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📊 Crypto Venture Weekly: August 4–8, 2025

$207M raised across 24 projects this week, with capital flowing into AI infra, gaming, Bitcoin L2s, and DeFi tooling.

Here’s what the top 9 are building 👇

🖱 OpenMind ($20M, Pantera, Coinbase, DCG)
Open-source OS for AI agents and robots, plus FABRIC — a decentralized network for coordination and trust.

🖱 SuperGaming ($15M, Skycatcher, Steadview, a16z crypto)
India-based game studio behind Indus and MaskGun, building Web3-enabled multiplayer titles.

🖱 BOB ($9.5M, CMS, IOSG, Amber)
Hybrid L2 for building Bitcoin-native tokens and applications.

🖱 Perle ($9M, Framework Ventures)
Modular AI training data solutions for large-scale model development.

🖱 Euphoria ($5M, Karatage, Robot Ventures, Bankless)
MegaETH-based mobile app simplifying crypto derivatives trading.

🖱 BlindPay ($3.3M, Y Combinator, 468 Capital)
Stablecoin payment APIs for compliant, instant global transfers.

🖱 Levr.Bet ($3M, Blockchain Capital, Maven 11)
Decentralized leveraged sports betting exchange.

🖱 Doppler Finance ($3M, Reforge, DCG, Hashkey)
DeFi protocol on XRP Ledger for on-chain trading and lending.

🖱 Hylo ($1.5M, Robot Ventures, Solana Ventures)
Solana-based DeFi platform offering LST-backed stablecoin hyUSD and leveraged SOL exposure.

Investor focus this week leaned toward AI-driven infrastructure, Bitcoin scalability, and DeFi payment rails.

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Some calls are so bad, they become historic.

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📄 Crypto Watchlist for this week:

➡️ $BTC – FTX to distribute $1.9B in cash to creditors on Aug. 15

➡️ $FLUID – Buyback proposal expected to go live next week

➡️ $ETH – Sharplink Gaming earnings call on Aug. 15

➡️ $CRV – Emissions rate dropping below 5% next week

➡️ Lombard – LBTC starts accruing BTC yield on Aug. 11

➡️ $S – Public treasury companies eyeing Sonic's S token

➡️ $INJ – Pre-IPO stock trading launch coming soon

➡️ Macro – US CPI release on Aug. 12

➡️ $STRK – Vote on Bitcoin Staking on Starknet starts tomorrow

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💥LayerZero wants to buy Stargate

LayerZero Foundation has proposed acquiring the Stargate bridge for $110M and fully integrating it into its ecosystem.

➡️ $STG token to be phased out — holders can swap 1 $STG for 0.08634 $ZRO (valued at $0.1675 and $1.94 respectively)

➡️ Stargate DAO to be dissolved, governance moves to LayerZero Foundation

➡️ Deal requires 70% $STG holder approval after a 7-day discussion period

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‼️ Altcoin dominance may be breaking out of a 7-year correction.

The 2021 rally? Possibly not even the real move.

If this 7-year RSI wedge plays out, alts could be entering their first true impulsive run in 8 years.

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