Galaxy Digital’s report for Q2-2024 says that $3.2 billion in VC investments came into crypto that quarter.One of the recipients of some of that funding is Transak, one of the leading on-ramp and off-ramps to crypto from fiat money.Monad is a Layer 1 chain that brings parallel execution to the EVM ecosystem for the first time.VCs love investing in chains and protocols that make improvements to EVM. Many VCs see EVM as where Web3 finance will live.Berachain is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 chain whose big innovation is Proof of Liquidity as a consensus mechanism.Berachain successfully raised $100 million to go with the $42 million they raised earlier.Transak's investors are Consensus, Sandeep Nailwal of Polygon, and Animoca Brands.Monad just raised $225 million from investors including Paradigm, Electric Capital, and Coinbase Ventures.VC backing means they likely have enough money to keep building through the next bear market to survive.Emerging markets can save in digital dollars while there is a stable medium of exchange for RWA or other DeFI investments.