DeFi platform Infinex announced that it has selected Wormhole as its primary multi-chain infrastructure provider. The partnership marks the "beginning of a deep, multi-faceted collaboration" with more integrations in the works and "more features to come in the coming months". While Wormhole's interoperability platform connects more than 30 blockchains, Infinex's platform currently supports 6 blockchains: Ethereum, Polygon, Base, Optimism and Arbitrum, as well as Solana.
The platform recently raised $65.3 million through the sale of "Patron NFTs", with a total of 41,252 NFTs sold, with buyers including retail investors, Solana Ventures, Breyer Capital, and industry figures such as Solana founder Anatoly Yakovenko and Aave founder Stani Kulechov. Infinex was founded by Synthetix founder Kain Warwick to simplify the use of multi-chain DeFi protocols, eliminating the complexity of managing multiple wallets and paying gas fees, and its TVL has exceeded $125 million. (The Block)