Gate Ventures: Market sentiment remains cautious amid volatility; institutional-grade on-chain infrastructure becomes a market highlight

According to Mars Finance, the latest crypto weekly report from Gate Ventures shows that the overall crypto market remained volatile last week, with mainstream assets performing flat. BTC and ETH declined slightly, down 0.69% and 0.8% respectively, and overall market sentiment remains cautious. ETF capital continued to flow out, with BTC ETFs experiencing a net outflow of approximately $681 million and ETH ETFs about $68.6 million; the Fear and Greed Index stayed at 27, indicating weak market risk appetite. The total market capitalization of the crypto market remained relatively stable, while small and mid-cap tokens faced more pressure. Notably, as social platforms introduced new features related to asset trend display, on-chain Meme activity saw a temporary increase, with some tokens experiencing significant volatility; the overall change in the Top 30 assets was limited, with privacy-related and some high-performance public chain assets recording relatively notable gains. On the industry level, progress continues in institutional and infrastructure development. The Ethereum staking ecosystem experienced structural changes, with validator exit pressure significantly easing, and staking scale and participation remaining high. Meanwhile, traditional financial institutions advanced on-chain deposit and settlement solutions, highlighting the increasing adoption of blockchain infrastructure in institutional applications. In terms of investment and financing, nine deals were disclosed last week, with a total disclosed funding of approximately $275 million. The funds mainly flowed into infrastructure, stablecoin payment, and Bitcoin-related core protocols, demonstrating ongoing capital interest in underlying and application-level infrastructure.