificial intelligence and computing power. GAIB creates a new asset class that allows anyone to invest directly in AI, GPU, and computing power markets. Enabling true AiFi, GPU tokenization, GPU-backed stablecoins, derivatives, and more.
9. According to ROOTDATA’s investment data on 12–03, Union completed a $12 million Series A round with investors including gumi Cryptos Capital and LongHash Ventures. Union is an efficient interoperability protocol that connects all blockchains and rollups in any ecosystem. It is based on consensus verification and does not rely on trusted third parties, oracles, multisigs, or MPC.

DeFi

1. According to ROOTDATA’s investment data on 12–06, Suilend completed a $4 million funding round, with investors including Robot Ventures and Alliance DAO. Suilend is an autonomous lending platform on Sui.
2. According to ROOTDATA’s investment data on 12–05, Prosper completed a strategic funding round of undisclosed amount, with investors including Waterdrip Capital and BIT Mining. Prosper is a decentralized protocol that provides comprehensive exposure to Bitcoin mining power and Bitcoin by tokenizing institutional-grade Bitcoin mining power into cross-chain RWA, aiming to fully unlock Bitcoin’s potential through liquidity mining.
3. According to ROOTDATA’s investment data on 12–04, DeFi.app completed a $2 million seed round, with investors including Mechanism Capital and Selini Capital. DeFi.app aims to simplify DeFi transactions while maintaining full self-custody of crypto assets. Through DeFi.app, users can purchase tokens on any blockchain, perform “instant, one-click” cross-chain transactions, access decentralized derivatives markets and earning opportunities — all without paying gas fees or building bridges. The platform uses “cross-chain abstraction” to eliminate gas fees, employs passwords and biometric technology for security, and requires no Know Your Customer (KYC) checks.
4. According to ROOTDATA’s investment data on 12–03, SuperFi Labs completed a $2.5 million Pre-A round, with investors including SNZ Holding and Taiko. SuperFi Labs is a DeFi innovation laboratory providing asset-side RWA products and fund-side DeFi products. SuperFi aims to build the next generation of consumer products on-chain.
5. According to ROOTDATA’s investment data on 12–02, BLIFE Protocol completed a $7 million funding round, with investors including UTXO Management and Cypher Capital. BLIFE’s vision is to lead Web3 adoption and development on Bitcoin, transforming the ordinals and Bitcoin fungible token ecosystem from niche and complex to valuable and accessible using $BLIFE. This vision encompasses DEFI, gaming, entertainment, and education, with $BLIFE as the key governance token.
6. According to ROOTDATA’s investment data on 12–02, LSP.Finance completed a $1 million pre-seed round, with investors including CatcherVC and Cryptogram Venture(CGV). LSP is a user-centric digital asset management platform transforming DeFi by unlocking liquidity from PoS networks, early alphas, and high-yield projects. By prioritizing accessibility and innovation, LSP creates a thriving blockchain ecosystem offering an all-in-one platform that allows users to achieve high liquidity.

Games

1. According to ROOTDATA’s investment data on 12–02, Shutdown completed a funding round of undisclosed amount from Connectico Capital. “Shutdown” is an action-packed Web3 game IP set in a dystopian universe controlled by AI. Players are immersed in fast-paced combat, competing with opponents from around the world to capture valuable resources and advance in a decentralized society. As skilled pilots, players must strategically navigate hostile environments, customize their arsenal, and earn cryptocurrency rewards while conquering the shutdown universe.
2. According to ROOTDATA’s investment data on 11–30, Runesoul completed a $1 million seed round from investors including Accelbyte Fund and IGC. Runesoul ARPG features extensive massive gameplay and high degree of freedom, allowing players to control heroes in real-time within a meticulously crafted game world.

Others

1. According to ROOTDATA’s investment data on 12–05, Spexi completed a Series A funding round of $11.5 million from investors including Blockchange and Protocol Labs. Spexigon is a physical proof-of-work platform for drone imagery where drone owners can earn cryptocurrency by capturing images in the fly-to-earn reward system. Drone owners receive token rewards once algorithms verify the images and transfer them to a marketplace for business and developer consumption.
2. According to ROOTDATA’s investment data on 12–05, Holyheld completed a funding round of undisclosed amount from investors including Zee Prime Capital and Kosmos Ventures. Holyheld is a Web3 debit card for non-custodial wallets that can be used for online and offline digital currency spending, earning 1% cashback on every purchase.
3. According to ROOTDATA’s investment data on 12–05, Sekai completed a $3.1 million seed round from investors including Hashed and a16z CSX. Sekai is a platform for creating, sharing, and monetizing interactive narratives in partnership with Story Protocol. When users create stories or story assets, they’re not just telling a story but triggering a creative chain reaction.
4. According to ROOTDATA’s investment data on 12–03, tokenproof completed an M&A funding round of undisclosed amount from Yuga Labs. tokenproof introduces secure token-gating solutions that allow users to prove NFT ownership without connecting or even carrying wallets, while also enabling brands to easily leverage tokens as extensions of their brand — whether for accessing exclusive events, retail experiences, online services, membership benefits, and more.
5. According to ROOTDATA’s investment data on 12–03, OpenPad completed a $2 million funding round from investors including Basics Capital and Sei Network. OpenPad is a platform that leverages decentralized AI analytics to provide data-driven investment strategies. Users can seamlessly access personalized investment strategies, project scoring, and real-time market insights while maintaining control over their data.
6. According to ROOTDATA’s investment data on 12–02, Brighty completed a $10 million funding round from Futurecraft Ventures. Brighty is an all-in-one app combining digital and crypto banking where users can save, send, and spend with stablecoins while earning up to 10% APY, paid daily. Brighty is dedicated to enabling individuals to buy cryptocurrency and enter the crypto economy more securely.