DeFi protocol 1inch closes $12M funding round led by Pantera Capital
Funding will be used to expand 1inch's presence in Asia and build new products. The team behind the 1inch protocol, which combines an automated market maker protocol and an aggregator for other DEXs, announced on Wednesday a successful Series A round for $12 million.Pantera Capital, a major venture fund active in the cryptocurrency space, led the round. A total of ten other funds joined in the round, including: ParaFi Capital, Nima Capital, LAUNCHub Ventures, Spark Capital, gumi Cryptos, Fabric Ventures, Struck Capital, Rockaway Blockchain Fund, Spartan Capital Securities and Blockchain....
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Decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator 1inch has closed a $12 million funding round led by Pantera Capital.
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