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Bitcoin Layer-2 Blockchain Bitlayer Raises $11 Million Led by ETF Issuer Franklin Templeton
Bitcoin layer 2 blockchain Bitlayer Labs said it has raised $11 million in a Series A funding round at a $300 million valuation.
The investment was led by ABCDE and Franklin Templeton, one of the issuers of spot bitcoin (BTC) US exchange-traded fund The involvement of Franklin Templeton, a trillion-dollar asset manager, suggests that the world of traditional finance (TradFi) is taking notice of developments in decentralized finance (DeFi).
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“We believe that Bitlayer’s unique approach and technology has the potential to unlock new use cases and opportunities for Bitcoin,” Kevin Farrelly, managing director of Franklin Templeton Digital Assets, said in an emailed announcement Tuesday.