KR1 Plc - Investment: Side Protocol
PR Newswire
LONDON, United Kingdom, July 26
26 July 2023
KR1 plc
("KR1" or the "Company")
Investment: Side Protocol
KR1 plc (KR1:AQSE), a leading digital asset investment company, is pleased to announce that the Company has invested a total of US$300,000 into Side Protocol ("SIDE"). The investment took place as part of Side Protocol's pre-seed funding round, with participation from other prominent digital asset investors.
Side Protocol is a distributed mesh liquidity system that utilises innovative inter-blockchain asset exchange application protocols. Unlike liquidity hubs, Side Protocol aims to decentralise liquidity between diverse blockchain networks in a bridgeless manner while maintaining interconnectivity.
George McDonaugh, Managing Director and Co-Founder of KR1:
"Side Protocol has ambitious plans when it comes to leading the way for decentralised finance. Thanks to its innovative mesh liquidity network architecture, Side Protocol has seen significant interest recently and we are excited to support the team in this next chapter."
The Directors of KR1 plc accept responsibility for this announcement.
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For further information please contact:
KR1 plc
| +44 (0)1624 630 630 |
Peterhouse Capital Limited (AQSE Corporate Adviser) | +44 (0)20 7469 0930 |
FTI Consulting LLP (PR Adviser) Maxime Lopes Lynn Begany
| +44 (0)7711 387 085 |
About KR1 plc
KR1 plc is a leading digital asset investment company supporting early-stage decentralised and open source blockchain projects. Founded in 2016 and publicly traded in London on the AQSE Growth Market (KR1:AQSE), KR1 has one of the longest and most successful track records of investment in the digital assets space by investing in decentralised platforms and protocols that are emerging to form new financial and internet infrastructures.
www.KR1.io
Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Disclosure
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