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MegaETH, an upcoming L2 branded as the “real-time Ethereum” boasting sub-millisecond latency and capable of processing over 100k transactions per second (TPS), just announced that it has received $20M in seed funding at a $100M+ valuation!
The star-studded raise was led by Dragonfly Capital and includes notable angle participation from Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin, Consensys founder Joe Lubin, Lido/Flashbots strategy lead Hasu, prolific crypto trader Cobie, and EigenLayer founder Sreeram Kannan. The big names involved have attracted some major attention to the upstart chain.
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