According to the latest industry data from Messari, the volume of venture investments in cryptocurrency has increased by more than 50% compared to last year, despite significantly fewer deals being made. The volume of investments in cryptocurrency grew to $25.5 billion from March 2025 to March 2026, even though the number of deals decreased by 46%. It appears that venture investors are becoming more selective, making fewer deals but investing more money in projects they believe will have long-term viability. Recently, most of these funds are directed toward infrastructure, projects at the intersection of artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies, as well as financial platforms, rather than random experimental tokens. Additionally, due to regulatory uncertainty, some investors remain cautious, preferring later-stage deals or asset buybacks. This reflects broader changes in the venture sector following the crypto market downturn in 2022–2023. Funding volume sharply declined to $12 billion in 2023 and $9 billion in 2024 but then recovered as the market revived. A recent study by DTCC, Clearstream, and Euroclear in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group shows that institutional investors are betting on tokenized assets, maintaining Bitcoin in their portfolios. Altcoins are increasingly falling out of the list of targeted assets.