Animoca Brands raises $75M to advance ‘open metaverse’ concept

Blockchain gaming and venture studio Animoca Brands has closed another strategic funding round, giving the company additional resources to expand its acquisition targets in the metaverse sector.  The ...

Blockchain Gaming Publisher Animoca Brands Secures $75M — Firm’s Pre-Money Valuation Rises to $5.9B – Bitcoin News

The non-fungible token and blockchain gaming company Animoca Brands has announced the firm has raised $75 million from investors such as Kingsway Capital, Liberty City Ventures, and others. The capita...

Animoca Brands Raises $75M, Boosts Valuation to $5.9B Amid Crypto Winter

Key Takeaways Animoca Brands, one of the leading Web3 game developers and investors, has raised $75 million at a $5.9 billion valuation. The latest round comes only seven months after Animoca raised $...

Animoca Brands Raises $75 Million in Capital, Pushing Valuation Up to $5.5 Billion

Hong Kong-based blockchain gaming developer Animoca Brands has raised $75 million in a fundraising drive, driving the company’s valuation up to $5.5 billion even as the market continues to reel amid t...

Animoca Brands Hits $5.9 Billion Valuation As Crypto Winter Deepens

Yat Siu, cofounder and chairman of Animoca Brands. Bing Guan/Bloomberg Blockchain game maker and crypto investor Animoca Brands has secured $75 million in a funding round that values the Hong Kong-bas...

How Focus Brands Uses Digital Innovation To Create Greater Access

My last few articles have explored how the Covid 19 pandemic affected the restaurant industry in ways beyond the obvious challenges of government-forced shutdowns and labor issues. The digital revolut...

How Jewelry Brands Messika, Unsaid & Menē Disrupted Paris Haute Couture Week

Messika Beyond the Light high jewelry collection unveiled at Paris Haute Couture Week July 2022. Messika This season Paris Haute Couture Week sparkled with unaccustomed brilliance. New brands breaking...

NFTs become physical experiences as brands offer in-store minting

Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) have taken the world by storm over the last year. Digital collectibles that were characterized solely as CryptoKitties in 2017 have since evolved into famous pieces of art, d...

Bolt Financial and Authentic Brands Group settle lawsuit

Bolt Financial Inc. and Authentic Brands Group (ABG) have reached settlement over a lawsuit the latter filed in March, according to details published on Wednesday. ABG, in its legal suit against Bolt,...

The Tribe Of Fashion Thrifters Is Growing. ThredUp Invites Brands To Get On Board.

In this Tuesday, March 12, 2019, photo Yakaranday Arce packs sold clothing for shipment at the … [+] ThredUp sorting facility in Phoenix. Charitable organizations like Goodwill have cited how Ma...

Yum Brands says it is close to selling its Russian KFC business

A woman walks near closed KFC and McDonald’s restaurants that suspended their business in Russia due to the military invasion of Ukraine, April 16, 2022, in Moscow, Russia. Konstantin Zavrazhin ...

Car quality is slipping: These are the brands with the most and least complaints, study finds

New car owners are experiencing more problems in the first 90 days of ownership than ever before. Buick took the top spot in the 2022 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study, but the headline isn’t the winne...

Marcel Brands Reveals Everton Difficulties And Clashes With Owner Farhad Moshiri

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 21: New Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti (C) stands between Everton … [+] Chief Executive Marcel Brands (L) and Everton owner Farhad Moshiri during the Premier...

Hundreds of Bored Ape owners sign up to hire out their NFTs to brands

Hundreds of Bored Ape owners have signed up to a new nonfungible token (NFT) licensing marketplace that enables hodlers to rent out their Apne’s IP to brands. Blockchain accelerator Mouse Belt Labs la...

Why Brands Should Adopt a ‘Hybrid DAO’ Model

Bringing DAOs into the mainstream is complicated, especially in a nascent crypto environment where people are often more committed to making a buck than building sustainable companies. Consequently, m...

Two European Luxury Brands Launch Experiential Pop-Ups For New Yorkers And Tourists Alike

The interior of the Salvatore Ferragamo pop-up located at 63 Greene Street. Photos Courtesy of Salvatore Ferragamo While New York residents ponder if the city and its surrounding hamlets have truly co...

The MyGolfSpy ‘Bump’ Is Validation For Some Smaller, Newer Golf Brands

Red Rooster, a direct-to-consumer maker of premium golf gloves, is among the smaller brands that got … [+] a big boost thanks to product recognition from MyGolfSpy — which is essentially the ...

Canopy Growth shares fall after it agrees to convert debt into stock in deal with Constellation Brands

Canopy Growth Corp. CGC, -16.29% WEED, -17.37% fell 17% in premarket trades on Thursday after the company said it reached an agreement with Constellation Brands Inc. STZ, -4.36% to convert about $198 ...

Walgreens, Constellation Brands, RH and others

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Walgreens (WBA) – The drug store operator earned an adjusted 96 cents per share for its latest quarter, 4 cents above estimates, with revenue ...

Aldi On Track To Join ‘The Big 4’ UK Grocery Brands By 2023

Aldi, the German discount supermarket chain that alongside Lidl has disrupted UK grocery shopping … [+] over the last decade with a strong value offer, is set to take over from Morrisons and cla...

Why Private Label Brands Are Having Their Moment

National food retailers such as Natural Grocers have extensive private label assortments. Natural Grocers Profit-driven price inflation and supply chain issues are impacting consumer buying patterns a...

Gina Sanchez: Constellation Brands will do good in a recession

Constellation Brands Inc (NYSE: STZ) did great during the pandemic and it will do just as well during a recession, says Gina Sanchez. She’s the CEO of Chantico Global. Sanchez explains why she l...

BATS and Imperial Brands are technically sound in a bear market?

British American Tobacco PLC (LON:BATS) has returned 23.99% to investors year-to-date. Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) has 10.34% returns in the same period. The strengths of the two companies illustrat...

How Brands Are Using NFTs To Grow Their Fanbase In 2022?

Non-fungible tokens, popularly known as NFTs, aren’t only valuable tokens for crypto enthusiasts but are increasingly becoming a crucial part of brands’ marketing strategies. For instance, these token...

Can Releasing An Album Enhance A Brand’s Value? Mastercard’s About To Find Out

The Mastercard logo seen displayed on a smartphone SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images No longer a nascent phenomenon, sonic branding continues to gain ground as a foundational strategy for compa...

Firms Halt Multi-Million Dollar Partnership Deals with Sports Brands – crypto.news

Cryptocurrency market participants are now finding it increasingly difficult to ink new multi-million dollar partnership deals with top sports brands in the United States as compared to 2021, due to t...

Luxury Brands Continue to Push NFTs, Metaverse Adoption

The marriage between fashion and crypto is being consummated, with leading brands making a renewed push into the industry. Balmain and Burberry are the latest fashion houses to explore the metaverse a...

iFancythat, Ecosystem Of Brands And Multiple DeFi Solutions

Decentralized finance (DeFi) is a growing sector that has the potential to transform the current financial system. The necessity for an accessible, honest, and safe monetary network is at the heart of...

Why Conagra Brands and Albertsons Could Be havens

Text size Albertsons Companies stock is down just 10% for the year and is about flat since May 20.  Dreamstime The stock market has been a scary place this year, but grocery stocks may provide a haven...

MetaWeek Second Edition Returns To Dubai, Showcasing Big Brands Embracing The Metaverse

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp NexChange Group, a venture builder and media platform, has finally announced the dates of the second edition of the MetaWeek conference, the biggest ...

Animoca Brands Buys 80.45% Stake in Edutech Platform TinyTap

The combination of TinyTap and Animoca Brands will build a community where education content creators will genuinely own their content. Gaming investment firm Animoca Brands has once again taken a ste...

How Brands Should Approach NFTs and Web3: VaynerNFT

In brief Entrepreneur and investor Gary Vaynerchuk founded Web3 consultancy VaynerNFT to help companies navigate the industry. VaynerNFT President Avery Akkineni said that brands shouldn’t let the cry...