ChainCatcher news, according to Techinasia, Animoca Brands' Mocaverse has completed a $10 million funding round, bringing the total funding to $31.88 million. Investors include OKX Ventures, CMCC Global, and HongShan.The funds will primarily be used to develop consumer crypto infrastructure.According to RootData, Mocaverse is a metaverse product under Animoca Brands, where Mocas are a group of bold and infinitely creative beings who call Mocaverse home. However, the expansion of space has caused the Mocas to separate, increasing the distance between them tenfold. Additionally, the Mocaverse team is building Web3 native tools to enhance the capabilities of products in the gaming, culture, and entertainment verticals, allowing users to create their own digital identities, accumulate reputations, and earn and spend loyalty points.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the renowned car manufacturer Lamborghini will collaborate with the crypto payment provider Transak to mint its upcoming NFT, which is part of the car manufacturer's Fast ForWorld collaboration with Web3 games and Animoca Brands.The NFT will allow users to drive digital Lamborghinis in various games developed by Motorverse.

ChainCatcher news, FLock.io announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Animoca Brands. Both parties plan to jointly develop AI models specifically designed for Animoca Brands, focusing on due diligence, investment, market making, and operational support. The FLock.io platform combines federated learning and blockchain technology, aiming to ensure data privacy through decentralized collaboration and promote collaborative training of AI models.FLock.io CFO Vincent stated that this collaboration will leverage FLock.io's privacy-preserving AI training infrastructure platform to develop four AI models in specific areas for Animoca Brands, while ensuring the localization of core data.

According to ChainCatcher news, Alliance Games, a Web3 gaming infrastructure, has completed a $5 million Series A funding round, led by Animoca Brands and Asymm Ventures. The Spartan Group, Dialectic, Kyros Ventures, Coin98 Ventures, and investors Loi Luu and Sebastien also participated. With the previous seed round funding, Alliance Games' total financing amount has reached $8 million.According to RootData, Alliance Games is a fully decentralized, community-driven platform that provides next-generation decentralized Web3 gaming infrastructure hosting and data storage services for Web3 games, dedicated to redefining the boundaries of gaming using blockchain technology to offer an always accessible immersive experience.

ChainCatcher news, Animoca Brands announced a partnership with GEODNET, a "decentralized" real-time kinematics (RTK) network aimed at driving mixed reality gaming and immersive experiences, integrating positioning technology into consumer applications.In addition, Animoca Brands has also invested in GEODNET to support its development within the DePIN community while promoting the development of positioning and mixed reality technologies.GEODNET will collaborate with Mocaverse, a consumer network that features an interoperable accounts, identity, reputation, and PointFi system infrastructure layer developed by Animoca Brands, to help "facilitate network growth and explore various consumer applications that integrate precise location into the Moca network."

ChainCatcher news, the social gaming metaverse Ultiverse has partnered with the oracle protocol ORA to launch the AI x Gaming hackathon event "O.A.G", supported by Polychain Capital, DAO5, and Animoca Brands. The first round of applications will start tomorrow and end on December 12. Participants in the O.A.G incubator will ultimately be able to present their projects to investors.It is reported that the purpose of this initiative is to strengthen AI-driven Web3 gaming and application projects. Selected projects can receive funding of up to $2 million, as well as marketing and strategic support. The program focuses on product-market fit, fundraising, market strategy, and sustainable growth.

According to ChainCatcher news, Animoca Brands has released its third-quarter investment report, showing that the company invested in 21 projects over the past three months, making it one of the most active investors alongside Robot Ventures, which focuses on L2 and crypto AI startups. Approximately one-third of the investment rounds were early or seed rounds, and 37.35% were undisclosed rounds.Although overall financing activity has slowed compared to the 2021 bull market, there are signs of recovery in 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. Animoca Brands completed 55 transactions in the past six months, which is twice the industry average. The company's investment size typically ranges from $3 million to $10 million, accounting for about one-third of all venture capital transactions. In September of this year, the company invested in 5 GameFi projects, with a total financing amount of $38.95 million. The largest investment was a participation in a $30 million financing round for Balance (EPT) led by a16z.Animoca Brands currently manages over $291 million in assets and holds approximately $1.8 billion in token reserves. Its portfolio includes 141 assets, covering well-known tokens such as TON, SHIB, IMX, and MATIC, with a total market capitalization of $6.04 billion.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Lamborghini has partnered with Web3 gaming company Animoca Brands to launch the first blockchain-based interoperable digital car, marking its official entry into the Web3 gaming space. This collaboration will be realized through a platform called "Fast ForWorld," where players can buy, sell, and drive Lamborghini cars in games within the Motorverse ecosystem, including Torque Drift 2 and REVV Racing.Animoca stated that the platform will go live on November 7 and will offer a 3D wallet feature, allowing users to store and use their digital cars. This partnership is part of Lamborghini's exploration of new ways to engage with the Web3 brand.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized AI training network Nodepay has completed a new round of financing, with participation from Animoca Brands, Jump Crypto, Elevate Ventures, OKX Blockdream, Mirana Ventures, NGC Ventures, and others. The specific amount of financing and valuation information has not yet been disclosed.

ChainCatcher news reports that, according to official sources, the fully homomorphic encryption network Mind Network has announced the completion of a $10 million Pre-A funding round, with major investors including Animoca Brands, Arkstream Capital, Cogitent Ventures, G Ventures, MH Ventures, Master Ventures, Moonhill Capital, SwissBorg Ventures, and IBC Group. This funding round also attracted participation from well-known angel investors, including Ether.fi CEO Mike Silagadze, as well as prominent figures in the crypto space such as Mario Nawfal, Mr. Block, and Kyle Chassé. Following this funding, Mind Network plans to expand its business by integrating more staking protocols and continue to release supporting infrastructure. Users holding staked assets from partner agreements can redeem vFHE on Mind Network and participate in FHE voting.It is reported that Mind Network is a fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) layer for AI and POS networks. This layer accepts re-staked tokens from ETH, BTC, and AI blue-chip tokens and operates as an FHE verification network, providing consensus, data, and cryptoeconomic security for decentralized AI, DePIN, EigenLayer, Symbiotic, and Babylon AVS among other POS networks. Mind Network has previously received support from Binance Labs, Hashkey, Big Brain, and Chainlink, and has been funded by the Ethereum Foundation for its FHE research on Ethereum.

ChainCatcher message, according to The Data Nerd monitoring, 1 hour ago, Animoca Brands transferred 20 million SAND to 0x80A and deposited 10 million SAND to Binance, approximately 2.8 million USD.Yesterday, Animoca Brands unlocked 41 million SAND (approximately 11.34 million USD), and then 12 hours ago deposited 20 million SAND (approximately 5.69 million USD) to Binance.

ChainCatcher message, according to The Data Nerd monitoring, 17 hours ago, a suspected Animoca Brands wallet deposited 20 million PIXEL (approximately 2.44 million USD) to Binance. These PIXEL were accumulated at an average price of 0.1356 USD.

ChainCatcher news, Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu stated that Hong Kong is a "strong contender" option for the potential listing of the crypto venture capital and blockchain game developer Animoca Brands Corp.Siu, in an interview at a conference in Singapore, mentioned that part of the reason is that the company's headquarters is based in Singapore, where officials are seeking to develop a crypto hub, and activities related to digital assets have expanded.However, he noted on Wednesday that any IPO plans may take "years to really materialize," with the current focus on building the business.Siu told the South China Morning Post last month that Animoca's shares are valued between $1.5 billion and $3 billion in the secondary market. In contrast, the company was valued at $5.9 billion in a funding round in 2022.Siu added that the company is not seeking to raise new funds. (Bloomberg)

ChainCatcher news, the gamified full-chain liquidity aggregation innovative protocol 0xAstra has announced the successful completion of a $3 million seed round financing. This round of financing has gathered numerous well-known investment institutions and leading projects, including Ace Redpoint, Animoca Brands, Folium Ventures, Skyland Ventures, Orbiter, and Ultiverse.0xAstra injects vitality into full-chain liquidity and stimulates on-chain interaction through its unique gamified strategy. With deep cooperation with leading blockchain ecosystems, 0xAstra offers a richer and smoother cross-chain trading experience, pushing the potential of liquidity aggregation and re-staking to new heights. Since its launch, 0xAstra has connected to dozens of mainstream L1 and L2 networks, and within just over two months, the platform's cumulative trading volume has surpassed $90 million, demonstrating remarkable growth momentum.The 0xAstra team consists of seasoned experts from the cryptocurrency, gaming, and internet sectors, who have successfully launched multiple game products with over a million users and generated millions of dollars in revenue. Through this financing, 0xAstra aims to lead a new wave of innovation in the DeFi space, creating a more vibrant and interactive decentralized financial ecosystem for global users.

ChainCatcher news, monitored by The Data Nerd, two hours ago, a wallet (possibly belonging to Animoca Brands) deposited 5,500 ETH (approximately 12.58 million USD) to the cryptocurrency exchange OSL. If sold at the current price, the expected profit would be 4.07 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the game tokenization health platform Universal Health Token has announced the completion of a $1.2 million Pre-Seed funding round, with investments from Animoca Brands, Polygon, Tezos, and KGeN, among others. Specific valuation data has not yet been released. The new funds will be used to support its use of blockchain technology to incentivize preventive healthcare and reward users for choosing a healthy lifestyle.It is reported that Universal Health Token offers exclusive NFTs, event access, and discounts on health products, and combats chronic diseases by combining healthcare with gamification technology to create immersive experiences that encourage users to improve their lifestyle habits.

ChainCatcher news, the gamified healthcare platform Universal Health Token (UHT) has completed a $1.2 million Pre-Seed funding round, led by Animoca Brands, Polygon Ventures, and Tezos Foundation.The team stated: "Universal Health Token gamifies preventive healthcare through blockchain, supported by GOQii. The platform is the Web3 branch of Goqii, which recently surpassed 5 million global downloads on the app. UHT connects technology and healthcare, incentivizing individuals to rethink their habits and embrace a healthier lifestyle through exclusive NFTs, event access, and discounted health products."

ChainCatcher news, according to an analysis by the Web3 asset data platform RootData, since 2022, a total of 32 VCs have disclosed LP information, with a total fundraising amount exceeding $5.18 billion. The top three fundraising amounts are Haun Ventures ($1.5 billion), Polychain ($750 million), and Dragonfly ($650 million). The LPs participating in the fundraising include well-known institutions and individual investors such as a16z, Marc Andreessen, Chris Dixon, Tiger Global, Temasek, OKX Ventures, KKR, Sequoia Capital, and others.There are 17 VCs with fundraising amounts of no less than $50 million. Among them, Marc Andreessen and Chris Dixon from a16z, as well as Animoca Brands, have participated multiple times as LPs in the fundraising of other funds. These 17 institutions have made a total of 394 moves in the past year, including leading investments 97 times.For projects seeking financing and funds currently raising capital, understanding these LP networks and investment trends is crucial for establishing solid LP relationships and formulating effective fundraising strategies.