Yat Siu of Animoca Brands predicts profitable outcomes in 2024 due to increased Bitcoin interest among mainstream institutions.
More DetailsOn September 16, according to the official announcement, Blockchain gaming, and investment company, Animoca Brands announced that it has acquired WePlay Media, the developer of MotoGP Championship Quest, and reached a membership rights purchase agreement.
More DetailsBlockchain game "Cross the Ages" (CTA) has received a $12 million seed round from gaming crypto investment firm Animoca Brands, video game developer Ubisoft, and Sebastian Borget, co-founder and COO of The Sandbox.
More DetailsHong Kong-based Animoca Brands released a statement saying that the company will cover the losses of those who fell victim to an online scam on November 19.
More DetailsDarewise Entertainment raised US$3.5 million via a token pre-sale on 17 October 2023, ahead of its Bitcoin metaverse ecosystem token launch, aimed at enhancing the development of its game Life Beyond. With significant backing from notable investors and strategic support from Horizen Labs for a 2024 token release, the project marks a substantial stride toward creating a Bitcoin-powered gaming metaverse.
More DetailsAnimoca Brands, a leading digital entertainment and blockchain technology company, reported strong financial performance in 2022, with bookings reaching A$594 million and a strong liquidity position, despite expanding its business portfolio.
More DetailsIn its latest funding round, digital entertainment, blockchain, and gamification outfit, Animoca Brands announced it has raised the sum of $75 million.
More DetailsAnimoca Brands' Japanese unit raised $45 million in financing at a $500 million pre-money valuation.
More DetailsAnimoca Brands, a Hong Kong-based developer of blockchain gaming technology, has reduced its target for its metaverse fund by 20% to $800 million due to volatility in the crypto sector. The company's market capitalization has also fallen from $6 billion to below $2 billion, signaling a change in sentiment in the crypto industry.
More DetailsAnimoca Brands, a digital entertainment, blockchain, and gamification startup has announced that it has onboarded many new staff to take up leadership positions in the company.
More DetailsForj, under Animoca Brands, has inaugurated the $APE Accelerator to bolster the ApeCoin ecosystem. The accelerator is now open for applications, inviting innovative Web3 projects to leverage the platform and connect with a substantial ApeCoin community. The initiative underscores a community-driven approach to enhance the utility and value of ApeCoin.
More DetailsAnimoca Brands and Blowfish Studios announced the closure of Planet Private Sale. The Planet Private Sale for Phantom Galaxies sold 7,734 Planets and Asteroids (“Planets”), a kind of NFTs, for a total of US$19.3 million.
More DetailsMetaverse developers have collaborated to form the DAO Metaverse called "Open Metaverse Alliance for Web3" (OMA3), aiming to provide enterprises with new decentralized business models.
More DetailsHong Kong-based blockchain giant, Animoca Brands, has announced its plans to shift its focus to markets outside the U.S.
More DetailsAnimoca Brands subsidiary Lympo launched the SPORT token to replace the Lympo utility token LMT.
More DetailsAnimoca Brands is partnering with Cube Entertainment to build a metaverse and non-fungible tokens as K-pop has been taking the world by storm.
More DetailsOn 15 Aug 2023, CyberConnect partnered with Animoca Brands to develop a decentralized social layer for Mocaverse.
More DetailsHong Kong-based Gusto Collective has raised $11 million in its Seed Plus funding round led by Animoca Brands and Gaw Capital.
More DetailsMetaHollywood is building the largest online community within a Hollywood-themed metaverse following a joint venture between Animoca Brands and the Planet Hollywood Group.
More DetailsAnimoca Brands announced on April 29, that its PRIMATE Token had been listed on the Huobi Global crypto exchange for trading.
More DetailsAnimoca Brands' Benji Bananas is launching a new token, BENJI, to replace PRIMATE after a security breach. The swap will be available soon on their website
More DetailsAnimoca Brands raised $20 million in a CMCC Global funding round to accelerate the Mocaverse project, a Web3-native tooling for gaming, culture, and entertainment. The funding will introduce Moca ID, a unique non-transferrable NFT collection, aiming to tap into Animoca Brands' 700 million potential users.
More DetailsAnimoca Brands denied reports of scaling back its metaverse fund target by $200 million and a decrease in valuation from $6 billion to $2 billion. The firm acknowledged the impact of banking collapses but stressed that fundraising is still ongoing.
More DetailsIn the latest update, Animoca Brands said it has hired Jared Shaw as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
More DetailsHashKey Exchange partners with Animoca Brands to foster Web3 and digital entertainment in Asia, leveraging their strengths in virtual assets and blockchain gaming.
More DetailsAnimoca Brands has announced a partnership with Untamed Planet to develop and publish Untamed Metaverse, a game to help nature conservation efforts.
More DetailsMitsui & Co., Ltd., a renowned Japanese trading company, has joined forces with Animoca Brands, a leading player in the Web3 industry.
More DetailsHong Kong-based Hex Trust raised $88 million in Series B funding led by Animoca Brands and Liberty City Ventures, following which, it saw its valuation rise to $300 million.
More DetailsHong Kong's MTR Corporation has become the first global transport operator to join The Sandbox metaverse to create new and immersive experiences in the virtual world.
More DetailsDecentralized Exchanges (DEX) dydx has announced the appointment of Charles d’Haussy, a crypto leader from ConsenSys to serve as the Chief Executive of its Foundation.
More DetailsAnimoca Brands CEO, Yat Siu sees the GameFi ecosystem as a major avenue to welcome people into the new economy the metaverse is creating
More DetailsMy Neighbor Alice, the fully-decentralized open-world game, is proud to announce that its Chief Product Officer (CPO) has joined the board of directors of OMA3 (“Open Metaverse Alliance for Web3”).
More DetailsThe Development Bank of Singapore Ltd, a multinational financial institution based in Marina Bay Singapore has proposed to secure land in the Sandbox metaverse
More DetailsSingapore-based web3 gaming firm, Planetarium Labs raised $32 million in Series A funding led by Animoca Brands.
More DetailsHong Kong-based Animoca Brands has announced a partnership with OliveX to run an allowlist campaign for Dustland Runner - the company's move-to-earn game.
More DetailsC Capital has closed its Private Equity Fund III, raising over $250 million in investments from its main fund and co-investment ventures. The fund has partnered with over 20 investors across various sectors and regions. C Capital plans to maintain its seasoned investment approach, focusing on global growth-stage entities in consumer and tech sectors. Notable portfolio companies include Shein, Animoca Brands, ConsenSys, Sensetime, Threads, Finery, and Armarium.
More DetailsThe Sandbox announced the appointment of Nicola Sebastiani as its Chief Content Officer to bolster its global content development. With a notable background from Sony PlayStation Studios and Apple, Sebastiani is set to enhance The Sandbox’s creator and content ecosystems. Alongside, executive promotions were announced with Mathieu Nouzareth now as Chief Business Officer and Amit Kumar as Chief Marketing Officer, marking a strategic move towards expanding its global community and fostering user-generated content in its decentralized virtual platform.
More DetailsVenture capital firm Animoca Brands denies claims of reducing its metaverse fund target by $200 million and a significant drop in its valuation, citing inaccurate reporting. The firm acknowledges the impact of banking collapses on fundraising but states that the final amount raised for the fund is yet to be determined.
More DetailsNFT platform Ucollex closed a $10 million Series A funding round led by Animoca Brands and the MCP IPX One Fund from Japanese investment firm MCP Asset Management.
More DetailsAnimoca Brands said it would stop trading services to Russian users is in response to sanctions being imposed on Russia.
More DetailsThe Sandbox metaverse is in negotiations with investors as it looks to raise $400 million in the latest funding round.
More DetailsVirtual Metaverse gaming platform Sandbox has launched the Metaverse accelerator program, which will provide 100 startups with $50 million in start-up capital to promote the development of the Metaverse.
More DetailsAnimoca Brands has raised $358.88 million from investors led by Liberty City Ventures.
More DetailsHong Kong-based Animoca Brands has announced that it will soon acquire Australian digital marketing agency Be Media to explore the opportunities centred around blockchain development in the country.
More DetailsAccording to a statement shared by Lympo Network with its community members, the protocol suffered a cyberattack that duly impacted its hot wallets, leading to a loss of approximately 165.2 million LMT tokens.
More DetailsHong Kong-based Animoca Brands has released an unaudited financial report. $573 million was recorded for its bookings and other income for the first four months of 2022.
More DetailsQuidd announced it will allow the minting and unminting of NFTs on its platform. The firm stated new features are to support users who in the past used to pay hefty amounts of money to mint NFTs.
More DetailsAnimoca Brands aligns with Blockpass in a strategic partnership to bolster Web3 security, aiming to set new standards in user verification and regulatory compliance.
More DetailsBlockchain gaming and investment company, Animoca Brands has raised new capital worth $110 million from the issuance of convertible notes.
More DetailsThe new acquisition will help Animoca Brands enhance its product offerings.
More DetailsAnimoca Brands, one of the biggest names in the gaming and metaverse world, has unveiled its partnership with OneFootball, and Liberty City Ventures to establish OneFootball Labs as a Joint Venture between the trio.
More DetailsThe temperature outside may have been in the high 30s, but that was nothing compared to the white-hot talks and meetings taking place inside Hong Kong’s awesome Cyberport venue on 17-18 July, at Steel Media’s inaugural Blockchain Gamer Connects and Pocket Gamer Connects in East Asia.
More DetailsThe harm caused by the Australian bushfires necessitated immediate response, and the Crypto Fire Alliance, a group of Australian and international blockchain and cryptocurrency businesses, stepped in to curb the situation through philanthropy.
More DetailsBINARYSTAR and Asia Blockchain Review are organizing Unblock Tokyo: Ecosystem Fast Track on October 5th, in a major gathering of all-star developers to shed light on the latest developments in the industry and exclusive project updates for the blockchain and crypto community.
More DetailsDuring a week-long virtual event, speakers from institutions, businesses, regulatory bodies, innovative companies will evaluate the outcomes of 2020 for blockchain, technology and economy, and deliver valuable predictions about what will be trending in the nearest future.
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