PANews reported on April 28th that, according to Fortune , crypto derivatives trading platform Liquid has completed an $ 18 million Series A funding round, led by Neo and Left Lane Capital, with participation from Haun Ventures , K5 Global , SV Angel , AntiFund , and Sunflower Capital. Founded by former Two Sigma quantitative researcher Franklyn Wang , Liquid initially positioned itself as a crypto perpetual contract aggregation platform, but has since expanded to secondary markets for stocks, cryptocurrencies, forex, polymarket positions, and pre-IPO company equity, offering leverage up to 200x in some jurisdictions . The report points out that while platforms like Coinbase and Robinhood are simultaneously expanding into non-crypto assets, Liquid aims to create a unified interface for universal leveraged exchanges to cover the retail trading needs of various risky assets.