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| 12.06.2026 | Cultural Sports Hub NBA Top Shot has its CryptoPunks Moment During NBA Finals, Securing Decentralized Permanence of Digital Collectibles | Share
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More people are interested in owning and securing digital assets than ever before because they are self-sufficient. You don’t have to rely on a third-party to store and verify your assets the way you do with ph... |
| 14.10.2025 | Mythik Appoints Global Media and Commerce veteran Gunjan Bhow, to its Global Advisory Board | New Delhi, Delhi, India
Mythik, a tech-first global entertainment company with a vision to create the ‘Disney from the East’, has appointed Gunjan Bhow, veteran of technology, premium content, and commerce industry globally with experience ... |
| 01.10.2025 | EigenCloud launches platform for ‘verifiable’ AI infrastructure
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| 14.07.2025 | ASX-listed crypto fund manager DigitalX $13.55 M fundraiser includes Animoca Brands | The Hong Kong-based digital property rights firm Animoca Brands said that it was the only advisor to DigitalX, an ASX-listed crypto fund manager and Australian digital investment manager, which recently raised AUD 20.7 million ($13.55 milli... |
| 29.06.2025 | Spekter Games: $5 Million Closed For Launching Web3 Game On Telegram | Spekter Games, a next-gen game publisher dedicated to building roguelite mobile games with seamless Web3 incentives, announced a $5 million pre-seed funding round and launched its first title, Spekter Agency. The funding round saw participa... |
| 08.02.2025 | The UK is at a crypto crossroads | - |
| 29.08.2024 | The SEC's Wells Notice: A Storm on the NFT Horizon | The world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) is swirling in uncertainty. OpenSea, a titan in the NFT marketplace, has received a Wells notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This notice is not just a slap on the wrist; it... |
| 28.08.2024 | OpenSea Gets SEC 'Wells Notice' – Industry Reaction | This morning, OpenSea said it had received a Wells Notice from the Securities Exchange Commission warning the agency was about to sue the leading NFT platform for violation of securities laws. The threatened action is the latest in a long l... |
| 28.08.2024 | OpenSea Gets 'Wells Notice' From SEC, Which Calls NFTs Sold on Platform 'Securities' | Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea received a notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it intends to pursue an enforcement action, the company disclosed on Wednesday.
"OpenSea has received a Wells no... |
| 31.07.2024 | Does the SEC Really Have Jurisdiction Over NFT Art? Two Artists Sue SEC to Get an Answer | Two artists have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. SEC in a Louisiana court to get a declaratory judgement that would protect their forthcoming NFT projects from regulatory action from the SEC.
They say the SEC has set a concerning precedent... |
| 24.05.2024 | The Untold Story Behind Beeple's Historic NFT Sale: 'Token Supremacy' Excerpt | Mike Winkelmann sank into the sofa as three cameras recorded his meltdown. The dueling identities that had once structured his life were coming into conflict as his fortunes increased by the second. Unseen crypto billionaires were bidding f... |
| 06.03.2024 | NFT fantasy sports startup Sorare lays off 13% of staff as web3 gaming continues to sputter | Web3-enabled fantasy sports platform Sorare laid off 22 employees based in its New York office in February. The move comes as the startup wants certain teams to be concentrated at the company’s Paris headquarters to improve communication an... |
| 19.11.2023 | Blockchain Platform Dapper Labs Announces Disney Pinnacle, a Digital Pin Collecting and Trading Experience | Dapper Labs announced the upcoming launch of Disney Pinnacle, an all-new socially driven collectible experience that brings the magic of pin collecting to the digital age.
Disney Pinnacle will aim to “bring together characters from 100 year... |
| 14.11.2023 | Dapper Labs Announces Disney Pinnacle, A First-Of-Its-Kind Digital Pin Collecting and Trading Experience | - |
| 23.02.2023 | NBA Top Shot creator to face lawsuit around securities status | Dapper Labs, the company behind many popular NFT collectible projects, will face a lawsuit accusing it of selling unregistered securities. In particular, the company has developed the popular NFT game NBA Top Shot and one of the original NF... |
| 19.11.2022 | 3 ways communications teams can simplify Web3 UX for mass adoption | Check out the on-demand sessions from the Low-Code/No-Code Summit to learn how to successfully innovate and achieve efficiency by upskilling and scaling citizen developers. Watch now.
Right now, blockchain and cryptocurrency have a two-minu... |
| 11.11.2022 | Crypto VC David Pakman on FTX: an “entirely avoidable tragedy” | If you want to better understand exactly how big a deal it is that the cryptocurrency exchange FTX just imploded, you could do worse than talk with David Pakman, an entrepreneur turned venture capitalist. After logging 14 years with the inv... |
| 29.09.2022 | These companies have their eye on the Spirit of BC Tech – Ambition award | If the Technology Impact Awards (TIAs) were an album, then the Spirit of BC Tech – Ambition award would be its title track. Since Ambition is the theme of the 2022 TIAs, there is a level of gravitas at play in this category; it’s a high bar... |
| 07.09.2022 | Sorare teams up with NBA for a new NFT fantasy basketball game | French startup Sorare originally launched a fantasy football (soccer) game. This year, the company is expanding to new sports. After partnering with Major League Baseball earlier this year, the company is announcing a new partnership with t... |
| 31.08.2022 | Ticketmaster taps the Flow blockchain to let event organizers issue NFTs tied to tickets | Ticketmaster will now let event organizers issue NFTs (non-fungible tokens) tied to tickets on Flow, a blockchain operated by a16z-backed Dapper Labs. The Live Nation subsidiary said that event organizers can make these NFTs available befor... |
| 26.07.2022 | 5 NFT Platforms Every Sports Fan Should Know | Fan engagement has always been a massive part of sports. This is a large component of the home field advantage, and sports teams have been prioritizing it accordingly. If you’re a sports fan, you’ll want to engage with your favorite teams a... |
| 17.06.2022 | 48 finalists unveiled for Technology Impact Awards | Credit: BC Tech Association
The 2022 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs) are already living up to its theme. Under the header of “ambition,” the BC Tech Association unveiled an enterprising 48 finalists across 12 categories.
Meet the finalists:... |
| 10.05.2022 | Dapper Labs launches $725 million ecosystem fund for Flow blockchain innovation | - |
| 10.05.2022 | a16z, Coatue, USV invest in $725M developer fund for Dapper’s Flow blockchain | The web3 world is continuing to discover that it’s a lot harder to build a developer ecosystem than it is to build a platform.
The Flow blockchain launched by NBA Top Shot creator Dapper Labs is looking to onboard more crypto developers and... |
| 04.05.2022 | Where is Cesc Fàbregas investing? Munich startup kicks in €2.5 million to create football metaverse based on avatars | Munich-based football metaverse platform The Football Company has roped in €2.5 million in funding to connect football fans with fantasy gaming in the metaverse. The seed round was led by Dreamcraft and saw the participation of DapperLabs, ... |
| 28.04.2022 | What a goal! OneFootball kicks in $300 million to create new digital fan experiences on blockchain | Germany’s football media platform OneFootball has raised $300 million in funding to support its future global growth and expansion into Web3. The extra cash will drive OneFootball’s investments in Web3, boost platform and user growth, fund ... |
| 17.03.2022 |
CryptoPunks, CryptoCats and CryptoKitties: How They Started and How They’re Going | If you know anything about NFTs (non-fungible tokens), you will have likely heard about a few big names or artists like Matt Furie or the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) – those anthropomorphic digital apes that celebs such as Gwyneth Paltrow a... |
| 26.01.2022 | KLKTN receives an additional USD6.4 million in funding to expand its Japanese and Korean curated NFT content platform | HONG KONG, Jan. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KLKTN (Kollektion), a curated NFT platform connecting creators with their fans through unique experiences, today announced that it has raised an additional USD6.4 million in a funding co-led by Mr Ka... |
| 23.12.2021 | Pantera’s Paul Veradittakit’s 2022 Predictions | 2021 has been an extraordinary year for crypto. We saw decentralized finance (DeFi) swell to a $100 billion+ industry, bitcoin (BTC) reach a price peak of $69,000, massive ecosystem growth for companion blockchain networks (layer 2) such as... |
| 22.12.2021 | SPACE secures $7M in funding for arts and commerce virtual projects | Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event.
SPACE has raised $7 m... |
| 22.12.2021 | SPACE secures $7M in funding for arts and commerce virtual projects | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
SPACE has raised $7 million from multiple venture funds. The funding was provided in part by investors such as CoinFund, Dapper Labs, D... |
| 13.12.2021 | Crypto gaming giant Dapper Labs takes its next shot with Genies NFT platform ‘The Warehouse’ | As they near the end of a blockbuster year for NFTs that saw more than $10 billion in transaction volume, today’s NFT project developers are finding themselves facing a dilemma — whether to chase today’s dollars or tomorrow’s users.
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| 09.12.2021 | Dapper Labs Raising $13.5M in Equity Offering | Dapper Labs, the creator of the digital basketball collectible platform NBA Top Shot, is raising $13.5 million in an equity offering and is almost halfway toward meeting that goal, according to a new regulatory filing.
The company has raise... |
| 18.11.2021 | The metaverse is too important to get wrong, so it needs to be open | Presented by Crucible
Open vs Closed has always been a key defining battle ahead of us when it comes to the next chapter of our lives with the internet. At its core, this is about our digital sovereignty. Science fiction has been illustrati... |
| 13.10.2021 | Dapper Labs partners on NFTs with Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman | Did you miss a session from the Future of Work Summit? Head over to our Future of Work Summit on-demand library to stream.
Dapper Labs is teaming up with NBA star Kevin Durant and his longtime sports manager Rich Kleiman on a collaboration ... |
| 13.10.2021 | Dapper Labs partners on NFTs with Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| 04.10.2021 | Dapper Collectives | Our portfolio company Dapper Labs, creator of CryptoKitties, the Flow Blockchain, and the NBA Top Shot collectible game, is announcing Dapper Collectives today.
Dapper Collectives comes by way of an acquisition of Brud, a company that has b... |
| 29.09.2021 | Dapper Labs launches NFT collectibles with NFL and NFL Players Association | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Dapper Labs is teaming up with the National Football League (NFL) and the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) to creat... |
| 29.09.2021 | Dapper Labs launches NFT collectibles with NFL and NFL Players Association | Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event.
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| 28.09.2021 | NBA Top Shot creator on the NFT craze and why Ethereum still isn’t consumer friendly | Roham Gharegozlou has been betting on the potential success of NFTs for years. This year, it happened.
Gharegozlou and the team at his startup, Dapper Labs, shipped the blockchain world’s first popular game, CryptoKitties, back in 2017. The... |
| 28.09.2021 | TuneGO Launches Custom Platform For Music Artists To Enter The NFT Market | The TuneGO launch pageTuneGO |
| 23.09.2021 | Dapper Labs Raises $250M in Funding | Dapper Labs, Inc., the Vancouver, BC-based company behind NBA Top Shot and the Flow blockchain, raised US$250M in funding.
The round was led by Coatue, with participation from existing investors a16z, GV (formerly Google Ventures) and Versi... |
| 22.09.2021 | Dapper Labs Raises $250M And Seals Deal With LaLiga For Soccer NFT Collectibles | - |
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| 22.09.2021 | Dapper Labs Said to Reach $7.6B Valuation in $250M Funding Round | Dapper Labs has closed a $250 million funding round, the company behind NBA Top Shot and the Flow blockchain said Wednesday.
Coatue led the raise, which also included Andreessen Horowitz, Google’s GV and Version One Ventures. According to a... |
| 22.09.2021 | Dapper Labs Announces $250M in Funding from Coatue, a16z, GV, BOND, GIC and More | Latest investment will be used to supercharge the Top Shot fan experience while continuing to bring transformative sports, entertainment and music blockchain based experiences to consumers
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| 22.09.2021 | Blocto wallet makes Blockchain more User-Friendly and Hassle-Free | Share
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| 22.09.2021 | Dapper Labs raises $320M led by Coatue, seals La Liga NFT deal | Dapper Labs, Inc. announced that it raised CAD$320 million (US$250M) in new funding led by Coatue, with participation from existing investors a16z, GV (formerly Google Ventures) and Version One Ventures with new investors including BOND and... |
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| 22.09.2021 | Dapper Labs raises $250M and seals deal with LaLiga for soccer NFT collectibles | Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event.
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| 22.09.2021 | Vancouver-based Dapper Labs raises $250 million USD, partners with Spain’s LaLiga | Vancouver-based unicorn Dapper Labs Inc. announced $250 million USD ($319.1 million CAD) in new funding, September 22.
New York-based global investment manager Coatue led the round with existing investors a16z, GV (formerly Google Ventures)... |
| 22.09.2021 | Dapper Labs raises $250M and seals deal with LaLiga for soccer NFT collectibles | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Dapper Labs has raised $250 million in funding to enhance its nonfungible token (NFT) offerings such as the NBA Top Shot and the Flow b... |
| 22.09.2021 | NBA Top Shot creator Dapper Labs raises another $250 million | Dapper Labs, the company behind popular fantasy basketball NFT game NBA Top Shot, has raised another $250 million in funding. Coatue is leading the new investment. According to a source close to the company, today’s funding round values the... |
| 22.09.2021 | Good day: Dapper Labs raises $250m and strikes deal with La Liga | The company behind NBA Topshot, Dapper Labs, has closed a $250m (£183m) funding round and announced a new deal with the Spanish football league. |
| 22.09.2021 | Good day: Dapper Labs raises $250m and strikes deal with La Liga | The company behind NBA Topshot, Dapper Labs, has closed a $250m (£183m) funding round and announced a new deal with the Spanish football league.
In addition to creating some of the NFT world’s most popular games Dapper Labs has built its ow... |
| 25.08.2021 | Dapper Labs creates NFT-based WNBA Moments on Top Shot | Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event.
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| 25.08.2021 | Dapper Labs creates NFT-based WNBA Moments on Top Shot | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Dapper Labs will bring the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) into the nonfungible token (NFT) phenomenon called Top Shot.
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| 05.08.2021 | 20 creator economy startups to watch as the space heats up, according to top VCs | Jack Conte, Courtne Smith, Alex Mitchell, and Liz Giorgi. Patreon; NewNew; Boomy; Soona; Shayanne Gal/Insider This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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| 25.07.2021 | Metaverse Weekly: Snaps’ New AR Acquisition, Roblox Launches Podcast, Facebook Will Be A Metaverse Company, Fox Announces Avatar Singing Competition And More | Metaverse Weeklygetty |
| 13.07.2021 | Dapper Labs and Boston Seed Capital Invest in NFT Tracking and Engagement Platform MomentRanks as Part of $1.7M Seed Round | MomentRanks, the premier nonfungible token (NFT) resource and engagement platform, announced today that it has secured $1.7 million in seed round funding from a group of investors, including blockchain leader Dapper Labs, Boston Seed Capita... |
| 07.06.2021 | Vancouver has produced 7 unicorn companies in the past 7 months | Update: At least 13 $1B businesses in British Columbia since December 2020: » Read the new list.
“Welcome to Unicorn Country”
Back in 2013, venture capitalist Aileen Lee wanted a word to make it easy to describe private tech companies worth... |
| 01.06.2021 | Are Movies And Streaming The Next Frontier For NFTs? | A series of exclusive NFTs released for the feature film Deadpool 2 by Atom Tickets, Marvel, Fox ... [+] Filmed Entertainment and the GFT Exchange. Deadpool is a trademark of Marvel Characters, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Image via Opensea.io... |
| 03.05.2021 | Dapper Labs, Coinbase Ventures Join $65M Investment in Avatar Startup Genies | A startup that brings flair to your online persona has raised $65 million – with notable participation from some of crypto’s rising stars.
The Series B for Genies was led by Mary Meeker’s Bond Capital with participation from Dapper Labs, Po... |
| 29.04.2021 | Berlin-based financial services platform Finoa closes $22 million Series A round | Digital asset custody and financial services platform Finoa has closed a $22 million Series A round led by London’s Balderton Capital.
Existing investors Coparion, Venture Stars, and Signature Ventures, as well as an undisclosed investor al... |
| 27.04.2021 | Avatar company Genies launches app and virtual-clothing marketplace as it looks to cash in on the multibillion-dollar virtual-goods sector and expand into NFTs | Genies This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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| 18.04.2021 | Blockchain-Based Gaming Company Dapper Labs Closes $305 Million | Dapper Labs announced that it has raised $305 million in a new round of funding led by Coatue. These are the details.
Dapper Labs — the company behind NBA Top Shot and the new Flow blockchain — announced that it has raised $305 million in a... |
| 17.04.2021 | The $100M+ Dollar Club of Canadian Startups | Canada is the second-largest country in terms of landmass and the ninth-largest in terms of nominal GDP. Despite its size, the country is sparsely populated as almost half of the mainland is covered with forests. The US$1.74 trillion econom... |
| 16.04.2021 | Katie Haun on saying yes to Coinbase and where a16z’s crypto fund is placing its bets now | Coinbase, the newly public cryptocurrency exchange, has had it share of ups and downs. Still, the nearly nine-year-old, San Francisco-based outfit got a lot right ahead of its highly successful direct listing this week, including, seemingly... |
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| 31.03.2021 | NFT pioneer Dapper Labs valued at $2.6B | Crypto startup Dapper Labs has closed a $305 million round led by Coatue Management, with participation from athlete investors including Michael Jordan, Kevin Durant and Andre Iguodala. The funding reportedly values the company at $2.6 bill... |
| 30.03.2021 | NBA Top Shot maker Dapper Labs is now worth $2.6 billion thanks to half of Hollywood, the NBA and Michael Jordan | From the early success of Crypto Kitties to the explosive growth of NBA Top Shot, Dapper Labs has been at the forefront of the cryptocurrency collectible craze known as NFTs.
Now the company is reaping the benefits of its trailblazing statu... |
| 30.03.2021 | Dapper Labs, the Vancouver B.C. startup behind NBA Top Shot NFT craze, raises $305M | (Dapper Labs Photo)
New funding: Dapper Labs raised $305 million at a reported $2.6 billion valuation. The Vancouver, B.C., startup powers NBA Top Shot, a popular NFT-based digital trading card game that has generated more than $467 million... |
| 30.03.2021 | Dapper Labs raises $305 million to expand NBA Top Shot product to other sports leagues | Vancouver-based blockchain startup Dapper Labs has raised $305 million USD in financing as the company claims to see success from its NBA Top Shot product. This investment brings Dapper Labs’ total funding to date to $357 million.
“NFTs let... |
| 30.03.2021 | Dapper Labs Raises $305M in Funding | Dapper Labs, the Vancouver, BC, Canada-based company behind NBA Top Shot and the new Flow blockchain, closed a $305M funding round.
The round, which brings the total capital raised to date to $357m, was led by Coatue with participation from... |
| 30.03.2021 | Dapper Labs, Flow, and NBA Top Shot | I have written about all of these things here at AVC before. But I am writing again as there is likely to be a bunch of chatter about Dapper, Flow, and NBA Top Shot as the news of a financing round comes out today.
Financings don’t really i... |
| 24.03.2021 | As more artists and musicians turn their attention to NFTs, so, likely, do money launderers | Outlets that follow the crypto industry have been observing a trend, which is that according to Google search data, the rise in interest in non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, now almost matches the level of interest in 2017 in initial coin offer... |
| 14.03.2021 | Unbounce's translator in chief | Good afternoon and welcome to the hundreds of new Vancouver Tech Journal subscribers reading this Sunday. To stay engaged all week, make sure you connect with us on Twitter, LinkedIn and the new Vancouver Tech club on the Clubhouse app. If ... |
| 07.03.2021 | Seed and 'Series Eh' | The Sunday Briefing | Good afternoon and welcome to the hundreds of new Vancouver Tech Journal subscribers reading this week. Today’s Sunday Briefing is 2,022 words, a 6 + ¾-minute read. Enjoy!
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| 03.03.2021 | ‘The fastest growing marketplace in history’: Vancouver’s Dapper Labs at the center of NFT craze | (Dapper Labs Photo)
NFTs go viral: Digital collectibles, also known as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), are suddenly the talk of the tech world. They’ve been around for a few years, but gained steam in recent weeks. Music star Grimes just sold a... |
| 26.02.2021 | What the NFT? VC David Pakman dumbs down the intensifying digital collectibles frenzy | Non-fungible tokens have been around for two years, but these NFTs, one-of-one digital items on the Ethereum and other blockchains, are suddenly becoming a more popular way to collect visual art primarily, whether it’s an animated cat or an... |
| 21.02.2021 | $100M To Boast About | The Sunday Briefing | Good afternoon, and welcome to the hundreds of new Vancouver Tech Journal subscribers reading this week. Today’s Sunday Briefing is just around 1,700 words, a 6-minute read. Enjoy.
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| 21.01.2021 | Trading Cards, NFTs, and Crypto | I have written about our portfolio company Dapper‘s NBA Top Shot game here at AVC a few times now. Think of NBA Top Shot as digital trading cards. It is more than that, but that’s a simple way to think about it.
I tweeted this out today:
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| 28.12.2020 | NBA, NBA Top Shot, and Intangible Market | The NBA is back in business. Our family watched a ton of basketball over the long weekend including the Knicks huge win over the Bucks last night. It’s great to have my favorite sport back in action after a short layoff.
Also back in action... |
| 10.10.2020 | Dapper Labs Raises $18M in Token Sale for NFT-Centric Flow Blockchain | Dapper Labs has closed an $18 million token sale on the strength of its latest collectibles game, NBA Top Shot.
The non-fungible token (NFT) maker, also known for its early success in clogging the Ethereum blockchain in 2017 with CryptoKitt... |
| 03.10.2020 | NBA Top Shot Public Launch | Our portfolio company Dapper took the ropes off NBA Top Shot this past week and it is now open to anyone who wants to play this super fun NBA collectibles game.
I wrote about NBA Top Shot in early August and provided access codes to AVC rea... |
| 11.08.2020 | Dapper Labs Closes $12 Million From VC Firms And NBA Stars | Dapper Labs — a company that is developing a new Flow blockchain — announced that it has raised $12 million
Dapper Labs — a company that is developing a new Flow blockchain — announced that it has raised $12 million in a new round of fundin... |
| 10.08.2020 | Today in funding: Dapper Labs, FleetOps, Plurilock, Fortai | Four Canadian startups have announced fresh funding rounds to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, from whom, and what they’ll be putting the new funds toward. Dapper Labs raises $12 million from NBA stars, Samsung, ... |
| 09.08.2020 | Dapper Labs Closes $12M Funding Round | Dapper Labs, a Vancouver, BC-Canada company developing the new Flow blockchain, closed a $12M funding round.
Backers included NBA players Andre Iguodala (Miami Heat), Spencer Dinwiddie and Garrett Temple (Brooklyn Nets), JaVale McGee (Los A... |
| 06.08.2020 | CryptoKitties creator Dapper Labs raises $12 million for consumer-focused Flow blockchain | CryptoKitties creator Dapper Labs has raised $12 million in funding from NBA stars and others to build a consumer-focused Flow blockchain that supports digital collectibles. The company aims to enable users to own the digital items they col... |
| 06.08.2020 | NBA's Spencer Dinwiddie, Andre Iguodala and More Join Dapper Labs $12M Funding Round | Dapper Labs has closed a $12 million funding round led by National Basketball Association (NBA) stars Spencer Dinwiddie, Andre Iguodala, JaVale McGee, Aaron Gordon and Garrett Temple, according to a press release shared with CoinDesk.
The f... |
| 06.08.2020 | CryptoKitties creator Dapper Labs raises $12 million for consumer-focused Flow blockchain | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
CryptoKitties creator Dapper Labs has raised $12 million in funding from NBA stars and others to build a consumer-focused Flow blockcha... |
| 06.08.2020 | NBA Top Shot | One of the questions I hear on crypto is “what can I do with it besides trade it?” And that’s a good question because truth be told, there have not been great use cases for crypto other than storing value, sending value, and speculating.
Bu... |
| 21.07.2020 | Dr. Seuss comes to the blockchain thanks to the maker of CryptoKitties | From CryptoKitties to the NBA,
Dapper Labs has paved the way
for blockchain popularity
beyond speculation that’s purely monetary
and now with Dr. Seuss Enterprises
another collectible application arises.
Featuring the Lorax, Thing One and T... |
| 26.06.2020 | Augmented Reality NFTs | Nonfungible Tokens, or NFTs, provide a way to verify that a digital asset is uniquely owned and has specific properties, thus potentially giving the asset value through scarcity. This is a powerful idea for gaming because in many games user... |
| 17.06.2020 | How blockchain is transforming online gaming for players | Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto
For online gamers, in-game purchases made to buy special swords, guns, or other add-ons to play their adventure, warfare, and other games are one-time, non-transferable investments that lock them into their p... |
| 08.06.2020 | Why Virtual Dresses And Augmented Fashion Are A New Profitable Frontier For Brands | Virtual fashion is here to stay. Credit: The Fabricant |
