Gate Ventures: AI and prediction markets attract capital, institutional funds continue to increase investment in on-chain infrastructure

According to the latest weekly report from Gate Ventures, the global market experienced a corrective rebound last week driven by easing geopolitical tensions. The U.S. stock market recovered from its intra-week losses, but the Federal Reserve maintained a hawkish stance, with CPI rising to 4.2%, further strengthening market expectations for sustained high interest rates. The cryptocurrency market also warmed up, with BTC and ETH rising 3.8% and 2.1% respectively, but spot ETF funds continued to see net outflows.

On the industry front, AI, prediction markets, and institutional-level infrastructure became the focus of market attention. The decentralized AI project Bittensor (TAO) rose 31.5% in a single week; the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed a regulatory framework for sports event contracts, providing clearer regulatory expectations for the development of the prediction market industry; LG Group and Arbitrum jointly explored blockchain advertising network applications, further expanding Web3 commercialization scenarios.

In terms of investment and financing, a total of 9 transactions were disclosed last week with a total financing amount of $584.6 million. Among them, Digital Asset completed $355 million in financing, accelerating the application of Canton Network in the capital market; Morpho secured $175 million in financing to promote the construction of on-chain credit networks; and prediction market infrastructure provider EDGE Markets completed $29.2 million in financing.