Anyswap Rebrands to Multichain, Raises $60M Led by Binance Labs

Binance Labs, the crypto exchange’s venture capital and incubation arm, led a $60 million seed round in Multichain, formerly Anyswap.

The cross-chain protocol counts over 300,000 users, according to , according to a press release shared with CoinDesk.Public data shows the protocol has roughly $4.8 billion in total value locked.Multichain will use the funds to expand its ecosystem and team, particularly research on crypto algorithms, security and user service.Binance Smart Chain (BSC) is also putting its weight behind the protocol. It will promote Multichain as a recommended bridge for developers in the long term, the press release said.Sequoia China, IDG Capital, Three Arrows Capital, DeFiance Capital, Circle Ventures, Tron Foundation, Hypersphere Ventures, Primitive Ventures, Magic Ventures and HashKey also participated in the round.BSC gave Multichain and five other projects a $350,000 grant each in October 2020, as part of its accelerator program.

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