OpenAI Closes $11 Billion Round at $125 Billion Valuation; Uranium Digital Raises $16.5 Million

At a glance

OpenAI has finished the first closing of a new $11 billion funding round, valuing the company at $1.25 trillion. This round could grow to about $20 billion, lower than the original target of $30 billion and the $1.4 trillion valuation it had aimed for. In the same week, crypto companies drew 10 investments totaling over $47.5 million.

Key points

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   Uranium Digital received a $16.5 million Series A investment led by Blockchain Capital.

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   The company plans to use blockchain to track ownership of physical uranium and build an electronic trading platform to replace paper contracts and offline delivery.

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   Takenos, a Latin American stablecoin financial platform, raised an additional $7 million, bringing its total funding to $12 million.

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   In AI, investment has flowed into AI inference infrastructure (the process of AI generating answers) and AI agent payments.

Why it matters

It offers a quick look at the funding moves of major AI companies and investment trends in blockchain-based financial services.

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