Usual Labs 和币安 Labs 联手通过社区优先的稳定币方式重塑 DeFi 生态系统

Usual 是一家由 RWA 支持的稳定币发行商，使用其 USUAL 代币来分配价值和所有权，并于 12 月 12 日通过 X 透露了此次筹款活动。

Decentralized fiat-backed real-world assets (RWA) stablecoin issuer Usual has secured $10 million in Series A funding, to be used to further its community-oriented Web3 stablecoin initiative.

去中心化法币支持的现实世界资产 (RWA) 稳定币发行商 Usual 已获得 1000 万美元的 A 轮融资，用于进一步推进其面向社区的 Web3 稳定币计划。

Announced on Dec. 23, Usual’s latest funding round was led by the venture capital arms of crypto exchange Binance and Kraken, Binance Labs and Kraken Ventures, respectively.

Usual 于 12 月 23 日宣布最新一轮融资，由加密货币交易所 Binance 和 Kraken 的风险投资部门、Binance Labs 和 Kraken Ventures 分别领投。

Other participants in the Series A funding round included Galaxy Digital, OKX Ventures, Wintermute and Amber Group. The funding will be used to advance Usual’s stablecoin, which is designed to be fully decentralized and backed by a broad range of fiat-denominated RWAs.

A 轮融资的其他参与者包括 Galaxy Digital、OKX Ventures、Wintermute 和 Amber Group。这笔资金将用于推进 Usual 的稳定币，该稳定币旨在完全去中心化，并得到各种以法定计价的 RWA 的支持。

The stablecoin issuer also announced a strategic alliance with Ethena Labs and Securitize on Dec. 18. The partnership aims to combine the strengths of decentralized finance with the benefits of liquidity, yield and composability for users.

该稳定币发行人还于 12 月 18 日宣布与 Ethena Labs 和 Securitize 结成战略联盟。该合作伙伴关系旨在将去中心化金融的优势与用户的流动性、收益和可组合性的优势结合起来。

Binance Labs investment strategy

币安孵化器投资策略

Binance Labs stated in a blog post on Dec. 23 that its investment in Usual is part of its strategy to support projects that are reshaping the DeFi ecosystem and expanding the broader Web3 landscape.

Binance Labs 在 12 月 23 日的博客文章中表示，对 Usual 的投资是其支持重塑 DeFi 生态系统并拓展更广泛的 Web3 版图的项目战略的一部分。

The venture capital arm of Binance also noted Usual's shared rewards model and its aim to redefine the role of stablecoins in driving the adoption of DeFi and RWAs at large.

币安的风险投资部门还指出了 Usual 的共享奖励模式及其重新定义稳定币在推动 DeFi 和 RWA 广泛采用方面的作用的目标。

“At Binance Labs, we seek out projects that drive meaningful innovation and expand the ecosystem, and we are excited to support Usual’s mission to push the boundaries of what stablecoins can achieve,” Alex Odagiu, investment director at Binance Labs, said in a statement.

币安孵化器投资总监 Alex Odagiu 在一份声明中表示：“在币安孵化器，我们寻找能够推动有意义的创新并扩展生态系统的项目，我们很高兴能够支持 Usual 的使命，突破稳定币所能实现的界限。” 。

Binance Labs has backed several promising projects in recent months, including Solana-based stablecoin infrastructure protocol Perena, multi-asset liquidity platform Astherus and decentralized science research and investment platform BIO Protocol.

近几个月来，币安实验室支持了多个有前景的项目，包括基于 Solana 的稳定币基础设施协议 Perena、多资产流动性平台 Astherus 以及去中心化科学研究和投资平台 BIO Protocol。

It also invested in Bitcoin liquid staking project Lombard in November 2024. Notably, Binance was the first exchange to list USUAL in November.

它还于 2024 年 11 月投资了比特币流动性质押项目 Lombard。值得注意的是，币安是 11 月第一家上市 USUAL 的交易所。

According to Usual Labs CEO Pierre Person, the project will continue to expand its collaboration with Binance Labs.

Usual Labs 首席执行官 Pierre Person 表示，该项目将继续扩大与币安 Labs 的合作。

“In the months ahead, Binance Labs and Usual Labs will continue to collaborate to ensure that the stablecoin market remains at the forefront of innovation and becomes even more community-centric,” Person said.

Person 表示：“未来几个月，币安 Labs 和 Usual Labs 将继续合作，确保稳定币市场保持在创新的前沿，并变得更加以社区为中心。”