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Keep up with the top industry updates as we present bi-weekly market insights that are valuable to traders in the institutional space. In this week's edition, Kelvin Lam, CFA, Institutional Research for OKX, analyzes the recent trends in crypto venture funding and explores what the data suggests about the sustainability of current cryptocurrency market valuations. Despite new all-time highs for Bitcoin, venture capital investment remains well below previous peaks. This divergence between funding activity and price appreciation raises key questions about current market valuation.

Our investment arm, OKX Ventures , has led a US$1.5 million seed funding round for BlockBooster, an Asia-centered venture studio. The funding round also saw participation from Conflux Network, Neighbor Capital Series, IceRiver Venture, and Bitcoin Lab, among others.

Our investment arm OKX Ventures has announced a strategic investment in four consumer-oriented products from Web3 venture studio EVG . These include multi-chain SocialFi infrastructure Open Social Protocol , decentralized collaboration network , strategy card game and real-time strategy game . 

We at are pleased to announce that we have invested in Bedrock , a multi-asset liquid restaking protocol. This strategic move brings institutional-grade infrastructure to an expansive audience, ensuring both security and transparency to cater to the requirements of larger clients and institutions.

Our investment arm OKX Ventures today announced a research and education collaboration with Stanford's Future of Digital Currency Initiative (FDCI), aiming to promote blockchain innovation and sustainability.

This article represents the personal views of the authors and isn't intended to provide any investment advice or solicitation to buy, sell or hold digital assets. I. Summary From the bull market of 2021 to the bear market of 2023, the cryptocurrency market has undergone significant changes. The total market value decreased from 3 trillion to 1 trillion US dollars, but the market value of stablecoins only decreased by 30%.*

We are delighted to announce our strategic investment in CARV, the largest modular data layer for gaming and AI. By participating in the successful US$10 million Series A round led by Tribe Capital and IOSG Ventures, OKX Ventures is thrilled to support CARV’s journey as they continue to innovate and lead in the intersection of gaming and data.

Stablecoins poised to revolutionize global payments, emphasizing the need for enhanced integration SINGAPORE, January 3, 2024 -- OKX Ventures , the investment arm of leading Web3 technology company , today released a detailed on the current state and future prospects of the stablecoin market. The report provides an in-depth analysis of the stablecoin sector's growth patterns, innovations, and future directions.Key highlights from the report include:

SINGAPORE, January 9, 2024 -- OKX Ventures , the investment arm of leading Web3 technology company OKX , today announced a strategic investment in Matr1x , a next-gen Web3 entertainment platform that engages users through high-quality, cyberpunk-themed e-sports games.

Singapore, January 24, 2024 – OKX Ventures , the investment arm of leading crypto exchange and Web3 technology company OKX, today announced that it has led a strategic investment in Orbiter Finance , a decentralized cross-Layer 2 (L2) protocol. Currently, Orbiter Finance is undergoing transformative product enhancements and is developing a zero knowledge (ZK) technology-based, omni-chain rollup on Ethereum.

Singapore, February 7, 2024 -- OKX Ventures , the investment arm of leading Web3 technology company OKX , today published its latest ' 2024 Forecast ' report. The report predicts a significant user growth driven by blockchain games in 2024, especially with the integration of high-profile ("triple-a") blockchain games easing traditional gamers into the Web3 space.In addition to GameFi, the '2024 Forecast' emphasizes the transformative influence of the AI sector in the Web3 landscape.

Singapore, February 9, 2024 – OKX Ventures , the investment arm of leading crypto exchange and Web3 technology company OKX, is pleased to announce its investment partnership with Bitmap Tech , the team behind Merlin Chain, a native Bitcoin Layer 2.

Hong Kong, February 8, 2024 -- OKX Ventures , the investment arm of leading crypto exchange and Web3 technology company OKX , today announced a seed investment in DEXTools , the leading DeFi analytics platform. The investment establishes a partnership between DEXTools and OKX, who are dedicated to advancing blockchain innovation, and sets the stage for DEXTools analytics to be integrated to the OKX Web3 Platform. 

Hong Kong, January 23, 2024 - HashKey Group ("HashKey" or "the Group"), a leading end-to-end digital asset financial services group in Asia, and OKX, a global leading Web3 technology company and crypto exchange, today announced plans to create a partnership to promote compliant virtual asset innovation and industry development in Hong Kong.

Foreword Over the past decade, Bitcoin has demonstrated remarkable innovation and resilience, even during times of challenging market conditions. It has introduced groundbreaking elements to the modern monetary system, internet technology, and financial sectors, thereby establishing itself as a prominent asset in the global mainstream.

Today, we're excited to announce our strategic investment, through our investment arm, OKX Ventures, in DeBox , a decentralized social networking platform for Web3 communities and Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs).

Authored by Kiwi Yao, researcher at OKX Ventures and edited by Kelvin Lam, CFA The path to a thriving Bitcoin Ecosystem in 2024 through technological innovations Executive summary OKX Ventures has published its 2024 outlook for the Bitcoin Ecosystem — an area that OKX Ventures is heavily involved in and committed to building in the future.

Today, we're excited to announce that our investment arm, OKX Ventures , has joined a US$50 million Series A funding round for Eclipse , a pioneering Ethereum Layer 2 solution utilizing the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM).

Today, we're proud to announce that our investment arm, OKX Ventures , is leading the latest investment round in UXLINK , a Web3 social platform. UXLINK combines a Web3 gateway, a social DEX and infrastructure with the goal of facilitating mass adoption.

Today, we're proud to announce that our investment arm, OKX Ventures , has invested in DLC.Link, the first native Bitcoin cross-chain protocol. This groundbreaking project leverages Discreet Log Contracts (DLCs) to enable Bitcoin to be used in DeFi protocols while being held in self-custody wallets.

Hong Kong SAR, December 13, 2023 — OKX Ventures , the investment arm of leading crypto exchange and Web3 technology company OKX, has announced its investment in Mocaverse , a Web3 ecosystem project developed by , to co-build Mocaverse projects on OKX's newly announced zkEVM Layer-2 network, X Layer, highlighting a shared commitment to scaling the global blockchain ecosystem and fostering a more interconnected Web3 world.

Unlocking the infinite potential of Crypto and AI: OKX Ventures' strategic investments in io.net, MyShell, and other cutting-edge projects Over the past decade, widespread adoption of the Internet and the rapid pace of digitalization have resulted in an unparalleled abundance and utilization of vast volumes of data. On the other hand, technological advancements in cloud computing and distributed computing technologies have made it more accessible and cost-effective to handle massive amounts of data, thereby providing abundant resources for training and optimizing AI models.* These enabled the development of increasingly intelligent and sophisticated systems, and fueled advancements in the field of AI. Particularly in the domains of deep learning, natural language processing (NLP), and computer vision, these advancements continue to propel the growth of AI to new heights.

Authored by Kiwi Yao, researcher @OKX Ventures and repurposed by Kelvin Lam, CFA TON ecosystem and industry analysis report Introduction In 2018, Telegram introduced TON (The Open Network), emerging as one of the prominent Layer-1 solutions in the cryptocurrency space. With its native token $TON currently holding a significant position in market capitalization, driven by user engagement and a thriving ecosystem, TON has garnered substantial attention. OKX Ventures has conducted extensive research on the TON network, delving into its intricacies and identifying key areas for future growth within the ecosystem.

Authored by Kiwi Yao, researcher @OKX Ventures and repurposed by Kelvin Lam, CFA This is the second part of the Ton Ecosystem and Industry Analysis Report . First part of the report: A Deep Dive into the TON (The Open Network) Ecosystem