Berlin is attracting the bulk of funding from the German blockchain industry, according to a recent report indicating that investors are now focusing on the quality of projects.
The study also highlights a significant increase in financing in the space, both within Europe and around the world, with money flowing into regulated segments of the market.
The report shows that the German blockchain industry is restructuring
Quality over quantity is the new sentiment in the German crypto ecosystem, as the authors of the latest German Blockchain Report have discovered.
The recently published research covers investment figures from the second half of last year and the first two quarters of 2025.
During that time, companies in the country’s blockchain sector received a total of $44.7 million in funding for 13 deals, the statistics show.
Analyzing the collected data, German crypto news channel BTC Echo noted that the numbers register a decline compared to previous periods.
While the German venture market as a whole is growing by 10.4% and has attracted $9.3 billion, the blockchain segment remains below trend.
However, the Bitcoin-focused online edition suggested that this is an indication that the Web3 space is in a phase of readjustment.
The crypto industry is “by no means losing its importance,” the information portal emphasized, but is merely “rearranging itself.” It elaborated:
“Investors rely more on quality than mass, which underlines the maturity level of the ecosystem.”
Berlin is considered Germany’s top blockchain destination
The German capital Berlin is establishing itself as the most important location in the Federal Republic when it comes to the crypto business, researchers have discovered.
The city has attracted 73.2% of all funds invested in blockchain projects, or a total of $32.7 million in nominal figures. The article stated:
“The growing concentration shows that technological knowledge and investor confidence are increasingly coming together in capital.”
At the same time, investors’ decisions are becoming more selective and strategic. This is reflected in the decline in the average size of funding rounds to $3.4 million, indicating a shift in focus “from high-risk experiments to viable business models.”
After a relatively weak first quarter, the Berlin market had a strong second quarter in 2025, with growth of 180% compared to the previous year. It recorded five deals for $20.3 million in capital.
The report was prepared by Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CV VC), a Swiss-based blockchain venture capital firm that provides seed and acceleration funding to startups in the space.
The authors of the paper also highlighted that investments in blockchain have increased both in Europe and around the world.
On the Old Continent it rose 16.7%, reaching a total of $2.4 billion. At the same time, global crypto financing increased by more than 33%.
“Germany’s weaker trajectory thus acts more as a local dent in the context of a global upturn,” the researchers noted, pointing out:
“Within Europe, however, the German share of blockchain deals increased to 6% (from 5.5%), while a small share of financing indicates more, smaller transactions.”
According to the study, investors now tend to choose crypto projects in several key areas such as regulated infrastructure, digital identity and tokenization.
“These areas are considered Germany’s core competencies in the blockchain sector and form the basis for the next investment push,” BTC Echo noted.
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