Millions of dollars have flowed into the two altcoin projects and the team behind them as a result of funding rounds in the past few days. First, Praxis raised $15 million. On the other hand, Ethereum staking solution Lido Finance registered a valuation of $70 million. As Kriptokoin.com, we are providing the details…
Praxis raised $15 million: Here are the backers
Peter Thiel-backed city-building startup Praxis, Paradigm Capital, Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research and Three Arrows Capital Raised $15 million in a Series A funding round from various managed crypto startups. Dryden Brown of New York University and Charlie Callinan of Boston College founded Praxis, formerly Bluebook Cities, in 2019 and have described their goal as “building a crypto city to realize a more vital future,” according to the company website.
Praxis seeks to move away from “artificially scarce metaverses” to build a city-state organized around “common values” rather than “labor market principles of the Industrial Age”. The cryptocurrency-run city will reportedly focus heavily on functional architecture and environmental technology. The Praxis team has yet to secure a major land deal to build their city, but reportedly they want to be set up somewhere in the Mediterranean. Co-founder Dryden Brown said in a YouTube interview:
We’re not trying to be a fully sovereign nation or anything like that. We want to partner with a government and build something truly amazing that works with us, works for them, and is mutually beneficial.
staking solution Lido for leading altcoin Ethereum raises $70 million
Ethereum staking solution Lido Finance raises $70 million from giant venture capitalist Andreessen Horowitz . The protocol thus completed its first round of funding since May 2021. A spokesperson for the venture capital firm said that Andreessen Horowitz’s investment in Lido is aimed at further supporting the adoption of decentralized staking solutions for Ethereum 2.0. Ethereum 2.0 marks a significant shift in the network’s consensus algorithm, enabling the adoption of proof-of-stake (PoS) and other upgrades that can increase scalability and reduce fees.
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