According to industry sources, Mintlayer raised $5.2 million in its Seed funding round on May 24, 2021. Investors participating in this round include Moonwhale Ventures, X21 Digital, Lotus Capital, Moonrock Capital, Exnetwork Capital, CSP DAO, Kyros Ventures, Titans Ventures, Caballeros Capital, and Alphabit Fund. Following this financing, Mintlayer’s total funding reached $5.2 million.Mintlayer is a blockchain platform designed to expand Bitcoin’s capabilities. By enabling atomic swaps with native Bitcoin for DeFi applications, supporting tokenization of real-world assets, and integrating innovative consensus mechanisms, the platform aims to transform the DeFi ecosystem. Notably, Mintlayer has demonstrated steady progress: after completing its Seed round in 2021, it successfully launched its ML token for trading in March 2023 and officially activated its mainnet on January 29, 2024. These milestones highlight the project team's strong execution in both technology development and market expansion.Amid rapid growth in the DeFi sector, Mintlayer leverages deep integration with the Bitcoin ecosystem to offer users more diverse and secure DeFi services, positioning itself as a potential key driver in advancing the Bitcoin ecosystem. The successful completion of this funding round also reflects investor recognition and anticipation for Bitcoin-based DeFi innovations.