A group of developers working on a Layer 1 network Initia today transitioned from stealth mode and secured a pre-seed investment from Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of the crypto exchange Binance.
With the newly raised capital, the development team behind Initia aims to enable developers to build Layer 2 scale solutions that are connected to each other. The team did not disclose Binance Labs’ investment amount.
Initia will operate as a Layer 1 and host scalable application-specific Layer 2s, developed using optimistic rollup technology. The Layer 1 Initia will also facilitate cross-chain interactions between these rollups.
“We are thrilled to have Binance Labs as an early partner to accelerate the growth of Initia’s high-performance hub and custom blockchain platform. In collaboration with Binance Labs, Initia aims to support an interconnected ecosystem of applications while aligning the economic interests of all L1/2 users and operators,” said Stan Liu, a core contributor to Initia.
Initia will use the Move programming language
Although developed with the Cosmos software development kit (SDK), Initia will use a computing framework called MoveVM, based on the Move smart contracting language. The Move language is not exclusive to Initia. Other Layer 1 chains, including Aptos and Sui, have also adopted it.
The project remains in the development phase on a testnet. Initia developers said they have planned partnerships with other notable crypto projects, including Binance Labs portfolio companies and game publishers, to be unveiled in the coming months.