Odaily Planet Daily News: The Arena, the social protocol of the Avalanche ecosystem, announced the completion of a $2 million Pre-Seed round of financing, with participation from Blizzard (Avalanche Ecological Fund), Ava Labs and Avalanche leadership team members, Balaji Srinivasan, Abstract Ventures, D1 Ventures, Saron Funds, Alpha Crypto Capital and other angel investors from Galaxy Digital, Fenbushi, Republic, Espresso Systems, Efficient Frontier and Dao5. As an Avalanche-based social hub, The Arena also welcomes participation from high-quality partners in its ecosystem, including Trader Joe and the Benqi team. In order to provide a frictionless payment experience, The Arena is leveraging its partnership with Stripe to support the purchase of cryptocurrencies with credit cards. In addition, in order to reach the largest possible creator market, The Arena plans to expand its login options beyond X to include Instagram, TikTok and Reddit, and will launch a mobile app.