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NFTs and Web3 communities are opening up new channels for consumers to own a piece of a brand: Report

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Mintel has announced five trends set to impact global consumer markets in 2023, over the next five years and beyond. Centred around seven core drivers of consumer behaviour which are Identity, Rights, Surroundings, Experiences, Technology, Wellbeing and Value – the trends are Me Mentality, Power to the People, Hyper Fatigue, International Localism and Intentional Spending. Matthew Crabbe, Director … Read more

Fordefi Raises $18M Seed Round to Launch Institutional DeFi Wallet and Security Platform

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Fordefi, a financial technology and software company, today announced an $18 million seed round and the public launch of its institutional MPC wallet built for transacting on decentralized applications (dApps). Led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, the investors of the firm’s initial capital raise also include Electric Capital, Alameda Research, Jump Crypto, Castle Island, Pantera Capital, Illuminate Financial, PayPal … Read more

Demand For Wafini’s $WFI Utility Token $WFI Surges As Wafini Nears Beta Launch On Cardano Main-net

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Wafini, a community driven DAO powered decentralised NFT Marketplace project on Cardano is set to release it’s initial first look of the Wafini Marketplace Demo in the coming weeks which will be followed up by Wafini’s beta launch on Cardano’s Mainnet. Wafini’s $WFI token Seed Sale saw a surge in demand as almost 30% of … Read more

Trapshooter of Indian Team Vivaan Kapoor Launches Crypto Runners

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Vivaan Kapoor, a junior Asian Champion and trapshooter of the Indian team, recently launched an NFT company called Crypto Runners along with his brother Rahul Kapoor. The company was founded with a mission to financially support skilled artisans of India by beginning an Artisans’ Charity. Crypto Runners offers investors a collection of 10,000 unique NFTs … Read more

Sachin Tendulkar To Enter In NFT Market Partners WIth Rario

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The great cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has teamed up with Rario, an officially licenced digital cricket collectibles marketplace, to enter the Non-Fungible Token (NFT) market. Through this relationship, Sachin not only serves as a strategic investor but also makes it possible for fans to exclusively purchase his digital collectibles on Rario.com. “Billions of people in India … Read more

Salud NFTs go on auction, the project with the best utilities to have come out of India in association with Token Runway

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In tandem with becoming the first Indian brand to launch a Web3 Roadmap in June, Salud is well on its way to paving the path to take the Web3 realm by storm. The lifestyle beverage brand is now all set to drop a set of 11 uniquely designed Ethereum-based NFTs in this next phase, and … Read more

Coral Closes $20M Strategic Round From FTX Ventures and Jump Crypto

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Coral, the makers of Anchor, the most popular Solana development framework, today announced a strategic round of $20 million co-led by FTX Ventures and Jump Crypto with participation from Multicoin Capital, Anagram, K5 Global, Frictionless, and other strategic investors. The company plans to use the funds to recruit and build a world-class team and to launch its first … Read more

Autonomy Network collaborates with Sony Music India

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Autonomy Network, a web3 company, collaborated with Sony Music India to organize an NFT drop contest. This collaboration provided the fans of the hit song “Kesariya” with a marketplace to indulge in limited edition kesariya aligned NFTs, merchandise, movie tickets, and more. This web3 initiative by Sony Music India and Autonomy Network is the first of its kind in the country. The contest ‘Kesariya NFT’ was a getaway for web2 users to experience the … Read more

NFT Genius Announces $150M Valuation After Securing $10.5M Series A Funding

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NFT Genius, a company developing world-class experiences and marketplace technology  to the NFT market, announced today a $150M valuation following the close of a $10.5M Series A funding round led by Dapper Labs, Spartan Labs, Commonwealth Asset Management (CWAM), and Fundamental Labs. Spartan, One Football, and Unibanco also participated in the round. NFT Genius was founded by Jeremy Born, Kurt Braget, and Karl Meier. … Read more

Roadies continues its journey with Fully Faltoo NFT, announces ‘Roadies Moto’ edition NFTs for its fans

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Gaining immense popularity with its successful first drop of culturally driven digital artwork, Viacom18’s Youth, Music, and English Entertainment cluster’s NFT marketplace www.fullyfaltoonft.com received an overwhelming response and carved out a niche for itself with NFT collectors. Riding on the momentum of its previous success and to further emphasize the significance of digital artwork, Fully Faltoo will … Read more

Cadbury Gems forays into world of NFTs to generate funds for less fortunate kids

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Cadbury Gems has announced the launch of its first ever NFTs (non-fungible tokens) through the latest Junior NFT campaign. From launching the successful online Cadbury Gems birthday party with Youtube sensations Aayu- Pihu, to, introducing the Cadbury PlayPad, an augmented reality gaming experience to make learning fun, the brand continues to leap into the world … Read more

Crypto tax startup KoinX raises $1.5 million In seed funding

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Polygon founder Sandeep Nailwal, the iSeed Fund, KubeVC, and other angel investors contributed $1.5 million to KoinX, a Crypto Tax startup. The funds will be used by the startup to scale its performance and reach more than five lakh investors by the second quarter of this fiscal year. KoinX, founded by Punit Agarwal, helps cryptocurrency … Read more

Binance Signs Cristiano Ronaldo for Exclusive Partnership

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Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, today announced that it has kicked off an exclusive, multi-year NFT partnership with Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest footballers to ever play the game. Through this partnership, Binance will launch a global campaign aiming to give Ronaldo’s fans an introduction to Web3 with a compelling … Read more

NFTICALLY Announces World’s First E-commerce Metaverse Ecosystem Comearth

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NFTICALLY, global Web3 E-Commerce SaaS platform, announces the launch of “COMEARTH”, the go-to destination for commerce in the Metaverse. COMEARTH, a 3D immersive virtual environment, will be powered by NFTICALLY’s “Web3 E-Commerce Engine” and backed by the trust and decentralization of the Polygon Blockchain. In COMEARTH, brands, enterprises, content creators, and celebrities will be able to purchase … Read more

ZEE To Dip Toes Into The Metaverse With NFTs From Movies, TV Shows, Web Series

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The new technology and innovation centre for Zee Entertainment in Bengaluru will focus on improving the user experience of the company’s streaming platform ZEE5 and generating digital goods. Mittal believes that Zee will soon join the metaverse. “Zee’s metaverse will create a new reality that blends real-world and digital ecosystems.” We’re building the metaverse as … Read more

Seagram’s 100 Pipers Pledges for a Greener Tomorrow by Launching 250 Environmentally Linked NFTs

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After the exemplary response to the launch of India’s first Environment-themed NFTs dedicated to Tree Plantation titled ‘Now Funding Tomorrow’, Seagram’s 100 Pipers has upped its game by dropping another set of unique environmentally linked NFTs. The saga will continue this International Day for Biological Diversity on 22nd May when the brand rolls out their next set of … Read more

Web3 Startup Questbook Raises $8.3 Mn in series A Funding

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Questbook, a Web3 grants platform, raised $8.3 million from Lemniscap in its Series A fundraising round. Coinbase Ventures, Alameda Research, Dragonfly, Hashed, Polygon, Balaji Srinivasan, Raj Gokal (Solana), Arjun Sethi (Tribe Capital), and Maneesh Sharma all participated in the round (GitHub). Abhilash Inumella, Subhash Karri, Sriharsha Karamchati, and Madhavan Malolan created Questbook in the United … Read more

Coins.ph Raises $30 Million in Series C Financing to Accelerate Investment in Web3

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Coins.ph, the Philippines’ leading fiat, and crypto wallet services provider and Joffre Capital portfolio company, today announced the successful completion of a $30 million Series C financing led by Ribbit Capital, and joined by other strategic investors. The new capital will be used to further expand its Web3 ecosystem and presence throughout Southeast Asia. Coins.ph … Read more

Nftically Makes Minting Nfts Free For Users; Introduces Zero Cost Gas Fee

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NFTICALLY, India’s first global NFT marketplace creator & B2B SaaS is excited to announce that now it will allow the minting of NFTs without any gas fees on the Polygon network. The feature is enrolled to support the pockets of the users who earlier paid hefty amounts as a minting fee and were held back … Read more