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Polychain puts its money on HotStreak to streamline sports betting using blockchain

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In the world of sports betting, instant payments and reliable custody are key to the user experience. HotStreak , a web3 platform for daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests, is wagering that the decentralized nature of the blockchain makes it an ideal solution for DFS platforms. It doubled in size in 2021 with over $52.7

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Binance-backed web3 gaming startup Unagi gets funding to expand fantasy sports platform

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million ($5 million) seed round of funding, as the French startup prepares to expand its NFT fantasy sports platform beyond football (“soccer”) and into the basketball realm. Moreover, in the future there is scope to expand beyond sports into the broader gaming sphere. Web3 gaming company Unagi today announced a €4.7

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NBA Top Shot maker Dapper Labs is now worth $2.6 billion thanks to half of Hollywood, the NBA and Michael Jordan

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Now the company is reaping the benefits of its trailblazing status with a new $305 million financing led by some of the biggest names in Hollywood, sports and investing. It’s like the one thing that cryptocurrency can do really well and it’s been embraced far beyond the world of sports collectibles.

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Eksab gets $3M to scale its fantasy football platform across MENA and Africa

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Football or soccer, the latter commonly used in the US, is the most popular and watched sport globally with over five billion football fans according to its apex governing body , FIFA. Some of the funds will also go into product development, hiring talent in engineering and product teams and executing partnerships with football clubs. .

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Daily Crunch: AI content developer Jasper now valued at $1.5B following capital infusion

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Someone’s having a good day : Jasper, which calls itself an “AI content” developer, raised its first round of funding ever — and a big one at that, at $125 million, to give it a $1.5 Developers, developers, developers : Developers pour into crypto space despite stagnant markets , by Jacquelyn. Christine and Haje.

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Ayoken raises $1.4M to grow its NFT marketplace for creatives

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The startup’s marketplace, Ayokenlabs , will feature digital collectibles from musicians, sports brands and influencers from all over the world. A majority of the funding will go into buying exclusive licenses and into building our tech team; that is the developers and engineers by fourfold,” he said.

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‘PayPal for crypto’ wannabe Ramp raises $52.7M Series A round led by Balderton Capital

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In part because of this ease of use, it’s managed to partner up with more than 400 developers, including Mozilla, Browser and Dapper Labs and DeFi apps like Aave, Argent, Trust Wallet and Zerion.