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Venture funding remains robust, exemplified by Zeta Markets raising an additional $5 million to develop a defi Layer 2 on Solana. This infrastructure aims to enable faster, cheaper transactions, promising a competitive advantage in high-frequency trading.
Additionally, new projects like Poly Market, backed by prominent investors like Peter Thiel, aim to integrate traditional finance and crypto through simplified UI and stablecoins. These developments reflect ongoing efforts to make crypto accessible to a broader audience.