Zest Protocol has raised $3.5M in a Seed funding round backed by Binance Labs
Zest Protocol has secured $3.5M in a seed funding round led by Draper Associates. Other investors in the round include Binance Labs, Flow Traders, Asymmetric, Gravity Fund, DeSpread, Hyperithm, Elixir Capital and Trust Machines. Zest Protocol utilizes the Nakamoto upgrade by Bitcoin layer 2 Stacks and bridging asset sBTC to create a lending experience fully native to the world's largest blockchain network. Users will be able to use sBTC to send Bitcoin to fund their balance on Zest Protocol and afterwards engage in lending or other yield-generating activities.
Zest Protocol has raised $3.5M in a Seed funding round backed by Binance Labs
Zest Protocol has secured $3.5M in a seed funding round led by Draper Associates. Other investors in the round include Binance Labs, Flow Traders, Asymmetric, Gravity Fund, DeSpread, Hyperithm, Elixir Capital and Trust Machines. Zest Protocol utilizes the Nakamoto upgrade by Bitcoin layer 2 Stacks and bridging asset sBTC to create a lending experience fully native to the world's largest blockchain network. Users will be able to use sBTC to send Bitcoin to fund their balance on Zest Protocol and afterwards engage in lending or other yield-generating activities.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is murky following recent volatility, with crude oil prices providing support in what has been an otherwise tough month. The European markets were down and the U.S. bourses were mixed and flat and the Asian markets figure to split the difference.The TSE finished modestly lower on Friday following losses from the financial shares and property stocks.For the day, the index sank 15.09 points or 0.49 percent to finish at 3,061.35 after trading between 3,057.84 and 3,089.78. Volume was 1.39 billion shares worth 1.30 billion Singapore dollars. There were 285 decliners and 184 gainers.
However, analysts are positive on the stock now. “We have seen a huge downside movement in the stock due to the central electricity regulatory commission’s (CERC) order that seems to be negative from 2014-15 onwards but we cannot take a linear negative view on the stock and further downside movement on the stock is unlikely. Currently stock is underpriced. Investors can bet on it for a longer horizon," said Vivek Gupta, director research at CapitalVia Global Research.
