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Should Zuck lead us to the Metaverse? Crypto leaders weigh in
5.11.2021
“In order for him to have a clean slate for Meta, he must step down and he must have a new CEO to run it,” said Jenny Ta
The Sandbox Scores $93 Million Investment Led by Softbank as Metaverse Tokens Thrive
4.11.2021
The Sandbox, a blockchain-based metaverse game, has scored an investment of $93 million to keep expanding its metaverse proposal. The funding round was led by Softbank’s Vision Fund 2, an investment vehicle that puts funds on early tech-based companies. Other investors in the round included...
Everyone’s in The Sandbox: Artists, brands and creators pile into the Metaverse
4.11.2021
New ecosystem partners, attractive creator incentives and the successful completion of a $93 million funding round are a few reasons why SAND has rallied 393% in the past two weeks
Sources: Nintendo Shutters California Office
29.10.2021
Nintendo closed its California office today, displacing roughly 100 employees, sources tell Kotaku. Read more
Ubisoft will seek to invest in and create blockchain games
29.10.2021
The firm is backing Animoca Brands, creator of popular metaverse game, The Sandbox
SXSW’s 2022 Festival in Texas to Host Major On-Site NFT Workshop for Participants
29.10.2021
On Thursday, South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals announced the company will be minting the first SXSW NFT, and at the 2022 festival in Austin, Texas, participants will be able to tokenize their work using NFT technology. SXSW’s 2022 festival will be held on March 11-20...
Ubisoft Is Getting Into The Blockchain Grift
28.10.2021
At this point, we’re all just holding out hope that our favorite video game franchises aren’t getting into weird crypto shit. Sometimes, it’s a vain hope. In today’s second quarterly earnings report, Ubisoft said it is exploring blockchain for games. Read more
Culture converges with blockchain as luxury fashion brands launch NFT collections
26.10.2021
Luxury fashion brands are launching NFT collections, but will the concept resonate with the fashion industry at large?
Blockchain Game Developer Animoca Brands Raises $65 Million – Ubisoft, Sequoia China Participate in Funding
21.10.2021
On Wednesday, the global developer utilizing popular brands, gamification, A.I., blockchain, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and mobile technology, Animoca Brands announced the company has closed a capital raise for $65 million. Animoca Brands now has an overall valuation of $2.2 billion after raising...
Nifty News: Playboy unveils 11,953 bunny avatars, Martha Stewart cooks up NFTs...
21.10.2021
Martha Stewart has entered the NFT sector by cooking up some Halloween-themed collectibles, Coinbase announced its first four partnered NFT creators, and Playboy is dropping 11,953 unique bunny NFTs
Animoca Brands doubles valuation to $2.2B with new $65M funding round
21.10.2021
Animoca has raised $65 million in its latest funding round, with more than 43.8 million of newly issued shares to be distributed to investors at a price of $1.51 per share
6 Questions for Yat Siu of Animoca Brands
17.10.2021
Talent Giant Creative Artists Agency Inks Deal With Pseudonymous NFT Whale 0xb1
10.10.2021
On October 8, the leading California-based talent agency Creative Artists Agency announced it has inked a deal with the infamous non-fungible token (NFT) asset collector known as “0xb1.” The influential talent agency aims to help the pseudonymous 0xb1 monetize the vast NFT collection...
NFTs offer a new way for society to ‘store culture’ says Animoca Brands CEO
8.10.2021
Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu has urged new NFT users to look past profiteering and examine how nonfungible tokens can redefine culture
Ripple Goes Big On NFTs, Ethereum's Upgrade, Algorand's Machine, Multi-Crypto ETF + More News
29.9.2021
rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://cryptonews.com/tags/nft/">NFTs). The fund aims to provide targeted support for creators, brands, and marketplaces to explore new use cases for NFTs on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), the team said.Blockchain news
Refinable Lists on AscendEX
28.9.2021
PRESS RELEASE. AscendEX, a global digital asset trading platform, is thrilled to announce the listing of the Refinable token (FINE) under the pair USDT/FINE on Sept. 28 at 1 p.m. UTC. Refinable is an interactive, multi-chain capable NFT marketplace with a one-stop solution to create, discover...
NFT gaming company Animoca Brands acquires majority stake in Bondly
17.9.2021
The blockchain game developer is looking to improve cross-chain utilization of nonfungible token assets via its investment in Bondly
101 Bored Apes NFT auction at Sotheby's closes at more than $24M
10.9.2021
Yuga Labs auctioned off collections of Bored Ape Yacht Club and Bored Ape Kennel Club NFT that generated $24 million and $1.83 million respectively
Pokémon Oreos Would Be Cooler If Nabisco Workers Weren’t Striking
8.9.2021
This morning, Oreo announced a new variation of its popular sandwich cookies decorated with Pokémon characters. But while I love me some cross-brand synergy, I’m also a little wary of scarfing down on a crunchy, chocolate recreation of Pikachu’s face when striking Nabisco workers have asked...
Brands Arming Themselves With Blockchain And AI To Capture Consumers’ Mindshare
8.9.2021
“Capture the mindshare and the market share will follow,” says the author Libby Gill. Today, consumers are interacting with brands across multiple channels. Brands are fighting a fierce battle to grab consumers’ mindshare and boost the lifetime value of customers. It has become increasingly...