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Most active investors by deal count for April, 2026. Source: Cryptorank

Even as overall funding declines, certain sectors remain resilient. Decentralized Finance led April’s activity with the highest number of deals, followed by blockchain services and AI-related crypto projects.

Investors appear to be focusing on infrastructure and utility-driven platforms rather than speculative ideas. This shift suggests a maturing market where capital flows toward projects with clearer long-term value.

While funding is down, innovation hasn’t stopped—it’s just becoming more targeted.

]]>https://undeads.com/forum/topic/19346/defi-and-ai-projects-still-attract-interest-despite-funding-slumpRSS for NodeSun, 03 May 2026 19:29:04 GMTSat, 02 May 2026 12:23:20 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to DeFi and AI Projects Still Attract Interest Despite Funding Slump on Sat, 02 May 2026 14:19:48 GMT]]>A single month drop from $2.6 billion to $659 million is too sharp to be a structural trend signal without knowing whether March was anomalously high due to a small number of large rounds closing simultaneously, one outlier month in either direction distorts the narrative considerably.

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