In January 2026, 52 crypto venture capital investment projects were publicly disclosed, marking a 15% decrease from December 2025's 61 projects and a 42% decline from 89 projects in January 2025. Despite the drop in project numbers, total disclosed funding soared to $14.57 billion, a 61% increase from $9.06 billion in December and a significant 497% rise from $2.44 billion in January 2025. The sector breakdown for these investments included CeFi at approximately 15%, DeFi at 25%, NFT/GameFi at 6%, L1/L2 at 6%, RWA/DePIN at 10%, Tool/Wallet at 8%, and AI at 8%. This data highlights a shift in investment focus and a substantial increase in funding despite fewer projects.