Edenhorde leads trading volume, GrayBoys surge behind NFTWorlds, Yuga Labs CEO speaks out against BuzzFeed, behind Animoca's rise, DeHorizon Games raises another round
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\nvia Decrypt | February 18th 2022
\nYuga Labs CEO claims it was dangerous for Buzzfeed to publish information that was readily available in public corporation filing docs due to a lack of purpose? \"The thing is, is like, if it was for something, it would have been okay,” she said.
\n\nYuga Labs CEO Nicole Muniz criticized Buzzfeed for outing the Bored Ape founders. She also said she believes in freedom of the press.
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via Forbes | February 18th 2022
\nDetails around the rise of Animoca Brands from a mobile gaming company to a premier NFT gaming brand
\n\nIn mid-January, Animoca Brands raised nearly $360 million at a valuation of $5.4 billion, more than doubling its previous mark of $2.2 billion from October. Forbes estimates that Siu has a 10% stake worth nearly $500 million. Investors included Liberty City Ventures, Soros Fund Management and Winklevoss Capital. (Animoca Brands is reportedly in talks with global investment firm KKR to add around $140 million to the January round.) Since its dark days in 2017, the company has grown from 57 employees to more than 600. In the first nine months of 2021, Animoca Brands generated $670 million in revenues, with about $530 million coming from gains on digital assets and investments. Its coin reserves were valued at nearly $16 billion at the end of November.
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via Cointelegraph | February 18th 2022
\nDeHorizion adds on to it's recent $8.5M funding round with an undisclosed raise from Griffin Gaming
\n\nDeHorizon aims to become the next generation of metaverse game ecosystems, enabling players to create, socialize and enjoy blockchain-based games with their friends. The long-term vision of DeHorizon Metaverse is to create a virtual carnival open to all metaverse inhabitants across multiple chains that lets players enjoy a second life.
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