Cointelegraph Research的数据显示，在2022年8月，有13.6亿美元的风险资本投资区块链行业，这是12个月以来的最低水平，也是资本流入连续第四个月同比下降。8月份的资本流入较7月份的19.8亿美元下降了31.3%，8月份完成的101笔交易的平均资本投资额为1430万美元，较7月份下降10.1%。数据来自Cointelegraph Research Terminal的风险资本数据库，该数据库包含交易、并购活动、投资者、加密货币公司和基金的全面信息。
2022年8月区块链行业资本流入达到12个月最低 来源：Cointelegraph Research VC数据库
8月份的资金主要集中在Web3、NFT和基础设施
8月份最受欢迎的三个投资类别是Web3、基础设施和NFT，吸引了超过11.6亿美元资金，占总流入资本的85.4%。Web3游戏开发商Limit Break融资2亿美元。巴塞罗那足球俱乐部的Web3部门Barca Studios从基于区块链的粉丝奖励平台Socios的所有者Chiliz那里筹集了1亿美元。Ready Player Me是一个允许人们创建元宇宙角色化身的平台，在由A16z领投的B轮融资中筹集了5600万美元。Inworld AI是一家创建人工智能驱动的虚拟角色的开发者平台，在由Section 32和Intel Capital领投的a轮融资中筹得5000万美元。
2022年8月行业投资兴趣占比 来源：Cointelegraph Research VC数据库
尽管市场状况不佳，但CoinFund仍看好Web3
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