$HTX VENTURES has announced a strategic investment in MONAD LABS to drive innovation in the WEB3 ecosystem. In this funding round, MONAD LABS raised $225 million, with a valuation of $3 billion. The investment was led by PARADIGM, with participation from $HTX VENTURES, ELECTRIC CAPITAL, CASTLE ISLAND VENTURES, and other investment institutions. Founded by the former team of JUMP TRADING, MONAD LABS aims to build a scalable smart contract distributed ledger, challenging competitors like SOLANA and SUI. The MONAD blockchain plans to launch a testnet in the coming months and deploy the mainnet later this year.