Funding for Crypto Startups Falls to One-Year Low

According to Bloomberg, digital currencies, public stocks, and venture capital backing crypto startups have finally cooled down after experiencing massive growth as a result of the effects of an economic storm.

According to Bloomberg, which cited data from the research firm PitchBook, funding for private crypto firms fell to its lowest level in a year in the second quarter.

Prior to the economic downturn, the rising popularity of cryptocurrencies helped set a record of $9.85 billion in venture capital raised in the first quarter. According to Bloomberg, this only indicated how long it would take for venture capital deals to be completed.

“Even though the crypto market started slowing down in November, December, those deals were already in the works, so they closed in the first quarter,” said Robert Le, a PitchBook fintech analyst.

The second quarter provided a clearer picture of the impact of the economic turmoil on cryptocurrency firms. According to PitchBook, venture capitalists invested $6.76 billion in cryptocurrency companies in the three months ending in June, a 31% decrease from the previous quarter.

Bloomberg reported that “the crypto industry now mirrors the sluggish activity among tech and venture capital investors.”

“Everyone is very hesitant to close deals right now,” Le explained.

The collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin, critical financial difficulties at crypto lenders such as Celsius and Babel Finance, and several employee layoffs at Coinbase, Gemini, and Crypto.com are all examples of the effects of the market downturn on the crypto industry, all of which have contributed to the uncertainty.

While working in the crypto startup sector, David Pakman, a managing partner at the crypto VC firm CoinFund, told Bloomberg that deals have fallen through and investors have withdrawn written offers in recent weeks.

According to Bloomberg, more layoffs are likely, and valuations will fall even further. It went on to say that the troubled crypto lender BlockFi Inc. was already looking to raise money at a $1 billion valuation.

“What you're seeing now is that seed valuations are down about 20%, Series A valuations are down about 50%, and Series B and beyond valuations are down about 70%,” Pakman said.

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