Payments and AI sectors are the most active, becoming the main direction of financing this week. Original | Odaily Planet Daily (@OdailyChina) Author | Ding Dong (@XiaMiPP) According to incomplete statistics from Odaily Planet Daily, from May 19 to May 25, there were a total of 14 blockchain-related financing events announced globally, a 27% increase from 11 events the previous week. The total financing scale reached approximately $600 million, a significant jump from $89 million the previous week. The increase in amount mainly comes from Riot Platforms raising its credit agreement limit with Coinbase Credit from $100 million to $200 million, rather than actual new financing. The crypto industry continues to attract capital: Theta Capital Management completed over $175 million in fundraising, indicating that institutional investors are still increasing their positions. The payments and AI sectors are the most active, becoming the main direction of financing this week. Major financing events include: Riot Platforms and Coinbase's credit agreement limit raised to $200 million, with an annual interest rate of the federal funds rate upper limit (or 3.25%, whichever is higher) plus 4.5%. Theta Capital completed $175 million in cryptocurrency fund financing, focusing on investing in blockchain startups. Worldcoin completed $135 million in financing through the sale of WLD tokens for expansion in the U.S. and globally. OpenFX completed $23 million in financing, led by Accel, aiming to build a cross-border trading network based on stablecoins. Catena Labs completed $18 million in seed financing, led by a16z crypto, dedicated to building an AI-native bank. Roxom Global completed $17.9 million in financing, investing in Bitcoin exchanges and media networks. True Markets completed $11 million in Series A financing, with participation from PayPal Ventures, targeting institutional users. Hyperdrive completed $6 million in Series A financing, creating a decentralized stablecoin capital market. Voya Games completed $5 million in financing to support the development of the casual Web3 game Craft World. Rover completed $4.1 million in seed financing to develop a Bitcoin liquidity staking solution. Tradoor completed $3.2 million in financing to support high-frequency trading and AI features for the TON ecosystem decentralized exchange. Blockrise completed €2 million in seed financing, preparing for regulation of the European crypto asset market. Stablecorp completed $1.8 million in financing, with participation from Coinbase Ventures. NERO Chain received early investment from several institutions, with specific amounts undisclosed.