Mezo raises $21m in Pantera-led funding round

Mezo, a Bitcoin (BTC) layer-2 (L2) network, has emerged from stealth mode with $21 million in venture capital. Pantera Capital led the funding round. Multicoin, Hack VC, ParaFi Capital, Nascent, Draper Associates, Primitive Ventures and Asymmetric Ventures joined the effort. Individual investors, including Dan Held, Tim Draper, and the pseudonymous DCF God, also participated. Thesis, a blockchain venture studio that developed Mezo, confirmed the fundraising round, earlier this week. Mezo operates as a permissionless Bitcoin economic layer, utilizing a neutral smart contract framework to offer a variety of applications. It…