World’s Biggest Companies Invested $6B in Blockchain Firms Since September: Study

Blockdata used the size of the funding rounds as a proxy for total investment, saying it is not possible to determine the amount contributed by each participant in a round. Samsung (005930) was the most active, investing in some 13 companies. Google parent company Alphabet (GOOGL) participated in four funding rounds that raised $1.5 billion for blockchain and crypto-related companies, the largest value.