Are you crazy? In the first week of Q2, it exploded to $76 million! What treasures are these VCs secretly betting on?

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Brothers, although the market is frustrating, smart money is really not sitting still. Just in the first week of Q2, data from DefiLlama exploded, with crypto startups raising $76 million in one week, nearly reaching five small goals this year. Even though everyone is shouting bear, are they secretly sweeping up assets?

Looking closely at these three big-funded projects, their approaches are very bold:

Pharos (raised $44 million): The biggest backer this round, SNZ, Chainlink, and Flow Traders behind that man all came. It doesn’t build a “dumb chain,” but focuses on institutional-oriented L1s, aiming to connect real-world assets (RWA) with Ethereum’s ecosystem. Large-scale funding is all about compliance and tangible assets, so watch the trend.

Oh (raised $7.5 million): Led by Maven 11. A Web3 version of AI chat tools, providing decentralized AI services. Recently, the AI sector has been quiet for a while, but this project got funding, showing some intent to do something—keep an eye on it.

Kulipa (raised $6.2 million): The most down-to-earth. It connects crypto wallets with physical cards, allowing offline card swipes to directly exchange for fiat currency. This is the kind of infrastructure that even our moms can understand—if the consumer scenario works out, the incremental users will be unstoppable.

Summary:
Clearly, VC is no longer speculating on air; they are betting on RWA (real-world assets), AI infrastructure, and payment gateways—hard-core projects. The colder the market, the more it reveals who truly wants to build the road and who is just selling shovels.
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Which of these three tracks do you think will be the first to hit 100x? Drop your thoughts in the comments. If your reasoning is solid, I’ll pin your comment.