Cryptocurrency Industry Raises Over $100 Billion for Startups

• Modularity in Ethereum leads to fragmentation and inefficiency in the ecosystem.
• Bitcoin's Lightning Network fosters interoperability and local interactions for financial services.
• Nostr protocol on Bitcoin enables social abstraction and open innovation for seamless connectivity.
• Projects like Mutiny showcase Bitcoin's modular vision with diverse service integrations.
• Bitcoin's approach prioritizes permissionless participation and sovereignty in financial interactions.
• Challenges include capital requirements for LSPs, regulatory concerns for ecash mints, and centralization risks.

Summary :
The cryptocurrency industry has raised over $100 billion for startups since May 2014, according to data from TVL aggregator DefiLlama. Funding for cryptocurrency startups has seen highs and lows over the past four years, but the overall trend has been upward. In May 2024, industry funding reached $280.25 million for the month, significantly higher than the $17.14 million recorded in the first month of funding in May 2014. The United States is the largest source of funding, accounting for nearly half of all investments, followed by the United Kingdom and Singapore. In recent years, high-profile funding deals have been made, including investments in Together.AI, Wormhole, Totter, Eigenlayer, Swan Bitcoin, and Blockchain.com. In other news, MicroStrategy, the largest corporate holder of bitcoin, has increased its convertible note offering to $700 million, which will be used to acquire more bitcoin and for general corporate purposes. The company's shares have also been given a $2,890 price target by brokerage firm Bernstein.

Sources :

- CoinTelegraph
- Coindesk
- Bankless
- CoinTelegraph
- TheBlock
- Decrypt
- Bitcoinmagazine
- Decrypt
- Coindesk
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- Bitcoinmagazine
- Bitcoinmagazine
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