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Space Runners to Create the First Fashion Metaverse with $10 Million in Funds
8.3.2022
Space Runners, a popular Metaverse Fashion brand, announced a financing round of $10 million, partnering with Pantera Capital, Polychain, Jump Crypto, Accel, and various other brands, including the Chairman and Co-founder of Animoca Brands, Yat Siu, and the Co-founder of Fractal and Twitch, Justin...
2 Million Users in the Metaverse Sandbox, Is FIREPIN Token Next?
8.3.2022
Animoca Brands’ Sandbox metaverse game has topped 2 million registered players during its two alpha launches, a play-to-earn season. The crypto game, which is backed by NFTs & its SAND coin, has been in development for about four years, & the current peeks only a few months after...
Fundraising Platform Says It Raised and Distributed 2 Million USDT to Ukrainians
8.3.2022
A new fundraising platform whose objective is to help to raise funds for Ukrainians and the Ukraine military recently claimed to have raised 2 million of the stablecoin tether. Some of the donated crypto assets have been sent to the Ukrainian army and to a humanitarian fund that finances...
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...
In Twenty Years, Microsoft Has Only Sold 2.3 Million Xboxes In Japan
7.3.2022
Two decades ago, the first Xbox went on sale in Japan. In the U.S., Microsoft’s gaming machines have always been big hits, but that’s not been the case in Japan. To date, only 2.3 million Xbox consoles across all generations have been sold in the country. Read more
Ukraine Uses Donated Crypto to Pay for Military Supplies — Government Says $50 Million in Crypto Raised in a Week
6.3.2022
The Ukrainian government announces that $50 million in cryptocurrency was raised within a week since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. The government has so far spent $15 million in donated cryptocurrency to buy military supplies. Ukraine Government Spends $15 Million in Crypto on Military...
NFT Infrastructure Provider Rarify Gets $10 Million Investment in Series A Funding Round Led by Pantera Capital
5.3.2022
Rarify, a startup that helps third parties include NFT elements in their tech platforms, has raised $10 million in its Series A funding round. The round was led by Pantera Capital, a leading cryptocurrency-based venture capital firm. The company has now reached a reported valuation of $100 billion...
Jordan Belfort Joins OneTo11 Blockchain Gaming Ecosystem as an Investor
3.3.2022
PRESS RELEASE. SINGAPORE, March. 3, 2022 / DN News Desk / — Jordan Belfort, also known as the Wolf of Wall Street, has joined the pioneering blockchain gaming platform OneTo11 as an investor. He joins several other big names such as Maximus Capital, Jason Stone, and Carl Runefelt. OneTo11...
CMC Markets Allocates $30 Million to Buy Back Company’s Shares
3.3.2022
CMC Markets, one of the longest-standing financial brokers from London, considers repurchasing the excess shares from the market to boost revenue for the future. According to the announcement on the 2nd of March, the broker expects to launch a buyback program to return shares worth $30 million...
South African Crypto Exchange Valr Raises $50 Million in Series B Funding Round
3.3.2022
South African cryptocurrency exchange Valr announced recently that it has raised $50 million in a Series B round led by Pantera Capital. The capital raise means Valr is now valued at a reported $240 million. Funds Raised to Finance Valr’s Expansion Into Other Markets The South African...
Phillips Auction Featuring Basquiat Painting Worth $70M to Accept Bitcoin, Ethereum Payments
2.3.2022
On May 18, the auction house Phillips will be hosting an evening sale featuring the work of the American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Phillips’ Evening Sale of 20th Century & Contemporary Art will auction Basquiat’s “Untitled, 1982” piece worth an estimated...
Airbnb Looking to Support Crypto While Focusing on Free Housing for 100,000 Ukrainian Refugees
2.3.2022
Airbnb confirms that it is looking to support cryptocurrency. The company has also offered to provide housing for up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees. According to the European Union, about four million people may try to leave Ukraine because of the Russian invasion. Airbnb’s CEO Discusses...
Ethereum Beacon Chain Surpasses 300K Validators, Over $28 Billion in Ether Deposits Locked
1.3.2022
The Ethereum protocol has reached another milestone as the number of Ethereum 2.0 validators has surpassed 300,000. At the time of writing, the Ethereum 2.0 contract has over 9.6 million ether deposited worth more than $28.4 billion. Ethereum Beacon Chain Validators Jump Past the 300,000 Mark...
Payment services provider Shift4 acquires The Giving Block for $54 million
1.3.2022
Shift4 has more than 425 software integrations and over 200,000 merchant customers
Ukraine accepts DOT, founder Gavin Wood donates $5.8 million
1.3.2022
The official Ukraine crypto wallets are now accepting donations from the Polkadot (DOT) ecosystem; cofounder Gavin Wood has donated $5.8 million or 298,367 DOT
HOPR Receives $6 Million in Grants from Variety of Web3 Projects
1.3.2022
HOPR is a little less than midway through their Hop on Board program, but they wanted to provide the world with an update on the rapidly growing HOPR ecosystem. They’ve been in detailed conversations with cryptocurrency projects at each and every layer of the web3 stack over the last several...
Binance Donates $10 Million to Support Ukrainians, Launches Crowdfunding Initiative
1.3.2022
Binance, the biggest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has announced a series of humanitarian aid actions it will take to support Ukrainians. The exchange stated it will donate a minimum of $10 million to help the Ukrainian people through the Binance Charity Foundation. Binance also...
A Project Called Fries DAO Raises $5.4 Million to Purchase Fast-Food Restaurants
1.3.2022
The concept of leveraging a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) has become very popular these days, as a myriad of DAO ideas have been created. A new DAO dedicated to purchasing fast-food restaurants called Fries DAO has raised more than $5.4 million to achieve the goal. Fries DAO Creators...
Hack VC Launches $200 Million Crypto Seed Fund
28.2.2022
Hack VC, a crypto investment firm, has launched a new $200 million crypto-based seed fund. The venture capital company, which is behind the hack.summit() event, one of the biggest blockchain programming events in the world, aims to invest in early stage Web3-based teams. The idea behind this fund...
Non-zero BTC addresses hit all-time high of 40 million
28.2.2022
The supply-side dynamics of the Bitcoin network continue to demonstrate strong adoption as there are now more addresses with a positive BTC balance than ever before