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Aark Raises $6M Funding to Accelerate LRT Liquidity Integration for High Leverage Trading

Aark, a perpetual DEX focused on leveraging LRT assets to bolster liquidity for perpetual traders, has announced the successful completion of its Seed Round funding. The round attracted investment from leading industry pioneers, including HashKey Capital, Arrington Capital, Cypher Capital, Morningstar Ventures, IVC, and Metavest. With the new investment, Aark plans to grow its team to develop more scalable liquidity, targeting the substantial $10 billion TVL market and enabling unparalleled high-leverage trading of up to 1000x for long-tail assets. Aark's CEO, Eden, stated that the company aims to propel the on-chain derivatives industry to new heights and surpass centralized counterparts.

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