The open platform (ABOVE)A developer tools provider in the Telegram cryptographic infrastructure, said he raised $ 28.5 million in an extended round of the A series directed by Ribbit Capital, with the participation of Panther Capital.
The increase carries the valuation of Top to $ 1 billion, so it is the first unicorn in the ton (The open network) Ecosystem, said the company.
The company is building central infrastructure and consumer -oriented applications in TON, the official blockchain partner of Telegram, with the aim of climbing the adoption of cryptographic at its global user base. The financing, which pushes the total capital of Top increased to more than $ 70 million, says the increasing confidence of investors in the Telegram blockchain thrust.
The main plans to use capital injection to expand in the United States, Europe and other markets, investing in compliance, security and market strategies, he said.
The products you have developed, or that use your tools, include an integrated telegram wallet, non -custodial storage, decentralized exchanges, non -fungible token (NFT) Markets and games such as Tap-To-Aan Viral Hit Notcoin.
The CEO and founder of Open Platform, Andrew Rogozov, said that the company’s goal is to attract one billion users to cryptography taking advantage of Telegram’s distribution power and the scalability of Ton.
The investment follows a wave of institutional interest in Ton. Earlier this year, the Ton Foundation revealed that investors, including Capital and Benchmark, had acquired $ 400 million in Toncoin
The native token of the ton of tons.
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