Binance Labs

Nigeria

Binance Labs–Backed ‘DeFi Credit Union’ Bringing Higher Yields to Savers in Nigeria

Doreen WangNov 2, 2020

With backing from Binance Labs, Nigeria's Xend Finance is looking to bring DeFi to the world of local credit unions.

Privacy

Binance Labs Leads $1M Seed Round in Crypto Tor Alternative HOPR

Ian AllisonJul 9, 2020

Binance Labs, the seed funding arm of the world’s largest crypto exchange, has made its first investment of 2020, backing privacy startup HOPR.

Venture Capital

PureStake Raises $6M From Binance Labs, Coinbase Ventures

Tanzeel AkhtarMar 30, 2021

PureStake's Moonbeam parachain launched its testnet in September as part of the Polkadot ecosystem.

Dapps

Torus Launches to Bring One-Click Login to Web 3.0

William FoxleyFeb 13, 2020

Torus, a key-management startup offering one-click logins for the decentralized web, launched out of beta Thursday with a handful of big-name hosting partners.

Wallets

Binance Labs Leads $5.7 Million Series A for Blockchain Maker Dapix

Christine KimSep 5, 2019

Binance Labs has led a $5.7 million round for Dapix , a startup that wants to simplify crypto wallet addresses across the industry.

Binance Labs

News

Salesforce Alternative Cere Raises $3.5 Million From Binance Labs, Others

William Foxley

A Binance Labs incubation project, Cere, plans on integrating with Binance's decentralized ecosystem, Binance Chain

Startups

Binance Labs–Backed Startup Boosting Blockchain Speeds Raises $3 Million

Christine Kim

Marlin Protocol, which offers relayer networks to make blockchains faster, has raised $3 million from Binance Labs, Arrington XRP Capital and others.

Investment

Multicoin, Binance, Coinbase Invest in Startup Keeping Private Keys Secure

Christine Kim

Private key management startup Torus has raised $2 million from some heavy hitters, including Coinbase Ventures, Binance Labs and Multicoin Capital.

Privacy

Nym Technologies Raises $2.5 Million to Anonymize Crypto Apps

Leigh Cuen

This startup is betting tokens can help incentivize privacy infrastructure across the internet.

Startups

Binance Labs Grants $45,000 to 3 Open-Source Blockchain Startups

Yogita Khatri

Binance Labs has awarded grants of $15,000 each to three startups developing open-source blockchain technologies.

Startups

Binance Is Expanding Its Crypto Incubator to 5 New Cities

Leigh Cuen

One goal of the incubator is to foster projects that could get their tokens listed on Binance's exchange.

Privacy

A16z, Binance and More Back Oasis Labs’ New Blockchain Startup Program

Nikhilesh De

Oasis Labs is launching an support program for startups focused on privacy applications of blockchain, and some big investors are on board.