Blockchain / Crypto

Cool Cats partners with Animoca Brands and OneFootball Labs to launch “Cool Cats FC”

Cool Cats Group, the web3 company behind the iconic blue-chip non-fungible token (NFT) collection Cool Cats, Animoca Brands, the company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, and OneFootball Labs, a joint venture between Animoca Brands, OneFootball, and Liberty City Ventures, on Friday announced the launch of the new…

Hashkey secures licences to operate virtual asset trading platform in Hong Kong

Hash Blockchain Limited (HBL), a member of the HashKey Group, a digital asset financial services group in Asia, has received approval from the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) to operate a virtual asset trading platform.

Animoca Brands partners Arevo to produce NFT-centric carbon fiber bikes

United States 3D-printing firm Arevo, Inc. has partnered with Animoca Brands to produce a line of custom carbon fiber bikes inspired by and decorated with individually owned non-fungible token (NFT) artwork.

SPORTFIVE partners Be Media, Animoca Brands to launch first NFT digital collectibles for ASEAN football

Global sports marketing agency SPORTFIVE and Be Media, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, announced on Thursday a partnership to jointly launch Onside, the first non-fungible tokens (NFTs) digital collectibles for the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022, ASEAN’s premier football tournament that will take place from December 20, 2022 to January 16, 2023.

Animoca Brands and TinyTap to auction first education Publisher NFTs

Animoca Brands, a Hong Kong-based company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, and its subsidiary TinyTap, the platform for user-generated educational games, announced Thursday the launch of Publisher non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

Singaporean gaming blockchain Oasys launches on Mainnet

Oasys, a Singapore-based EVM-compatible, multi-layered blockchain built by gamers for gamers, announced Tuesday its plans to fully launch its Mainnet. The announcement follows an extensive year of partnership-building, which saw 21 top-tier initial validators pledging their support to Oasys, including a wide range of established gaming giants such as Square…

Canada’s ChainSafe raises $18.75M Series A funding led by Round13

ChainSafe Systems, a Canada-based blockchain infrastructure firm, announced Tuesday that it has secured $18.75 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round. The investment was led by Round13 with participation from new investors NGC Ventures, HashKey Capital, Sfermion, Jsquare, and returning investors ConsenSys, Digital Finance Group, and Fenbushi…

EVMOS StayKing House protocol wins Evmos Momentum Hackathon grand prize

EVMOS StayKing House, a decentralized finance protocol developed by engineers from Sooho.io, the South Korea-based DeFi infrastructure service provider, won the Grand Champion award of $80,000 worth of USDC and EVMOS at Evmos’ inaugural Momentum Hackathon.

United Kingdom’s Blockchain.com gets approval for Singapore services

Blockchain.com, the United Kingdom-based crypto financial services firm, has secured an in-principle approval for the major payment institution license offering digital payment token services from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

Hong Kong’s Raffles Family Office launches Asia’s first multi-family office for digital assets

Hong Kong-based Raffles Family Office (Raffles FO) announced Thursday the launch of Revo Digital Family Office (Revo DFO), the first-of-its-kind in Asia that enables ultra-high net worth (UHNW) families to access and invest in digital assets from a consolidated wealth management platform.