The industry’s catching on 😉@animocabrands predicts crypto giants will evolve into Universal Exchanges, where CeFi meets DeFi.Exactly what @GracyBitget unveiled at #TOKEN2049 with Bitget’s #UEX vision 🔥Dive in 👇https://t.co/qas4UYzHmH ...

Core Insights - In September 2025, the number of publicly disclosed crypto VC investment projects decreased by 25.3% month-over-month and 37.4% year-over-year, totaling 62 projects [1][3] - Total funding in September 2025 reached $5.122 billion, marking a 5.2% increase from August 2025 and a staggering 739.7% increase from September 2024 [3] Investment Breakdown - The distribution of projects by category in September 2025 is as follows: CeFi 21%, DeFi 25.8%, NFT/GameFi 4.8%, L1/L2 12.9%, RWA/DePIN 6.5%, Tool/Wallet 11.3%, AI 12.9% [3] - The top 10 funding rounds included significant amounts such as $1.65 billion for Forward Industries in a post-IPO round and $787 million for Figure in its IPO [3][4] Notable Company Activities - Forward Industries completed a $1.65 billion PIPE financing to initiate a digital asset treasury strategy based on Solana, led by Galaxy Digital, Jump Crypto, and Multicoin Capital [4] - Figure Technology went public on NASDAQ under the ticker FIGR, raising $787 million with an initial share price of $25, resulting in a market cap exceeding $5 billion on its first day [4] - Helius Medical Technologies announced over $500 million in PIPE financing, with a share price of $6.881, aimed at launching a SOL treasury strategy [5] - Flying Tulip, a new project by Sonic co-founder Andre Cronje, raised $200 million in seed funding, with plans for further fundraising through public sales [6] - Fnality secured $136 million in Series C funding to expand its central bank digital currency settlement system, awaiting approval from the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank [6] - Tron Inc. received a $110 million investment from its largest shareholder to expand its TRX treasury [7] - Zerohash completed a $104 million funding round, focusing on blockchain technology support for banks and fintech companies [7] - Bit Digital plans to raise $100 million through convertible notes primarily to increase its Ethereum holdings [8]

Core Insights - The crypto VC fundraising sector is experiencing significant consolidation, with fewer projects attracting larger amounts of capital [1][5] - Interest is shifting towards sectors like DeFi, AI, and blockchains, while RWAs, DePIN, NFTs, and GameFi are losing traction [1][6] Fundraising Trends - In Q2, institutional investment led to $10 billion in inflows, but the sector has since cooled, with token launches becoming more prominent than traditional VC routes [2] - In September 2025, the total number of VC fundraising rounds in crypto fell by 25.3% month-over-month and 37.4% year-over-year [3] - Despite the decline in the number of fundraising rounds, the total capital raised saw a 739.7% year-over-year increase, amounting to approximately $5.1 billion [4][5] Sector Performance - CeFi and DeFi accounted for nearly half of the total investment capital, with AI development and L1/L2 blockchains following closely behind [6] - The RWA market is underperforming, capturing only a 6.5% market share when combined with DePIN, indicating a lack of interest from major institutional investors [7]

I never "try to be equal", like, oh I will try to hire more women... If you try that, you are unequal.I hire the best people. Just turns out 50% are female.🤷‍♂️Ella Zhang (@ellazhang516):7yrs later we were in Seoul.Changed: @cz_binance CeFi -> DeFiUnchanged: still many female leaders@yunna025 @JaneSparking @ellazhang516 @0x_outsider @Athenaweb33 keep #buidling https://t.co/R531pDm1ll ...

Onchain isn’t the future — it’s the present.From CeFi → DeFi, stables → ETFs, charts → chains, we dropped pure alpha at Alphas Summit. Big love to the traders who made it an epic huddle.Long live the trenches 🫡 https://t.co/kIpPSL4Yze ...

DeFi & CeFi Convergence - DeFi 和 CeFi 之间的界限变得模糊，两者联系日益紧密 [1] - DEXs、CEXs 和 Web3 钱包在技术和用户体验方面不断进步，促使弥合两者差距的时机到来 [1] QuickSwap Event - QuickSwap 将于 UTC 时间 9 月 5 日下午 3:00 举办 The Aggregated spaces 的第 128 集活动 [1]

Market Trend Analysis - The previous market peak was influenced by interest rate increases and the collapse of FTX/CeFi/Luna [1] - The industry anticipates interest rate cuts, ongoing Digital Asset Technologies (DATs)/Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), and institutional investment [1] - The market top may be further away than anticipated [1]

RT Bitget Vietnam 🇻🇳 (@bitgetvietnam)From stage talks to after-hours chats, Vietnam was brimming with energy! ⚡️We teamed up with @VietnamCardano to discuss the intersection of DeFi and CeFi, and on-chain security to build for the futureBigger moves ahead! 🔥#EventWithBitget #CONVICTION2025 #ETHVietnam2025 https://t.co/DWD443Hrjo ...

RT HTX DAO (@HTX_DAO)📢 HTX DAO Whitepaper Updated🚀This is more than just an update — it’s a milestone.From an exchange, we’re growing into a core on-chain governance force,building a user-owned Free Financial Port where everyone shares the power and rewards.The future is built by every HTX DAO builder ⚙️📖 Check it out: https://t.co/7cNJES57gS#onchaingovernance #defi #cefi ...

Event Overview - Bitget's COO, Vugar, is participating in Hack Seasons Hanoi [1] - The event is co-hosted by Bitget, Bitget Wallet, and mpost_io as part of GM Vietnam 2025 [1] Panel Discussion - Vugar will be on a panel discussing the intersection of CeFi and DeFi [1] - Other panelists include Kenny Li (Manta Network), Kenneth Shek, and Fred Hsu [1]