KuCoin raises $10M amidst the bear market; announces plan to support Indian Web 3 startups
KuCoin plans to utilise the funds to improve platform infrastructure and broaden its product offering to prepare for the next bull run
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In an official announcement on July 21, KuCoin, a Seychelles-based crypto exchange, stated that it secured a 10 million-dollar strategic investment from Susquehanna International Group (SIG). The funds will be used be upgrade the infrastructure of the platform, R&D, and introduce new products.
Besides enriching its product lineup, the funding will also aid KuCoin's employment and global expansion plans. Three hundred employment positions remain at KuCoin despite the current crypto winter. The two firms - KuCoin and Susquehanna, will collaborate to incubate, mentor, and develop networks for the crypto projects built on KuCoin-backed blockchain - KCC chain, and other projects.
KuCoin CEO Johnny Lyu said, "Part of the funds will also be used to support the development and improvement of the KCS and KCC ecosystems with a focus on social aspects, DAO (decentralised autonomous organisation) infrastructure, and decentralised communities."
Lyu added, "KuCoin has been through a few crypto cycles, and we are committed to building no matter what." Lyu said he was delighted at the partnership and strongly believed that SIG’s support would help ‘solidify our leading role as a centralised exchange and facilitate our ecosystem expansion in the decentralised Web 3.0 world.’
The action comes after KuCoin received $150 million in a pre-Series B fundraising round from Jump Crypto in May.
