Binance VC arm leads $60M round in cross-chain protocol Multichain
Shortly after rebranding from Anyswap last week, Multichain raised $60 million in a seed round led by Binance Labs. Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance cryptocurrency exchange, has led a financing round for the cross-chain protocol Multichain, previously known as Anyswap.Shortly after rebranding from Anyswap last week, Multichain has raised $60 million in a seed funding round led by Binance Labs, the firm officially announced on Dec. 21.Other participants in the raise included major VC firms and industry investors like Sequoia China, IDG Capital, Three Arrows....
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