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Metaverse Startup The Sandbox Closes $93M Series B Led by SoftBank

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Metaverse startup The Sandbox closed a $93 million Series B funding round led by SoftBank, said a press release. The Sandbox is an Ethereum-based platform where players can “play, create, own, and govern a virtual world,” according to its site. Players can own in-game assets in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), such as plots of land that they can build on. The Sandbox token, SAND, has a $2.46 billion market cap, according to data from intelligence platform CoinMarketCap. The startup’s majority stakeholder is Hong Kong-based gaming firm Animoca Brands,

Yolo-Powered Arsenal Innovation Lab Launches Hunt for Tech Startups with £250,000 Prize Pool

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Time Stamp: October 25, 2021 6:01 AM - Modified On: October 25, 2021 - Published By:
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Press Release: Arsenal Innovation Lab is offering a £250,000 Investment and prize pool to hunt for new tech start-ups, with application ending on December 10, 2021   21st October 2021, Tallinn, Estonia — Tech startups focused on fan experience can now apply to the Arsenal Innovation Lab powered by Yolo Group. Arsenal Innovation Lab will create new opportunities for Arsenal fans around the world as it searches for a cohort of inventive startups with solutions on the following themes: Bringing Fans Closer to the Club Arsenal Innovation Lab makes it

Yeahka Ranks First among Non-bank Independent Institutions in QR Code Payment Acquiring Services

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Time Stamp: September 30, 2021 12:53 AM - Modified On: September 30, 2021 - Published By:
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HONG KONG, Sept 30, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Yeahka Limited ("Yeahka" or the "Company") (Stock Code: 9923), a leading payment-based technology platform in China, has surpassed others to become one of the most-used aggregate payment service providers by merchants in China.Yeahka's interim results show, as of the first half of this year, the total number of active merchants using the Company's payment services has reached 6.13 million, up 30.8% year-on-year ("YoY"). Its daily peak count of QR code payment transactions has reached 42 million, compared to 30 million at the end of last

Huobi-backed SocialFi Platform, Torum to Make Social Metaverses a Reality with Avatar NFTs

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Time Stamp: September 29, 2021 3:36 AM - Modified On: September 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Press Release: Torum is set to launch a pioneering social metaverse and socially integrated Avatar NFTs through a unique SocialFi platform.  29th September 2021, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia —  Torum SocialFi platform has announced that it will be launching a ‘Social Metaverse’ and the world’s first-ever social-integrated Avatar NFT, following a strategic investment from Huobi Ventures back in August 2021. Torum SocialFi Platform  The conceptualization and creation of metaverses have been on the rise since the explosion of the NFT market, and Torum is leading the social side of this emerging

Kawaii Islands Taps Polkastarter for its KWT IDO on October 12

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Time Stamp: September 28, 2021 3:08 AM - Modified On: September 28, 2021 - Published By:
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[PRESS RELEASE – Tortola, British Virgin Islands, 27th September 2021] Kawaii Islands, the Anime Metaverse gamifying DeFi mechanism, is pleased to announce its Initial Decentralised Offering (IDO) on Polkastarter. The token sale goes live on October 12, and users can start registering for the whitelisting process shortly. Blockchain gaming with a play-to-earn model keeps gaining global momentum. Kawaii Islands is the first Anime Metaverse on a large scale to create a simulation world for players to immerse themselves into. Players can explore customization options, including crafting, decorating homes, styling their

Scalable network KSM is now an official validator for Guarda Wallet

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Time Stamp: September 24, 2021 12:31 PM - Modified On: September 24, 2021 - Published By:
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As the benefits of stalking are increasingly being discussed in the crypto world, Guarda announces KSM as its newest stalking validator In a press release today, non-custodial multi-platform and decentralised blockchain wallet provider Guarda Wallet announced that the firm is now an official validator for Kusuma Network, a scalable multi-chain network that is aimed at enabling cost-effective interoperability and scalability in the blockchain world. The development will enable users to stake KSM to Guarda’s validator and earn staking rewards. What is Crypto Staking?   Crypto staking refers to the act

Your September Newsletter for All Things BitPay and Crypto

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Time Stamp: September 23, 2021 9:26 AM - Modified On: September 23, 2021 - Published By:
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We have another month of crypto news and BitPay happenings, including an exciting new partnership, a product integration and more updates around global crypto adoption. Don’t forget to check out what ‘swap’ means and learn more about BitPay Reload in our product highlight.In This Issue:BitPay in the SpotlightUATP, a global payment network owned and operated by the airlines, has partnered with us to start accepting crypto payments and attract new business. Read the announcement here.Our CEO, Stephen Pair discusses why it’s important for the approach to crypto regulation to go

Prisma Analytics, Dell Technologies and CryptoDATA Tech will host the official launch of Edain utility token

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Time Stamp: September 21, 2021 9:19 AM - Modified On: September 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Prisma Analytics, Dell Technologies and CryptoDATA Tech will host the official launch of Edain utility token Prisma Analytics GmbH, Dell Technologies, and CryptoDATA Tech have teamed up for an innovative project and announce the online launch of their utility token called EDAIN on September 29th, marking the start of the pre-sale period. The EDAIN launch event aims to raise awareness for decision-makers that seek to leverage data into actionable knowledge. It will be an exclusively online event, as it will be transmitted live on the Edain website starting 17:00 (UTC).

Fake News Moves Market | This Week in Crypto – Sep 20, 2021

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Time Stamp: September 20, 2021 1:00 AM - Modified On: September 20, 2021 - Published By:
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 Fake Walmart news crashes the crypto market, Revolut pays for office space in Bitcoin and a statue for Satoshi. These stories and more this week in crypto. A press release claimed early this week that Walmart had partnered with popular altcoin Litecoin. The news was widely celebrated by crypto fans, and the price of Litecoin along with the rest of the crypto market surged heavily in minutes. However, within an hour, both Walmart and the Litecoin Foundation denied any relationship, that news quickly crashing the market. The cryptocurrency-infused financial

Pledge: NFT-based fixed lending protocol announces successful Fundraise

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Time Stamp: September 14, 2021 4:15 AM - Modified On: September 14, 2021 - Published By:
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Pledge Finance, an algorithm-driven, multi-chain decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, is announcing the launch of an NFT-powered structured collateralized lending platform targeted at the traditional financial sector. The Binance Smart Chain (BSC) based platform will be fully interoperable with other public chains, meaning other DeFi platforms will be able to interact with Pledge’s numerous product and service offerings.  Pledge Bridges the Gap Between DeFi and Finance Pledge Finance will include liquidity pools which will act as money markets so that users can exchange cryptocurrencies without the need for a centralized exchange.