Podjetje za igranje bitcoinov ZEBEDEE je zbralo 35 milijonov dolarjev za virtualna gospodarstva

• ZEBEDEE secured a $35 million investment to scale operations in order to meet growing demand.
• The bitcoin-only gaming developer has witnessed a 10x increase in its user base since September of last year.
• Lead investors included Square Enix, the AAA gaming studio behind multiple global video game IP’s such as FInal Fantasy and Tomb Raider.

ZEBEDEE, a bitcoin-only gaming developer, has secured $35 million in a series B fundraising event to scale circular economies in virtual worlds, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine.

Financiranje bo uporabljeno za povečanje ekipe ZEBEDEE, kar jim bo omogočilo, da bodo izpolnili potrebe vse večje baze uporabnikov, ki je bila priča 10-kratnemu povečanju od začetnega kroga financiranja startupa septembra lani. Hitra rast je bila, kot pojasnjujejo v podjetju, delno posledica inovativnosti partnerstva z obstoječimi igričarskimi studii in integracije s strokovnjaki iz industrije blockchain.

"Veseli nas, da smo v položaju, kjer lahko samozavestno širimo svojo ekipo in širimo svoje poslovanje, čeprav postajajo makroekonomske razmere vse bolj negotove," je dejal Simon Cowell, izvršni direktor ZEBEDEE. »Ta krog financiranja nam daje možnost, da izpolnimo naš zelo ambiciozen načrt tako v smislu izgradnje naše infrastrukture za podporo stotinam milijonov uporabnikov, ki igrajo igre naših partnerjev, kot tudi najemanja vrhunskih talentov, potrebnih za zagotovitev vsakega partner ima najboljše možne izkušnje pri delu z ZEBEDEE."

ZEBEDEE creates a circular economy allowing its users to earn bitcoin across multiple video games by leveraging the Lightning Network, a layer two application built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain which enables users to have access to instant, low-cost micropayments in bitcoin.

ZEBEDEE ponuja zbirko vmesniki za aplikacijsko programiranje (API), kot tudi aplikacije za razvijalce which can allow any gaming developer to create a virtual bitcoin economy. Examples of a virtual economy would be earning bitcoin every time you collect a coin as Mario, or each time you shoot someone in a CS:GO match.

“We have seen new monetization methods disrupt the gaming industry in the past, and we believe the integration of Bitcoin directly into games is a new way to expand the connection with players and engage them in ways that were never possible before,” said Kenny Lee, VP at Raine Group. “The wide range of use cases for ZEBEDEE’s platform provides flexibility for the game designer and allows ZEBEDEE to partner with any developer, from AAA console and PC to hyper-casual mobile.”

Glavni vlagatelji so bili Square Enix Holdings, Kingsway Capital in The Raine Group.