Gate Ventures: Mainstream assets saw a slight pullback, while ETF net inflows and infrastructure financing remained active.

PANews reported on March 4th that, according to Gate Ventures' latest weekly crypto report, the crypto market experienced a generally volatile consolidation over the past week. BTC and ETH saw slight fluctuations, while spot ETFs continued to see net inflows, with BTC attracting approximately $787 million and ETH $80.46 million respectively. The top 30 market capitalization tokens rose by an average of approximately 2.1%, and market sentiment remained in the "extreme fear" range. On the macro level, the US dollar index (DXY) fluctuated between 97.4 and 97.9, gold prices continued their upward trend, and cross-asset performance showed a phase of divergence.

In terms of investment and financing, 13 financing transactions were completed last week, with a total disclosed financing amount of approximately US$76.15 million, a decrease of 27% compared to the previous week. Among them, the infrastructure sector ranked first in terms of financing scale, and the DeFi sector accounted for about 46% of the number of transactions. At the institutional level, several international banks accelerated the application for digital asset custody licenses and the assessment of blockchain payment infrastructure, while the stablecoin issuance framework continued to be implemented.

The report also points out that some large financial institutions are accelerating the development of digital asset custody, on-chain payments and stablecoin issuance frameworks, and the industry's infrastructure and compliance service capabilities are continuously improving.