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.
密碼交換庫金已獲得來自以下公司的1000萬美元投資蘇斯奎漢納國際集團(SIG)推動區塊鏈新技術發展。
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.
發生的事情：在Benzinga看到的週四的新聞稿中，KuCoin表示，它已經獲得了這筆戰略投資，目標是幫助建立Web3生態系統，併為已經下崗的有才華的人再創造300個就業機會。
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.
使用比特幣(密碼：BTC)和以太(CRYPTO：ETH)領導的加密市場今年迄今遭受了70%的跌幅，許多主要的加密公司，包括Coinbase全球公司(納斯達克：硬幣)和雙子座裁員10%。
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是世界上最大的量化貿易公司之一。KuCoin首席執行官表示約翰尼·呂，SIG將有助於鞏固KuCoin作為全球領先加密貨幣交易所之一的角色。
"KuCoin has been through a few crypto cycles, and we are committed to building no matter what," said Lyu.
“KuCoin已經經歷了幾個密碼週期，無論發生什麼，我們都將致力於構建，”Lyu説。
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年成立以來，KuCoin在全球積累了超過2000萬用户，並列出了700種加密貨幣，支持1200對交易。截至今年，該交易所的交易額已達2萬億美元，自2021年以來增長了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打算利用這筆資金升級基礎設施，豐富產品陣容，併為下一輪牛市做準備。儘管密碼冬天仍在繼續，KuCoin表示，它仍有300個職位空缺有待填補。
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.
與KuCoin和SIG的合作還將包括通過孵化、投資和諮詢支持密碼初創企業，重點是那些通過KCC鏈建設的初創企業。
"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.
呂在給Benzinga的一份聲明中表示：“我們將給創新者一個機會，將他們的想法轉化為具有真正實用價值的產品。通過這樣做，我們將向前邁出一大步，成為一個新的行業時代的一部分，這個時代可能比Defi和NFTs的創建更重要和更復雜。”
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籌集了1.5億美元，領銜跳轉加密通過B系列賽前一輪。這使其在A輪融資後的總融資達到1.7億美元，估值為100億美元。
