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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Ticks Up, Solana's USD 100M Bet, NFT Ticketing + More News
8.6.2022
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Animoca Brands’ Investment Portfolio Now Worth Over $1.5B
6.6.2022
The game firm also reported $211 million in digital asset holdings as of the end of April
The Red Village Announces $6.5M Seed Round Led by Animoca Brands and GameFi Ventures Fund
2.6.2022
PRESS RELEASE. 3 June, 2022 — Sydney, Australia: Play-and-Earn game The Red Village has announced $6.5M in seed funding from some of the world’s leading blockchain investors, including Animoca Brands and GameFi Ventures Fund, to create an immersive dark-fantasy ecosystem targeted at traditional...
Digital Collectible Owners Continue to Take Loans out Using NFTs as Collateral
19.5.2022
While non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles have become a hot commodity over the last 12 months, a number of NFT owners are taking loans out against their NFTs. This month, a project called Nftfi has facilitated $25.6 million in NFT loans so far, and last month the lending marketplace recorded...
Square Enix to Reinforce Blockchain Bet, According to Latest Earnings Report
17.5.2022
Square Enix has announced its new mid-term business plan, reinforcing its blockchain pivot according to the documents presented. The company will continue to invest in key companies in the blockchain arena, including Animoca Brands and The Sandbox, and will also consider other investments in...
Square Enix plans to issue tokens and invest heavily in Web3 gaming
16.5.2022
The major game developer is reshaping its business strategy to include a more robust NFT ecosystem by investing in blockchain gaming infrastructure
Apecoin Integrates With Polygon, DAO Board Member Says Native APE Chain Was Never Discussed
4.5.2022
Following one of the largest non-fungible token (NFT) mints in history and after apecoin transactions from the sale fueled Ethereum network fees, apecoin is now integrated with the Polygon (MATIC) network. On May 2, the Apecoin project announced that with Polygon support, APE is now available...
Animoca Brands buys major stake in Aussie digital services agency
19.4.2022
Be Media has begun an aggressive hiring process in the fields of blockchain development and project management following the acquisition
Animoca Brands to bet big on MMORPG blockchain games
14.4.2022
In less than a week, Animoca Brands has acquired two major video games publishers: Eden Games and Darewise Entertainment
Animoca Brands Acquires Need for Speed Developer, Eden Games
12.4.2022
Eden Games is the name behind games like Need for Speed, Test Drive, and Gear.Club etc., now falls under the jurisdiction of Animoca Brands. The gaming and metaverse digital property organization recently concluded the acquisition process with Engine Gaming & Media. Founded in 1998,...
Animoca Drives into Crypto Racing Games With Latest Acquisition
12.4.2022
The NFT and Metaverse investment firm plans to continue building out its REVV Motorsport ecosystem with a Metaverse-first approach
Sky Mavis Raises $150 Million in Financing Round Led by Binance to Refund Users Affected by the Ronin Bridge Exploit
9.4.2022
Sky Mavis, the company behind the play-to-earn (P2E) game Axie Infinity, announced it has raised $150 million in a funding round to replenish the funds the company lost in the Ronin Network exploit. The funding round — which was led by Binance and had the participation of companies like...
Aradena Announces Pre-Seed Round Headed by Animoca Brands
31.3.2022
Aradena, which created a popular Play-and-Earn medieval metaverse, announced that a pre-seed equity financing headed by Animoca Brands had been completed. Aradena is paving the way for the next generation of blockchain gaming by making peer-to-peer (P2P) games as enjoyable to play as traditional...
Animoca Brands, Ubisoft Invest in $12M Round for Blockchain Game 'Cross the Ages'
28.3.2022
The free-to-play card game features digital trading cards as NFTs that can also be converted to physical cards
BAYC's ApeCoin up 50% this week as its creator raises $450M in new funding
24.3.2022
APE has closed above a key interim support level, raising its possibilities to extend its rebound move
Animoca Brands targets social media giants in latest Web3 expansion plans
23.3.2022
“You will continue seeing us take that approach as we sort of, you know, try to shepherd companies into Web3,” said Animoca Brands chairman and co-founder Yat Siu
Animoca Brands, Yuga Labs Tease Bored Ape Secret Project ‘Powered by Apecoin’
20.3.2022
Since the token was launched roughly three days ago, the digital currency apecoin (APE) has been a topical conversation within the cryptocurrency community on forums and social media. So far, just over 82% of the claimable APE has been claimed and 13,672 unique addresses have received APE from...
British Investment Bank HSBC Joins Metaverse via Sandbox, Animoca Brands Partnership
16.3.2022
The British multinational investment bank and financial services holding company, HSBC, has revealed it has partnered with the blockchain virtual gaming platform The Sandbox. According to the platform’s parent company, Animoca Brands, HSBC is the first global financial services provider...
Pantera, Animoca Brands Co-Lead $10M Investment in Metaverse Game Studios
14.3.2022
Solana Ventures and Everyrealm were also leaders of the financing round for the creator of blockchain game Angelic
Immutable Raises $200 Million in Temasek-Led Series C, NFT Startup Now Valued at $2.5 Billion
7.3.2022
Following the startup’s partnership with Gamestop, the Sydney-based blockchain firm Immutable announced it raised $200 million in a Series C financing round led by Temasek. The company is now valued at $2.5 billion and Immutable plans to use the funds to scale the startup’s gaming...