Analyst: Historical data shows that venture capital is more inclined towards AI rather than cryptocurrency

On March 14th, Sam Reynolds, an analyst at CoinDesk, stated that according to Pitchbook data, in the first quarter of 2025, approximately $8.61 billion in venture capital financing was obtained in the U.S. crypto sector. Meanwhile, the AI industry attracted nearly $20 billion, with a clear tendency for funds to flow into artificial intelligence. Major fundings in the AI sector include: Databricks with $15.3 billion and Anthropic with $2 billion, totaling 795 deals. The largest funding in the crypto industry was Abu Dhabi's MGX's $2 billion investment in Binance, along with other fundings such as Mesh with $82 million, Bitwise with $70 million, and Sygnum Bank with $58 million. Historical data shows that AI funding grew from $670 million in 2011 to $360 billion in 2020, far exceeding the overall growth rate of the crypto sector. Only in 2021 did crypto funding briefly surpass AI due to classification adjustments. Despite AI's dominance in funding, the crypto industry still acquires funding through unique mechanisms like airdrops. From 2020 to 2024, there were 11 major airdrops with a total of $7 billion. According to Statista's data, all historical data indicates that venture capital tends to be more inclined towards Artificial Intelligence (AI) rather than cryptocurrency. Funding for artificial intelligence and machine learning continues to grow and expand exponentially, increasing from $670 million in 2011 to $360 billion in 2020.