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Showbiz, Gaming Execs Try to Monetize New NFT Use Cases
NFTs // August 18, 2022

If nonfungible tokens (NFTs) are to become something more than a crypto-powered way to buy, sell and display pictures of Bored Apes and CryptoKitties, entertainment companies are going to have to use them as something more than a digital version of marketing extras in the...

Meta Metaverse Weekly: Analyst Mete’s Out Meta Downgrade
Metaverse // July 14, 2022

Meta’s ambitions to transform itself into a metaverse powerhouse on the scale of Facebook was met with another round of doubt as Needham analysts downgraded the social media giant from “hold” to “underperform.” In the July 11 downgrade, analyst Laura Martin advised investors to “use...

NFT-Creating Platform Mintbase Announces Funding From Coinbase, Others
Investments // April 19, 2022

Non-fungible token (NFT) creation platform Mintbase, which claims to allow anyone, “including those with less technical backgrounds, to create their own digital assets verified on multiple blockchains,” announced a $7.5 million capital infusion Tuesday (April 19). Investors who participated in the funding effort include Coinbase...

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Showbiz, Gaming Execs Try to Monetize New NFT Use Cases

August 18, 2022
If nonfungible tokens (NFTs) are to become something more than a crypto-powered way to buy, sell and display pictures of Bored Apes and CryptoKitties, entertainment companies are going to have to use them as something more than a digital version of marketing extras in the vein of a Darth Vader or Luke Skywalker action figures […]

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Report: Blockchain Investor Animoca Brands to Raise Another $100M

August 30, 2022
Singapore government investment manager Temasek is reportedly joining a $100 million funding for blockchain investor Animoca Brands, adding to the nearly $435 million Animoca has raised since January. Temasek will lead the financing, which adds to a funding round that has already seen Animoca raise $359 million in January and another $75 million earlier this […]

NFT-Creating Platform Mintbase Announces Funding From Coinbase, Others

April 19, 2022
Non-fungible token (NFT) creation platform Mintbase, which claims to allow anyone, “including those with less technical backgrounds, to create their own digital assets verified on multiple blockchains,” announced a $7.5...