Metaverse

Animoca Brands subsidiary Darewise Entertainment seals strategic engagement with Horizen Labs

Darewise Entertainment, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands and the visionary force behind the Life Beyond Gaming Metaverse, announced today a strategic engagement with Horizen Labs for technical token, development, and consulting services.

Animoca Brands raises $20M for its Mocaverse project in funding round led by CMCC Global

The funding round was led by CMCC Global, with other investors including Kingsway Capital, Liberty City Ventures, GameFi Ventures, Aleksander Larsen (founder of Sky Mavis), Gabby Dizon (founder of Yield Guild Games), institutional investors of Koda Capital, and others. Yat Siu, the executive chairman and co-founder of Animoca Brands is also participating in…

Rethinking the future of 5G through the lens of extended reality (XR)

The convergence of #5G technology with #XR is a critical step towards increasing global connectivity and unlocking new social and economic opportunities, even towards the much-anticipated metaverse. However, given the complexity of the #IoT ecosystem, organizations that utilize XR must be informed and selective when building their 5G-integrated…

Tiger Research & Animoca Brands partner to lead Web3 collaborations in South Korea

The two companies will explore collaboration opportunities to mutually facilitate and enhance their business development and marketing efforts in South Korea.

Jay Chou’s PHANTACi partners Highstreet to launch ‘PHANTACi Peninsula’

International fashion label PHANTACi is entering a revolutionary partnership with Highstreet, the MMORPG and retail-focused metaverse, unveiling a unique region within Highstreet World called “PHANTACi Peninsula.” This exclusive metaverse intends to provide fans with an innovative, interactive experience, acting as a testament to their enduring support of…

McDonald’s Hong Kong launches McNuggets® Land experience in The Sandbox

The Sandbox, a decentralized gaming virtual world and subsidiary of Animoca Brands, has been selected as the platform to build the first Web3 experience for McDonald’s Hong Kong.

Animoca Brands partners Hooked Protocol to enrich Web3 edutainment ecosystem, drive mass adoption

Hong Kong-based gaming company Animoca Brands has partnered Hooked Protocol (Hooked), an immersive edutainment network focusing on Web3 mass adoption, to innovate edutainment practices and trends, enrich Web3 industry ecosystem diversities, and boost mass adoption of Web3 infrastructure among billions of Web2 internet users.

​​Animoca Brands joins $10M Web3 Global Educators Fund by Open Campus Protocol

Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based gaming firm, has on Monday announced that it has committed to contribute to the Global Educators Fund, a $10 million grant fund set up by Open Campus Protocol (Open Campus) to supplement standard education curricula through the use of Web3 technologies and communities.

Animoca Brands partners with ALTAVA Group to license its BAYC NFTs for ALTAVA’s BAGC project

Hong Kong-based gaming firm Animoca Brands has announced a licensing partnership with ALTAVA Group, a Singapore-based luxury fashion brand that brings culture-defining brands into the metaverse, to make use of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in Animoca Brands’ portfolio.

Changi Airport expands into the metaverse with launch of ChangiVerse on Roblox

Changi Airport Group (CAG) unveils ChangiVerse, an innovative online experience, marking the airport’s global debut in the metaverse.