Key takeaways:

  • Binance Labs has invested in Initia, a Move Layer 1 Network on Cosmos with customizable Optimistic rollups for application developers to easily launch their own L2.

    • This investment emphasizes Binance Labs' commitment to supporting novel infrastructure that will enable more Web2 developers to interact within the Web3 space.

  • The funds raised will be put toward supporting the development of Initia’s infrastructure and developer tools.

  • Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, has invested in Initia, a network designed for highly interwoven modular rollups. The platform enables developers to build scalable and sovereign systems while abstracting away the fragmentation and complexities encountered with traditional modular and multi-chain systems. This investment emphasizes Binance Labs' commitment to supporting innovative infrastructure that will allow more Web2 developers to engage in the Web3 space.

  • Initia is an L1 (Layer 1) on Cosmos with application-specific L2s (Layer 2) using Optimistic rollups. Through Initia's architecture, encompassing the L1, L2, and communication layers, developers can easily launch application-specific blockchains as Initia L2s without needing to know complex chain-level infrastructure or run validator sets. Project teams can design their own economy and user experience, incorporating features like native stablecoin and multi-chain bridging, in addition to just-in-time gas, ecosystem-wide asset fungibility, programmatic gas-free transactions, and account abstraction.

  • Yi He, Co-Founder of Binance and Head of Binance Labs, commented: “Binance Labs is continually identifying infrastructure providers introducing novel solutions to accelerate the growth of Web3 applications. Initia’s innovative architecture and tooling is a step forward towards widespread adoption among a new wave of developers.”#ftx #usdr