Venture capital interest in crypto is declining as investors shift to AI due to faster revenue potential. Crypto funding dropped to $135 million in early March 2026, indicating increased selectivity by investors. Hybrid AI-crypto projects may still attract interest.

Source: Founder Park "Cursor is F\\\\\ and Everyone Knows It." Insight Partners co-founder Jerry Murdock told 20VC this. Founded in 1995, Insight Partners is a leading global VC/PE firm focused on software and internet sectors, with over $90 billion in assets under management. Its portfolio has shaped the modern software economy. Jerry Murdock rarely participates in podcasts, making this his first in-depth interview. The wave triggered by OpenClaw has, in just two months, rapidly impacted and diluted

Hackers steal cryptocurrencies through "ClickFix" attacks, impersonate venture capital firms to deceive users, and lure them to click malicious links and execute commands. This method bypasses security defenses and affects many companies. At the same time, hackers hijack browser extensions to implant malicious scripts and search for users' sensitive information.

Paradigm, the San Francisco-based crypto investment firm, is pursuing a new $1.5 billion fund aimed at backing companies across artificial intelligence, robotics and other frontier technologies. The fundraising plan, reported by the Wall Street Journal, signals the firm’s intention to broaden its

_Crypto venture firm Paradigm plans a $1.5 billion fund to invest in AI, robotics, and frontier technologies._ A major crypto venture capital firm is widening its technology focus. According to reports, Paradigm plans to expand beyond cryptocurrency investments. The company wants to invest in ar

Paradigm, the San Francisco-based crypto investment firm, is pursuing a new $1.5 billion fund aimed at backing companies across artificial intelligence, robotics and other frontier technologies. The fundraising plan, reported by the Wall Street Journal, signals the firm’s intention to broaden its

Paradigm plans to raise a new $1.5 billion fund focused on cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics, while continuing to support cryptocurrency investments. The strategy leverages the existing team to identify new opportunities and emphasizes the overlapping applications between AI and crypto. After partnering with OpenAI to release the benchmarking tool EVMbench, Paradigm's expansion demonstrates an interest in cross-disciplinary investments, reflecting a shift in future capital flows.

In May 2024, WeatherXM went public. This DePIN project, dubbed the "world's largest community-driven weather network," is backed by a $7.7 million Series A funding round led by Lightspeed Faction, with a lineup of top-tier institutions behind it: Protocol Labs, Borderless Capital, Arca, Placeholder VC, and Consensys.

Author: Haseeb, Managing Partner at Dragonfly Translation: Peggy, BlockBeats Editor's Note: Amid the recurring cycle of "Crypto is Dead" proclamations, author Haseeb Qureshi (Managing Partner at Dragonfly) shares his personal experience, reviewing the process of a crypto VC from inception to scale, discussing fundraising, positioning, winning deals, post-investment support, and team building. This article dissects the operational logic of VC from a practical perspective: within a structure where returns follow a power-law distribution, how to understand "non-consensus judgment," how to view hit rate and heavy allocation strategies, why "winning deals" is more critical than "picking the right projects," and why this is a business that requires long-term patience. For those wanting to understand how VC operates, this is a straightforward and concrete experience sharing.

Framework Ventures has forged a strategic partnership with mortgage technology company Better to advance a $500 million credit facility into Sky’s decentralized stablecoin ecosystem. The collaboration aims to unlock the tokenization of real-world assets, beginning with mortgage-backed instruments th