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Video Game Giant Square Enix Plans to Drop a Final Fantasy VII NFT Collection in 2023
According to the non-fungible token (NFT) company Enjin, the firm has inked a deal with the Japanese entertainment conglomerate and leading video game developer Square Enix. The partnership will produce the launch of Final Fantasy VII 25th…
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Developer Behind the World’s Best-Selling Video Game Has No Intentions of Using Blockchain and NFTs…
On July 20, 2022, Mojang Studios the Swedish video game developer behind the world’s best-selling game of all time said blockchain or non-fungible token (NFT) technologies are “not permitted to be integrated inside client and…
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US-Based Lending Firm Owes $439,000,000 to Embattled Crypto Firm Celsius: Report
A troubled crypto brokerage that recently filed for bankruptcy says they are owed hundreds of millions of dollars by a US-based private lending firm.
According to a new report by the Financial Times (FT), Alex Mashinsky, the chief executive…
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One Ethereum Rival Tripled Its Share of Total Value Locked Across DeFi After Terra (LUNA) Implosion:…
A new report from crypto ranking platform CoinGecko is shedding light on one Ethereum (ETH) rival that tripled its share of total value locked (TVL) in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector after the collapse of the Terra (LUNA)…
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Lightspeed Venture Launches a Blockchain-Focused Team, Multicoin Capital Raises $430M
The ongoing crypto winter has been so far uneasy for investors, but for true believers of the new technology, it seems like time to double down their efforts on high-potential projects. Fintech-focused US VC firm Lightspeed Venture Partners…
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Vietnam’s Blockchain Industry Faces Shortage of Talent
The booming blockchain sector in Vietnam is having to deal with a serious deficit in specialists, local media revealed. Despite the large number of software engineers in the country, those with blockchain expertise meet less than a fifth of…
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Funko Plans to Launch Jay and Silent Bob NFT Collection via the Digital Collectibles Platform Droppp
Three months ago, Funko Inc., disclosed that it was entering the non-fungible token (NFT) industry when it announced it acquired a majority ownership stake in the NFT startup Tokenwave. At the time, Funko’s CEO Brian Mariotti…
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Blockchain Platform 5ire to Expand its Operations With a $100 Million Fundraiser
5ire – a London-based layer one blockchain firm – secured a $100 million fundraiser, boosting its valuation to $1.5 billion.
Becoming a Unicorn in Less Than a Year
5ire’s latest fundraiser was led by SRAM & MRAM Group…
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Blockchain Gaming Publisher Animoca Brands Secures $75M — Firm’s Pre-Money Valuation Rises to $5.9B
The non-fungible token and blockchain gaming company Animoca Brands has announced the firm has raised $75 million from investors such as Kingsway Capital, Liberty City Ventures, and others. The capital injection of $75 million brings…
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Playboy Joins The Sandbox Virtual World — Lifestyle Firm’s Metamansion to Feature NFTs and Special…
On July 11, Playboy, the lifestyle and entertainment firm founded in 1953, revealed a licensing collaboration with the blockchain-based virtual world The Sandbox. The two companies detailed that the newly formed partnership aims to provide…
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