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''"Figment Networks is [Canada's] largest [[blockchain]] infrastructure, software and [[staking]] provider."''
''"Figment Networks is [Canada's] largest [[blockchain]] infrastructure, software and [[staking]] provider."''
* From an [[Interchain Foundation|Interchain]] (who has funded Figment) [https://medium.com/@interchain_io/highlighting-organizations-in-the-cosmos-ecosystem-e55c39e262d7 blog] (21-2-2020):  
* From an [[Interchain Foundation|Interchain]] (who has funded Figment) [https://medium.com/@interchain_io/highlighting-organizations-in-the-cosmos-ecosystem-e55c39e262d7 blog] (21-2-2020):  
''"[https://figment.network/about/ Figment Networks] launched in 2018 to support the wider adoption, growth, and long term success of [[stake]]-based protocols. Figment’s co-founders, Matt Harrop, Lorien Gabel, and Andrew Cronk have decades of experience scaling Internet infrastructure companies, and are applying that experience in the new world of [[Proof of Stake]] validator services.''
''"[https://figment.network/about/ Figment Networks] launched in 2018 to support the wider adoption, growth, and long term success of [[stake]]-based protocols. Figment’s co-founders, Matt Harrop, Lorien Gabel, and Andrew Cronk have decades of experience scaling Internet infrastructure companies, and are applying that experience in the new world of [[Proof of Stake]] [[validator]] services.''


''Figment was an active participant in the [[Cosmos]] [[testnet]] program in 2018 and was one of the [https://blog.cosmos.network/game-of-stakes-closing-ceremonies-eddb71d3b114 “Never Jailed” winners] in the Cosmos Game of Stakes. They also built [https://hubble.figment.network/ Hubble], the Cosmos staking [[explorer]]. In late 2018, leading up to the Game of Stakes, the [[ICF]] engaged them with a service agreement to [[open source]] Hubble and to add some features to ensure that it was easy to access information during the Game of Stakes.''
''Figment was an active participant in the [[Cosmos]] [[testnet]] program in 2018 and was one of the [https://blog.cosmos.network/game-of-stakes-closing-ceremonies-eddb71d3b114 “Never Jailed” winners] in the Cosmos Game of Stakes. They also built [https://hubble.figment.network/ Hubble], the Cosmos staking [[explorer]]. In late 2018, leading up to the Game of Stakes, the [[ICF]] engaged them with a service agreement to [[open source]] Hubble and to add some features to ensure that it was easy to access information during the Game of Stakes.''
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''They have become leading validators in many Proof of Stake networks, including Cosmos, [[Tezos]], [[Livepeer (LPT)|Livepeer]], and many more, including a number of other Cosmos [[blockchains]].''
''They have become leading validators in many Proof of Stake networks, including Cosmos, [[Tezos]], [[Livepeer (LPT)|Livepeer]], and many more, including a number of other Cosmos [[blockchains]].''


''Most recently, the ICF [https://medium.com/figment-networks/staking-rewards-reporting-dont-stress-tax-season-5cfccbcc18a2 engaged] Figment to build open-source income reporting tools for staking rewards for current and previous versions of the Cosmos Hub, so that everyone can get the necessary information to satisfy their reporting requirements.''
''Most recently, the ICF [https://medium.com/figment-networks/staking-rewards-reporting-dont-stress-tax-season-5cfccbcc18a2 engaged] Figment to build [[open-source]] income reporting tools for [[staking rewards]] for current and previous versions of the [[Cosmos Hub]], so that everyone can get the necessary information to satisfy their reporting requirements.''


''While only a small amount of Figment’s funding has come from the ICF, they have taken a significant leadership role in the Cosmos Hub community and [[governance]] process. They’ve published many articles about the Cosmos ecosystem and technology, and are quite active in the community and development channels. Their Community Analyst, Gavin Birch, has been a leading evangelist for the Cosmos governance process and has played a seminal role in drafting governance proposals and marshalling support for Cosmos Hub upgrades. This work was done independently by Figment, establishing them as a community leader, and the network has benefited significantly from it. It’s amazing to see independent entities step up to leadership roles to help marshal the decentralized network forward.''
''While only a small amount of Figment’s funding has come from the ICF, they have taken a significant leadership role in the Cosmos Hub community and [[governance]] process. They’ve published many articles about the Cosmos ecosystem and technology, and are quite active in the community and development channels. Their Community Analyst, Gavin Birch, has been a leading evangelist for the Cosmos governance process and has played a seminal role in drafting governance proposals and marshalling support for Cosmos Hub upgrades. This work was done independently by Figment, establishing them as a community leader, and the network has benefited significantly from it. It’s amazing to see independent entities step up to leadership roles to help marshal the decentralized network forward.''


''In early 2020, Gavin’s role in governance was recognized formally by the [[on-chain]] governance mechanism. With the latest Cosmos Hub 3 upgrade, spending from the community pool became possible by passing a governance proposal. The network voted to pay Figment Networks for Gavin’s work to form a Governance Working Group intended to lower the barrier for high-quality governance proposals, to help organize participation in the governance process, and to develop resources and best practices documentation for future governance proposals. We’re excited to see such important work being funded autonomously by the Cosmos Hub’s native economics itself, without any influence or funding from the Interchain Foundation."''
''In early 2020, Gavin’s role in governance was recognized formally by the [[on-chain]] governance mechanism. With the latest Cosmos Hub 3 upgrade, spending from the community pool became possible by passing a governance proposal. The network voted to pay Figment Networks for Gavin’s work to form a Governance Working Group intended to lower the barrier for high-quality governance proposals, to help organize participation in the governance process, and to develop resources and best practices documentation for future governance proposals. We’re excited to see such important work being funded autonomously by the Cosmos Hub’s native economics itself, without any influence or funding from the [[Interchain]] [[Foundation]]."''


== Projects ==
== Projects ==
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* From their mailing list (2-8-2021):
* From their mailing list (2-8-2021):


''"We are officially diving further into [http://e.figment.io/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnT1hsQWFYbEFZREFBRjdCeVJFSFlrSTBMVENJSTcyZUIwPSIsImhyZWYiOiJodHRwczovL2ZpZ21lbnQuaW8vcmVzb3VyY2VzL2ZpZ21lbnQtam9pbnMtdGhlLWdyYXBoLWFzLWNvcmUtcHJvdG9jb2wtZGV2ZWxvcGVycy8iLCJpbnRlcm5hbCI6Ijk3OTQwNjAwY2EwOWNiMDkiLCJ The Graph ecosystem] as a core dev team on [[The Graph (GRT)|The Graph]]. We will receive 80M GRT over the span of 5 years for the development work we perform on The Graph."''
''"We are officially diving further into [http://e.figment.io/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnT1hsQWFYbEFZREFBRjdCeVJFSFlrSTBMVENJSTcyZUIwPSIsImhyZWYiOiJodHRwczovL2ZpZ21lbnQuaW8vcmVzb3VyY2VzL2ZpZ21lbnQtam9pbnMtdGhlLWdyYXBoLWFzLWNvcmUtcHJvdG9jb2wtZGV2ZWxvcGVycy8iLCJpbnRlcm5hbCI6Ijk3OTQwNjAwY2EwOWNiMDkiLCJ The Graph ecosystem] as a core dev team on [[The Graph (GRT)|The Graph]]. We will receive 80M GRT over the span of 5 years for the development work we perform on [[The Graph]]."''


== Staking Services ==
== Staking Services ==
Is [[staking]] live on the following networks:
Is [[staking]] live on the following networks:
* [[Cosmos]]; from [https://figment.network/networks/cosmos/ their website] (9-3-2020): ''"Original [[testnet]] participant and Serving world’s largest ATOM holders + Interchain Foundation (ICF). Receive 91% of staking rewards (9% commission fee)."''
* [[Cosmos]]; from [https://figment.network/networks/cosmos/ their website] (9-3-2020): ''"Original [[testnet]] participant and Serving world’s largest [[ATOM]] holders + Interchain Foundation (ICF). Receive 91% of staking rewards (9% commission fee)."''
* [[Tezos]]; from [https://figment.network/networks/tezos/ their website] (9-3-2020): ''"Baking since 2018. [https://twitter.com/FigmentNetworks/status/1189986576392212480 Multiple grant recipient] from the [[Tezos Foundation]]. We are building Baker Hub, a post-delegation tool for staking participants to track their baker’s performance with alerts. Receive 92% of staking rewards (8% fee)."''
* [[Tezos]]; from [https://figment.network/networks/tezos/ their website] (9-3-2020): ''"Baking since 2018. [https://twitter.com/FigmentNetworks/status/1189986576392212480 Multiple grant recipient] from the [[Tezos Foundation]]. We are building Baker Hub, a post-delegation tool for staking participants to track their baker’s performance with alerts. Receive 92% of staking rewards (8% fee)."''
* [[Livepeer]]; from [https://figment.network/networks/livepeer/ their website] (9-3-2020): ''"Operating active [https://forum.livepeer.org/t/transcoder-campaign-figment-networks/273 transcoder] since June 2018. Livepeer’s original [https://figment.network/resources/compound-chooses-figment-networks-as-staking-partner/ VC investors] stake with Figment. We are building staking rewards tracking, thanks to a grant from the Livepeer team. Receive 90% of rewards (10% fee) +  50% of transcoder transaction fees."''  
* [[Livepeer]]; from [https://figment.network/networks/livepeer/ their website] (9-3-2020): ''"Operating active [https://forum.livepeer.org/t/transcoder-campaign-figment-networks/273 transcoder] since June 2018. Livepeer’s original [https://figment.network/resources/compound-chooses-figment-networks-as-staking-partner/ VC investors] stake with Figment. We are building staking rewards tracking, thanks to a grant from the Livepeer team. Receive 90% of rewards (10% fee) +  50% of transcoder [[transaction]] [[fees]]."''  
* [[Kusama]]; from [https://figment.network/networks/kusama/ their website] (9-3-2020): ''"Early [[testnet|test-net]] participant. Serving and trusted by many original [[Polkadot]] investors. No fee for minimum of 3 months."''  
* [[Kusama]]; from [https://figment.network/networks/kusama/ their website] (9-3-2020): ''"Early [[testnet|test-net]] participant. Serving and trusted by many original [[Polkadot]] investors. No fee for minimum of 3 months."''  
* [[Terra (LUNA)|Terra]]; from [https://figment.network/networks/terra/ their website] (9-3-2020): ''"Early test-net participant and [[genesis block]] producer. Serving world’s largest LUNA holders, including the Terra team. Rewards are received in [[stablecoin]] tokens. Receive 88% of staking rewards (12% fee)."''  
* [[Terra (LUNA)|Terra]]; from [https://figment.network/networks/terra/ their website] (9-3-2020): ''"Early test-net participant and [[genesis block]] producer. Serving world’s largest [[LUNA]] holders, including the Terra team. Rewards are received in [[stablecoin]] [[tokens]]. Receive 88% of staking rewards (12% fee)."''  
* [[Kava (KAVA)|Kava]]; from [https://figment.network/networks/kava/ their website] (9-3-2020): ''"Genesis block producer. Trusted staking provider by the founding team, Kava Labs and original VC investors e.g. [[Lemniscap]] VC. Receive 90% of staking rewards (10% fee)."''  
* [[Kava (KAVA)|Kava]]; from [https://figment.network/networks/kava/ their website] (9-3-2020): ''"[[Genesis]] [[block]] producer. Trusted staking provider by the founding team, [[Kava]] Labs and original VC investors e.g. [[Lemniscap]] VC. Receive 90% of staking rewards (10% fee)."''  
* [[IRISnet (IRIS)|Irisnet]]; from [https://figment.network/networks/irisnet/ their website] (9-3-2020): ''"Original test-net participant. Genesis block producer. Serving the world’s largest IRIS holders + IRISnet foundation. Receive 85% of staking rewards (15% fee)."''  
* [[IRISnet (IRIS)|Irisnet]]; from [https://figment.network/networks/irisnet/ their website] (9-3-2020): ''"Original test-net participant. Genesis block producer. Serving the world’s largest IRIS holders + IRISnet foundation. Receive 85% of staking rewards (15% fee)."''  
* [[Chainlink]]; from [https://figment.network/networks/chainlink/ their website] (9-3-2020): ''"Figment Networks has been successfully running a Chainlink oracle and data processor node since 9/19. Chainlink is not yet [[decentralized]]. Therefore, [[staking]] or [[node]] operation services are not yet available for LINK token holders."''  
* [[Chainlink]]; from [https://figment.network/networks/chainlink/ their website] (9-3-2020): ''"Figment Networks has been successfully running a Chainlink [[oracle]] and data processor node since 9/19. Chainlink is not yet [[decentralized]]. Therefore, [[staking]] or [[node]] operation services are not yet available for [[LINK]] [[token]] holders."''  
* [[Algorand]]; from [https://figment.network/networks/algorand/ their website] (9-3-2020): ''"Operating investor Relay & Participation nodes since network launch on 6/19. Serving Algorand’s original investors and world’s largest ALGO holders."''  
* [[Algorand]]; from [https://figment.network/networks/algorand/ their website] (9-3-2020): ''"Operating investor [[Relay]] & Participation [[nodes]] since network launch on 6/19. Serving Algorand’s original investors and world’s largest [[ALGO]] holders."''  
* [[Harmony]]; from [https://figment.network/networks/harmony/ their website] (9-3-2020): ''"Operating multiple investor nodes since network launch.  Genesis block producer. Serving many of Harmony’s original VC investors. Per node pricing:  $600 USDC + 10% of rewards (you receive 90%)."''  
* [[Harmony]]; from [https://figment.network/networks/harmony/ their website] (9-3-2020): ''"Operating multiple investor nodes since network launch.  Genesis block producer. Serving many of Harmony’s original VC investors. Per node pricing:  $600 [[USDC]] + 10% of rewards (you receive 90%)."''  
* [[ICON (ICX)|ICON]]  
* [[ICON (ICX)|ICON]]  
* [[AION]]; from [https://figment.network/networks/aion/ their website] (9-3-2020): ''"Original testnet participant. Genesis block producer. Serving world’s largest AION holders & original investors, such as XDL Capital Group. Receive 97% of staking rewards (3% commission fee)."''  
* [[AION]]; from [https://figment.network/networks/aion/ their website] (9-3-2020): ''"Original testnet participant. Genesis block producer. Serving world’s largest AION holders & original investors, such as XDL Capital Group. Receive 97% of staking rewards (3% commission fee)."''  
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* [[Terra (LUNA)|Terra]], is one of the [https://station.terra.money/staking?by=votingPower.weight main validators] (15-12-2020).  
* [[Terra (LUNA)|Terra]], is one of the [https://station.terra.money/staking?by=votingPower.weight main validators] (15-12-2020).  
*[[Flow]]; [https://docs.onflow.org/flow-token/faq/ is] a validator (15-3-2021).
*[[Flow]]; [https://docs.onflow.org/flow-token/faq/ is] a validator (15-3-2021).
*Mine. Is [https://minaprotocol.com/about mentioned] as one of the [[validators]] on [[Mina (MINA)|Mina]] (31-3-2021).
*[[Mine]]. Is [https://minaprotocol.com/about mentioned] as one of the [[validators]] on [[Mina (MINA)|Mina]] (31-3-2021).


== Audits ==
== Audits ==
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*From  their [https://figment.io/resources/figment-announces-50-million-in-series-b-funding/ website] (16-8-2021):
*From  their [https://figment.io/resources/figment-announces-50-million-in-series-b-funding/ website] (16-8-2021):


''"We are pleased to announce that in Q2 we raised $50 million from both Institutional and Strategic partners in the largest funding round to date for any staking provider. Led by Senator Investment Group and Liberty City Ventures with participation from [[Galaxy Digital]], Anchorage Digital, Declaration Partners, Bonfire Ventures, 10T Holdings, JPK Capital, 40 North, Finality Capital Partners, GSR, GFT Ventures, and Hard Yaka, the capital raised will be used to grow our headcount and diversify the breadth of services we provide up and down the Web 3 stack."''
''"We are pleased to announce that in Q2 we raised $50 million from both Institutional and Strategic partners in the largest funding round to date for any staking provider. Led by Senator Investment Group and Liberty City Ventures with participation from [[Galaxy Digital]], [[Anchorage]] Digital, Declaration Partners, Bonfire Ventures, 10T Holdings, JPK Capital, 40 North, [[Finality]] Capital Partners, GSR, GFT Ventures, and Hard Yaka, the capital raised will be used to grow our headcount and diversify the breadth of services we provide up and down the Web 3 [[stack]]."''


* From their [https://www.figment.io/resources/series-c-wagmi-round blog] (20-12-2021):
* From their [https://www.figment.io/resources/series-c-wagmi-round blog] (20-12-2021):


''"We are happy to announce that we have closed our $110M Series C WAGMI round at a $1.4 billion post-money valuation. The funding round will allow us to accomplish 4 core goals''
''"We are happy to announce that we have closed our $110M Series C [[WAGMI]] round at a $1.4 billion post-money valuation. The funding round will allow us to accomplish 4 core goals''


# ''Support More Proof of Stake Blockchains''
# ''Support More Proof of Stake Blockchains''
# ''Increase Staking Participation''
# ''Increase Staking Participation''
# ''Scale the Middleware and dApp Development Layers''
# ''Scale the Middleware and [[dApp]] Development Layers''
# ''Hire More Builders"''
# ''Hire More Builders"''
* [[Acala (ACA)|Acala's]] [https://medium.com/acalanetwork/polkadot-parachains-and-venture-funds-team-up-to-launch-250-million-ausd-ecosystem-fund-to-grow-1592f925799a aUSD Ecosystem Fund]; one of the founding funds to grow the [[Acala]] [[Stablecoins|stablecoin]] (23-3-2022)


[[Category:Companies/Organisations]]
[[Category:Companies/Organisations]]

Revision as of 10:13, 23 May 2022

Basics

  • Based in Toronto, Canada.
  • From their website (9-3-2020):

"Figment Networks is [Canada's] largest blockchain infrastructure, software and staking provider."

"Figment Networks launched in 2018 to support the wider adoption, growth, and long term success of stake-based protocols. Figment’s co-founders, Matt Harrop, Lorien Gabel, and Andrew Cronk have decades of experience scaling Internet infrastructure companies, and are applying that experience in the new world of Proof of Stake validator services.

Figment was an active participant in the Cosmos testnet program in 2018 and was one of the “Never Jailed” winners in the Cosmos Game of Stakes. They also built Hubble, the Cosmos staking explorer. In late 2018, leading up to the Game of Stakes, the ICF engaged them with a service agreement to open source Hubble and to add some features to ensure that it was easy to access information during the Game of Stakes.

They have become leading validators in many Proof of Stake networks, including Cosmos, Tezos, Livepeer, and many more, including a number of other Cosmos blockchains.

Most recently, the ICF engaged Figment to build open-source income reporting tools for staking rewards for current and previous versions of the Cosmos Hub, so that everyone can get the necessary information to satisfy their reporting requirements.

While only a small amount of Figment’s funding has come from the ICF, they have taken a significant leadership role in the Cosmos Hub community and governance process. They’ve published many articles about the Cosmos ecosystem and technology, and are quite active in the community and development channels. Their Community Analyst, Gavin Birch, has been a leading evangelist for the Cosmos governance process and has played a seminal role in drafting governance proposals and marshalling support for Cosmos Hub upgrades. This work was done independently by Figment, establishing them as a community leader, and the network has benefited significantly from it. It’s amazing to see independent entities step up to leadership roles to help marshal the decentralized network forward.

In early 2020, Gavin’s role in governance was recognized formally by the on-chain governance mechanism. With the latest Cosmos Hub 3 upgrade, spending from the community pool became possible by passing a governance proposal. The network voted to pay Figment Networks for Gavin’s work to form a Governance Working Group intended to lower the barrier for high-quality governance proposals, to help organize participation in the governance process, and to develop resources and best practices documentation for future governance proposals. We’re excited to see such important work being funded autonomously by the Cosmos Hub’s native economics itself, without any influence or funding from the Interchain Foundation."

Projects

DataHub

"Infura is an incredibly important tool for any Ethereum developer, and Figment is building something equivalent for TerraDataHub.

The Graph

  • From their mailing list (2-8-2021):

"We are officially diving further into The Graph ecosystem as a core dev team on The Graph. We will receive 80M GRT over the span of 5 years for the development work we perform on The Graph."

Staking Services

Is staking live on the following networks:

  • Cosmos; from their website (9-3-2020): "Original testnet participant and Serving world’s largest ATOM holders + Interchain Foundation (ICF). Receive 91% of staking rewards (9% commission fee)."
  • Tezos; from their website (9-3-2020): "Baking since 2018. Multiple grant recipient from the Tezos Foundation. We are building Baker Hub, a post-delegation tool for staking participants to track their baker’s performance with alerts. Receive 92% of staking rewards (8% fee)."
  • Livepeer; from their website (9-3-2020): "Operating active transcoder since June 2018. Livepeer’s original VC investors stake with Figment. We are building staking rewards tracking, thanks to a grant from the Livepeer team. Receive 90% of rewards (10% fee) +  50% of transcoder transaction fees."
  • Kusama; from their website (9-3-2020): "Early test-net participant. Serving and trusted by many original Polkadot investors. No fee for minimum of 3 months."
  • Terra; from their website (9-3-2020): "Early test-net participant and genesis block producer. Serving world’s largest LUNA holders, including the Terra team. Rewards are received in stablecoin tokens. Receive 88% of staking rewards (12% fee)."
  • Kava; from their website (9-3-2020): "Genesis block producer. Trusted staking provider by the founding team, Kava Labs and original VC investors e.g. Lemniscap VC. Receive 90% of staking rewards (10% fee)."
  • Irisnet; from their website (9-3-2020): "Original test-net participant. Genesis block producer. Serving the world’s largest IRIS holders + IRISnet foundation. Receive 85% of staking rewards (15% fee)."
  • Chainlink; from their website (9-3-2020): "Figment Networks has been successfully running a Chainlink oracle and data processor node since 9/19. Chainlink is not yet decentralized. Therefore, staking or node operation services are not yet available for LINK token holders."
  • Algorand; from their website (9-3-2020): "Operating investor Relay & Participation nodes since network launch on 6/19. Serving Algorand’s original investors and world’s largest ALGO holders."
  • Harmony; from their website (9-3-2020): "Operating multiple investor nodes since network launch.  Genesis block producer. Serving many of Harmony’s original VC investors. Per node pricing:  $600 USDC + 10% of rewards (you receive 90%)."
  • ICON
  • AION; from their website (9-3-2020): "Original testnet participant. Genesis block producer. Serving world’s largest AION holders & original investors, such as XDL Capital Group. Receive 97% of staking rewards (3% commission fee)."
  • Edgeware; from their website (9-3-2020): "Receive 94% of staking rewards (6% commission fee)."
  • Is a validator on Band Protocol (8-2020).
  • Staking provider for NuCypher (9-10-2020).
  • Terra, is one of the main validators (15-12-2020).
  • Flow; is a validator (15-3-2021).
  • Mine. Is mentioned as one of the validators on Mina (31-3-2021).

Audits

Roadmap

Usage

Pros and Cons

Team, investors, partners

Team

"The company has expanded to include 26 employees and built services on over 30 protocols, according to Gabel."

Funding

  • From an Interchain (who has provided a small amount Figment's funding) blog (21-2-2020): 

"Figment raised a seed round in early 2019 from a number of investors to build out their secure and compliant staking services for large token holders."

  • From their website (9-3-2020): Prota Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, XDL Capital Group, Lemniscap, FJ Labs.
  • From Decrypt (29-10-2020): "Raised $2.5 million in a second funding round. In addition to Bonfire Ventures, the funding round also saw participation from FJ Labs, XDL Capital Group, Leminiscap, BKCM, and investor Stephan Patnernot."
  • From their website (16-8-2021):

"We are pleased to announce that in Q2 we raised $50 million from both Institutional and Strategic partners in the largest funding round to date for any staking provider. Led by Senator Investment Group and Liberty City Ventures with participation from Galaxy Digital, Anchorage Digital, Declaration Partners, Bonfire Ventures, 10T Holdings, JPK Capital, 40 North, Finality Capital Partners, GSR, GFT Ventures, and Hard Yaka, the capital raised will be used to grow our headcount and diversify the breadth of services we provide up and down the Web 3 stack."

  • From their blog (20-12-2021):

"We are happy to announce that we have closed our $110M Series C WAGMI round at a $1.4 billion post-money valuation. The funding round will allow us to accomplish 4 core goals

  1. Support More Proof of Stake Blockchains
  2. Increase Staking Participation
  3. Scale the Middleware and dApp Development Layers
  4. Hire More Builders"