Yala 筹集 800 万美元以推进比特币支持的稳定币开发

Yala 是一家开发比特币支持的稳定币的加密初创公司，在由 Polychain Capital 和 Ethereal Ventures 共同牵头的种子轮融资中筹集了 800 万美元。

Yala, a crypto startup developing a bitcoin-backed stablecoin, has raised $8 million in a seed funding round co-led by Polychain Capital and Ethereal Ventures.

Yala 是一家开发比特币支持的稳定币的加密初创公司，在由 Polychain Capital 和 Ethereal Ventures 共同牵头的种子轮融资中筹集了 800 万美元。

Other investors in the round included Galaxy Vision Hill, Anagram, ABCDE, Amber Group, HashKey Capital, Satoshi Lab and UTXO Management, Yala said Thursday. This was an oversubscribed seed round, Yala co-founder and COO Kaitai Chang told The Block, adding that the firm initially aimed to raise $5 million.

Yala 周四表示，本轮融资的其他投资者包括 Galaxy Vision Hill、Anagram、ABCDE、Amber Group、HashKey Capital、Satoshi Lab 和 UTXO Management。 Yala 联合创始人兼首席运营官 Kaitai Chang 告诉 The Block，这是一轮超额认购的种子轮融资，并补充说该公司最初的目标是筹集 500 万美元。

Yala began raising capital for the seed round in March and closed it last month, Chang said. He added that the round was structured as a simple agreement for future equity (SAFE) with token warrants but declined to comment on Yala's valuation.

张说，Yala 从三月份开始为种子轮筹集资金，并于上个月结束。他补充说，该轮融资的结构是一份带有代币认股权证的简单未来股权协议（SAFE），但拒绝对 Yala 的估值发表评论。

Founded in January of this year, Yala is the brainchild of Chang, a former Binance Labs employee; Bin Liu, who also co-founded Alchemy Pay; and Vicky Fu, a former director of engineering at Circle. The trio aims to advance the development and expansion of decentralized finance on Bitcoin.

Yala 成立于今年 1 月，是币安实验室前员工 Chang 的创意； Bin Liu，Alchemy Pay 联合创始人；以及 Circle 前工程总监 Vicky Fu。三人旨在推动比特币去中心化金融的发展和扩张。

What is Yala?

雅拉是什么？

Yala is developing a bitcoin-backed, yield-earning stablecoin called YU. Users will soon be able to mint YU by depositing bitcoin onto any destination blockchain through MetaMint. "MetaMint is a cross-chain protocol allowing for the instant conversion of native BTC -2.71% BTC -2.71% See Details into stablecoins on EVM-compatible chains, thus eliminating the need for intermediate wrapping and simplifying user experience," Chang said.

Yala 正在开发一种名为 YU 的比特币支持的收益稳定币。用户很快就可以通过 MetaMint 将比特币存入任何目标区块链来铸造 YU。 “MetaMint 是一种跨链协议，允许将原生 BTC -2.71% BTC -2.71% 查看详细信息即时转换为 EVM 兼容链上的稳定币，从而消除中间包装的需要并简化用户体验，”Chang 说。

Investors have already committed over 2,000 BTC (currently worth around $126 million) in deposits for its protocol, Yala claimed. While Yala currently accepts BTC as collateral, Chang said the protocol plans to also accept Bitcoin liquid staking tokens in the future.

Yala 声称，投资者已经为其协议投入了 2,000 多个 BTC（目前价值约 1.26 亿美元）。虽然 Yala 目前接受 BTC 作为抵押品，但 Chang 表示，该协议计划未来也接受比特币流动质押代币。

Chang explained that Yala is also adding an insurance feature to its protocol to address challenges such as Bitcoin's 10-minute block production time. He said the addition safeguards users from liquidation caused by bitcoin price volatility or high-risk activities like restaking.

Chang 解释说，Yala 还在其协议中添加了保险功能，以应对比特币 10 分钟出块时间等挑战。他表示，这一举措可以保护用户免受比特币价格波动或重新抵押等高风险活动造成的清算。

"The insurance module, Takaful, represents Yala's innovative approach to DeFi on Bitcoin, creating a cooperative framework where participants, insurers and shareholders collectively manage risks and benefits," Chang said. "It details insurers' roles in fund management, contract formulation and governance, incorporating 'qard hasan' loans [interest-free, based on Islamic ethics] as a fallback for insufficient funds, thereby ensuring a resilient, compliant and community-driven financial environment."

Chang 表示：“保险模块 Takaful 代表了 Yala 在比特币上进行 DeFi 的创新方法，创建了一个合作框架，让参与者、保险公司和股东共同管理风险和收益。” “它详细说明了保险公司在资金管理、合同制定和治理方面的作用，将‘qard hasan’贷款[无息，基于伊斯兰道德]纳入资金不足的后备措施，从而确保一个有弹性、合规和社区驱动的金融环境”。

Yala's launch schedule

雅拉的发射时间表

The Yala protocol is currently under development, with the testnet expected to launch this month and the mainnet in the first quarter of next year, Chang said.

Chang 表示，Yala 协议目前正在开发中，测试网预计将于本月推出，主网将于明年第一季度推出。

The protocol's governance token, YALA, is also expected to launch alongside the mainnet.

该协议的治理代币 YALA 预计也将与主网一起启动。

Currently, 23 people work remotely for Yala across the globe, Chang said, adding that he plans to expand the team across functions such as business development, engineering and marketing.

Chang 表示，目前雅拉在全球有 23 名员工进行远程工作，并补充说他计划将团队扩展到业务开发、工程和营销等职能部门。

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