Veax, a NEAR-based, decentralized derivatives trading protocol for NEAR, closed a $1.2million pre-seed round. Participation from Circle Ventures and Tacans Labs, Outlier Ventures. Qredo was also involved. Veax is a single-sided, advanced liquidity management DEX that runs natively on NEAR blockchain and features pioneering TradFi-empowered features. Veax allows users to transition to the new platform.