The second week of 2025 began with the $32.70 million sale of FTX EU to Backpack. Total known investments came in at roughly $189.96 million across various blockchain sectors.

The activity shows steady capital flow in the early days of the new year. The second week’s funding numbers are almost $100 million more than that of the first week’s $88 million.

The week’s activity centered on centralized exchanges, AI integration, and infrastructure development, with projects at different stages drawing capital. Let’s look at the key events per Crypto Fundraising data.

VOOX, $50 million

• Raised $50 million in an unknown round
• The investment was backed by Pinnacle Venture
• VOOX is building an AI-powered trading platform

FTX EU, $32.7 million

• FTX EU bagged an M&A deal worth $32.7 million
• The project was acquired by Backpack
• FTX EU is the European arm of the crypto exchange

OG Labs, $32.24 million

• Raised $32.24 million through public sale
• Combining AI with L1 infrastructure
• OG Labs is developing blockchain infrastructure tools
• The project has raised over $107.24 million so far

Eventflo, $20 million

• Eventflo secured $20 million in an unknown round
• The project is backed by Rothman Management
• Eventflo is working on payment solutions, marketing and event operations

A New Hampshire lawmaker introduced legislation this week designed to allow the state’s treasury to invest in digital assets and precious metals.

If House Bill 302 is passed, the New Hampshire state treasurer could use a portion of public funds to purchase precious metals, any digital asset with a market capitalization of over $500 billion, and/or stablecoins.

The bill stipulates that the treasurer would not be able to invest more than 10% of the total amount of public funds in any of those three categories.

Crypto bought by New Hampshire would need to be held directly through a secure custody solution, on behalf of the state via a qualified custodian, or in the form of an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The state treasurer would also be able to lend and stake the purchased crypto through third-party solutions.

Republican State Representative Keith Ammon introduced the potential legislation. He promises the bill will receive proper consideration in the state house.

“100% chance it will have a hearing, work session, and vote on the House floor. Every bill in NH gets the complete treatment.”

A member of the Texas House of Representatives proposed similar legislation in December, though that bill focused specifically on establishing a strategic Bitcoin (BTC) reserve.

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Several billionaire money managers have modified their portfolios and poured about $1.8 billion into new assets, according to a new report.

Billionaires Philippe Laffont, Stanley Druckenmiller, Chase Coleman, Stephen Mandel and Larry Robbins are accumulating AI-centered equities, reports The Motley Fool.

The investors have specifically targeted US semiconductor and software giant Broadcom (AVGO), purchasing a total of 1,728,646 shares valued at about $1.47 billion in the third quarter of last year.

The firm’s AI revenue has surged in recent months, powering a 125% rise in the stock over the last year.

The wealthy investors have also purchased roughly 1,749,613 shares of Amazon, worth about $245 million, as the company’s cloud platform Amazon Web Services (AWS) implements generative AI solutions for customers.

Lastly, the billionaires have bought 621,445 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), worth about $62 million, betting on the world’s largest chip manufacturer.

The billionaires’ new plays in artificial intelligence come as analysts at PwC forecast the total addressable market for AI will hit $15.7 trillion by 2030, as the groundbreaking technology transforms business and manufacturing worldwide.

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