Highlights of This Issue
According to incomplete statistics from PANews, there were 4 investment and financing events in the global blockchain sector last week (2025.12.29-2026.1.4), with a total funding amount exceeding $42.6 million. The overview is as follows:
- DeFi announced 1 investment and financing event: RWA fixed income market Haven completed a seed round at a $30 million valuation, with participation from Candaq and others;
- The Web3+AI track announced 1 investment and financing event: AIAV, an emerging platform integrating AI and Web3, completed a $4 million financing round, with investors including Animoca Brands;
- Other Web3 applications announced 2 investment and financing events, including the cryptocurrency rewards platform SocialGood Inc., which completed approximately $5.63 million in Series B financing.
DeFi
RWA Fixed Income Market Haven Completes Seed Round at $30 Million Valuation, Candaq and Others Participate
The RWA fixed income market Haven announced the completion of a seed round at a $30 million valuation, with participation from Candaq, Apus Capital, ZC Capital, and BlockPulse Digital Asset Management. Haven aims to build a transparent and programmable on-chain RWA fixed income market by introducing traditional low-volatility, predictable yield assets to the blockchain, establishing fixed income as the foundational layer of on-chain finance. Currently, Haven has launched U.S. Treasury products, allowing users to access on-chain Treasury yields using USDT, USDC, and USD1.
AI
Web3+AI Platform AIAV Completes $4 Million Financing
AIAV, an emerging platform integrating AI and Web3, completed a $4 million financing round, with participation from Animoca Brands, DuckDAO, Castrum Capital, VistaLabs, Edimus Capital, Bedrock Ventures, Notch Ventures, Gemhead Capital, R&G Capital, and Alpha Capital. This round of funding will primarily be used for product development and ecosystem expansion.
AIAV's technological foundation includes a Decentralized Learning Framework and a Data to Value Pipeline, enabling users to truly own and train AI models in a decentralized environment and benefit from their conversational data. The project employs a paralinguistic learning model that not only understands textual content but also captures linguistic features such as tone emphasis, rhythm, and style. Additionally, it uses the x402 protocol to coordinate interactions among multiple roles, achieving a more realistic multi-role conversation experience.
Meta Acquires Butterfly Effect, Developer of AI App Manus, for Billions of Dollars
Meta has acquired Butterfly Effect, the developer of the AI application Manus, for billions of dollars. This is Meta's third-largest acquisition to date, following WhatsApp and ScaleAI. Prior to Meta acquisition, Manus was reportedly raising a new round of funding at a $2 billion valuation. Liu Yuan, a partner at ZhenFund and an angel investor in Butterfly Effect, stated that the acquisition negotiations were completed in an extremely short time, taking just over ten days. Manus and Meta Platforms (META.O) each published statements on their respective official websites announcing Manus' joining Meta, without disclosing specific transaction details.
(Not included in this week's financing statistics)
Moonshot AI (Kimi) Completes $500 Million Series C Financing at $4.3 Billion Valuation, IDG Leads with $150 Million
Moonshot AI (Kimi) has completed a $500 million Series C financing round, with a post-money valuation of $4.3 billion. IDG led the round with $150 million, while existing shareholders including Alibaba, Tencent, and Wang Huiwen oversubscribed. Wang Huiwen has cumulatively invested $70 million. CEO Yang Zhilin stated that the company's cash reserves exceed 10 billion yuan and it is not in a hurry for an IPO. Kimi is promoting membership fees through its Agent product "OK Computer," with overseas API revenue growing fourfold since November; global paid users are growing at a monthly rate of 170%. The funds will be used to expand GPU resources, accelerate K3 model training, aim to catch up with the forefront in pre-training levels, and focus on Agent commercialization.
(Not included in this week's financing statistics)
Others
Cryptocurrency Rewards Platform SocialGood Inc. Completes Approximately $5.63 Million Series B Financing
Tokyo-based cryptocurrency rewards platform SocialGood Inc. announced the completion of an 880 million yen (approximately $5.63 million) Series B financing, bringing its total funding to 2.4 billion yen ($15.35 million). This round was raised through third-party allotment (including i-nest capital Co., Ltd., etc.) and loans, totaling 880 million yen. The company plans to use the new funds to further strengthen its internal management system and governance structure. SocialGood's platform aggregates e-commerce sites such as eBay, Walmart, and Booking.com, as well as mobile games like "Rise of Kingdoms" and "Ball Sort." Users can accumulate free cryptocurrency rewards such as Bitcoin by purchasing goods or services through the platform.
MMA Completes $3 Million Private Round to Build Web3 Platform, with Participation from Trump's Eldest Son
American mixed martial arts company MMA announced the completion of a $3 million private round by issuing 4,285,714 Series A preferred shares. American Ventures LLC led the round, with participation from Donald Trump Jr., who currently serves as a strategic advisor to the company. The new funds will be used to build MMA's Web3 platform, support the development of the broader Web3 ecosystem, and accelerate platform expansion.
