{"id":67240,"date":"2022-09-15T20:17:44","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T17:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=67240"},"modified":"2025-09-07T05:34:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T02:34:13","slug":"binance-backs-aptos-project-by-former-meta-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/binance-backs-aptos-project-by-former-meta-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Binance backs Aptos project by former Meta staff"},"content":{"rendered":"

Binance’s venture arm \u043e\u0431\u044a\u044f\u0432\u0438\u043b\u043e<\/a> \u043e \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0435\u0433\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0438\u043d\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0446\u0438\u044f\u0445 \u0432 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0430\u043f Aptos Labs, \u0441\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0431\u044b\u0432\u0448\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u0441\u043e\u0442\u0440\u0443\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0430\u043c\u0438 Meta.<\/p>\n

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The funds will be used by the developers to build a \u201csafe and scalable blockchain,\u201d expand the team, and develop the project’s infrastructure.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are confident that the team’s technological competitiveness will increase the scalability of blockchain infrastructure, and also support new Web3 use cases Web3<\/a>,\u201d said Yi He, head of Binance Labs.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The deal amount was not disclosed.<\/p>\n

In March 2022, Aptos attracted $200 million<\/a> in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Other participants included Multicoin Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Katie Haun, Three Arrows Capital, ParaFi Capital, IRONGREY, Hashed, Variant, Tiger Global, BlockTower, FTX Ventures and Paxos.<\/p>\n

In July the startup closed a Series A round of $150 million<\/a>. It was led by FTX Ventures and Jump Crypto.<\/p>\n

In August Binance Labs invested<\/a> in the infrastructure project Ankr.<\/p>\n

Read ForkLog’s Bitcoin news on our Telegram<\/a> \u2014 cryptocurrency news, rates and analysis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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