According to data from CB Insights, in the first quarter of this year, 129 startups focusing on blockchain digital technology around the world raised a total of approximately US$2.6 billion, surpassing the entire year of 2020. In 2020, startups in this field had raised $2.3 billion in 341 venture capital investments.
This growth was driven by several rounds of large-scale financing of startups, including crypto lender BlockFi, game developer Dapper Labs, and crypto wallet provider Blockchain