PANews reported on March 8th that, according to data from @obchakevich_, the funding scale in the crypto payment infrastructure sector continues to grow: approximately $223 million was raised in Q1 2024, increasing to $738 million in Q1 2025, a year-on-year increase of approximately 231%; and it reached approximately $1.05 billion in Q1 2026, a year-on-year increase of approximately 43%, breaking the $1 billion mark for the first time.