Investors Flock to India’s DeFi Scene Months After Central Bank Ban Overturned

Investors Flock to India’s DeFi Scene Months After Central Bank Ban Overturned

DeFi protocols UniLend Finance and PlotX announced Tuesday they had both successfully completed their seed rounds.


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