Blockchain / Crypto

Animoca Brands, Brinc launch new $30M Guild Accelerator Program

Animoca Brands has partnered with Brinc to launch the Guild Accelerator Program to build and grow the play-to-earn (P2E) guild ecosystem globally. The new acceleration program offers a total investment capital of up to $30 million over two years.The Guild Accelerator Program aims to enable millions of people around the world to generate income by…

Hong Kong fashion NFT platform BNV raises $4M Series A funding led by Animoca Brands

Brand New Vision Ltd (BNV), the company behind BNV.ME, the platform taking fashion into Web3.0 through 3D Product Creation, non fungible token (NFT) sales, and Future Wearability, has successfully completed a $4 million Series A funding round led by Animoca Brands. This funding round also included a number of influential funds and individuals including…

Passive crypto income strategies: How to earn up to 20% APY [Podcast]

There are many opportunities for passive crypto earning in 2022 and beyond. Holding digital assets and generating passive income out of them creates additional revenue streams.

Crypto exchange Binance to invest $200M in Forbes

Binance will make a $200 million strategic investment in United States (US) media firm Forbes. The strategic investment will be through Binance’s assumption of subscription agreements representing $200 million of commitments in the $400 million private investment in public equity (PIPE) that was previously announced along with Forbes’ intention to go public…

Binance and Netmarble F&C sign MoU for strategic partnership to build a global P2E and NFT ecosystem

Binance has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a strategic partnership with Netmarble F&C, to build a global Play to Earn (P2E) ecosystem and non-fungible token (NFT) offering. Through the strategic partnership, the two teams will develop and contribute to the infrastructure of Binance Smart Chain (BSC) through BSC…

Vietnamese blockchain gaming firm Summoners Arena raises $3M seed fund led by Pantera Capital

Summoners Arena announced Friday the completion of a $3 million round of seed financing. The round was led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Onechain Technology, GuildFi, Merit Circle, Cosmic Guild, Coin98 Ventures, Istari Ventures, Spartan Group, Impossible Finance, Kyber Ventures, and Kyros Ventures as well as several…

Taiwan’s Infinity Ventures Crypto closes its first fund at $70 Million to back GameFi, DeFi and Web 3 innovations

Taiwan's Infinity Ventures Crypto (IVC) announced the closing of its inaugural fund capped at $70 million to jumpstart and accelerate the growth of global GameFi, DeFi and Web 3 innovations. As Asia’s most active fund targeting the region’s booming crypto industry, IVC is participated by heavyweights such as Circle, Digital Currency Group, and Animoca…

SO-COL raises $1.75M in seed funding co-led by DeFiance Capital and Animoca Brands

SO-COL (Social Collectables) announced the close of a $1.75 million seed round. The funding round was co-led by DeFiance Capital and Animoca Brands, with participation from Three Arrows Capital, Mechanism Capital, Global Founders Capital, Double Peak Group, Antifund, Genblock Capital, and Kronos Research. SO-COL will use the proceeds of this funding round…

Binance partners with South Korean entertainment firm YG Entertainment to develop metaverse, NFT and gaming opportunities

Binance has partnered with YG Entertainment (YG) to develop metaverse, non-fungible token (NFT) and gaming opportunities. As part of the strategic partnership, Binance and YG will cooperate on a range of blockchain projects, including collaborations in the NFT space. Binance will provide the NFT platform and technology infrastructure while YG will supply…