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Binance Labs Doubles Down on Aptos Bet Ahead of Blockchain Launch

The venture wing of Binance is increasing its investment in Aptos.

By Danny Nelson
AccessTimeIconSep 15, 2022 at 2:57 p.m. UTC
Updated May 11, 2023 at 4:21 p.m. UTC
Aptos Labs now had a valuation of $4 billion. (Horst Schwalm/Pixabay)
Aptos Labs now had a valuation of $4 billion. (Horst Schwalm/Pixabay)

Binance’s venture capital wing said Thursday it is increasing its investment in upstart blockchain platform Aptos Labs.

In a blog post, Binance Labs said the investment expands its “commitment to infrastructure building.” Binance had previously joined Aptos Labs’ $150 million funding round earlier this year. It was not clear how large Binance’s latest investment is; Binance did not immediately respond to CoinDesk.

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    • Bloomberg reported that Aptos Labs’ valuation is now up to $4 billion.

    Aptos, staffed by former Facebook employees, is building a layer 1 blockchain using parts of the tech built for Facebook’s defunct Diem stablecoin project. It is approaching a mainnet launch expected for later this year and wooing decentralized finance (DeFi) builders in the run-up.

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