Crypto Exchange KuCoin Raises $10M From Prominent Quant Trading Firm SIG
Crypto Exchange KuCoin Raises $10M From Prominent Quant Trading Firm SIG
SIG is one of the largest quantitative trading firms in the world. According to KuCoin CEO Johnny Lyu, SIG would help solidify KuCoin's role as one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges globally.Crypto exchange KuCoin has received a $10 million investment from Susquehanna International Group (SIG) to promote the development of new blockchain technologies.
数字货币交易所KuCoin收到了由Susquehanna International Group（SIG）投资1000万美元，以促进新区块链技术的发展。
What Happened: KuCoin said it had secured the strategic investment with the goal of helping build web3 ecosystems and creating 300 more jobs for talented people who had been laid off, in a Thursday press release seen by Benzinga.
据Benzinga报道，KuCoin表示已获得战略性投资，目标是帮助构建Web3生态系统，并为那些被裁员的人创造300个新工作岗位。该消息在周四的新闻发布会上发布。
With Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)-led crypto market suffering a 70% decline year-to-date, many major crypto companies, including Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ:COIN) and Gemini cut 10% of their workforce.
随着比特币（CRYPTO: BTC）和以太坊（CRYPTO: ETH）等加密货币市场年初以来下跌了70％，许多主要加密货币公司，包括纳斯达克上市公司Coinbase Global Inc（COIN）和Gemini，削减了10％的员工。
SIG is one of the largest quantitative trading firms in the world. According to KuCoin CEO Johnny Lyu, SIG would help solidify KuCoin's role as one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges globally.
SIG是全球最大的量化交易公司之一。据KuCoin首席执行官Johnny Lyu表示，SIG将有助于巩固KuCoin作为全球领先的加密货币交易所的地位。
"KuCoin has been through a few crypto cycles, and we are committed to building no matter what," said Lyu.
“KuCoin经历了几次加密周期，不论发生什么情况，我们承诺继续发展，”Lyu表示。
Since its inception in 2017, KuCoin has amassed over 20 million users worldwide and has listed 700 cryptocurrencies with support for 1200 trading pairs. As of this year, the exchange has seen $2 trillion in trading volume — a 180% increase since 2021.
自2017年成立以来，KuCoin在全球已拥有超过2000万用户，并已上线了700种数字货币，支持1200种交易对。截至今年，该交易所的交易量达到了2万亿美元，较2021年增长了180%。
KuCoin intends to use the funds to upgrade infrastructure, enrich the product lineup and prepare for the next bull run. Despite the ongoing crypto winter, KuCoin said it still has 300 job openings to be filled.
KuCoin打算利用资金升级基础设施、丰富产品线，并为下一波牛市做准备。尽管加密冬季依然在继续，KuCoin表示仍有300个职位空缺等待填补。
The partnership with KuCoin and SIG would also involve supporting crypto startups through incubation, investment, and consultation with a focus on those building through the KCC chain.
KuCoin与SIG的合作还将包括通过孵化、投资和咨询来支持加密货币初创公司，重点关注那些通过KCC链构建的初创公司。
"We will give innovators a chance to turn their ideas into products with a real practical value. By doing so, we will take a big step forward, being part of a new industry era, which is perhaps even more significant and complex than the creation of DeFi and NFTs," Lyu said in a statement to Benzinga.
“我们将给创新者一个机会，将他们的想法转化为具有实际价值的产品。通过这样做，我们将迈出一大步，成为新的行业时代的一部分，这可能比创建defi和NFTs更为重要和复杂，”Lyu在一份声明中告诉Benzinga。
In May 2022, KuCoin raised $150 million led by Jump Crypto through a pre-Series B round. This brings its total funding to $170 million, post Round A, at a valuation of $10 billion.
2022年5月，KuCoin通过一轮Pre b轮融资筹集了15000万美元，由Jump Crypto领投。这使其总融资额达到1.7亿美元，在A轮后，估值达到了10亿美元。
