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Transcending Traditional Boundaries of Ownership: Tokenizing a Stradivarius Violin

Built by the hands of Antonio Stradivari in the early 1700's, to the digital wallets of classical music enthusiasts in 2024, the sound and craftsmanship of a Stradivarius violin will never be replicated. The distinct Stradivarius sound is often credited to the instrument's make-up of dense wood sourced during a time of low solar activity, its body style and slim f-holes, a rich varnish, and techniques that have since been forgotten by luthiers over the course of centuries...

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Animoca Brands makes strategic investment in Pudgy Penguins’ parent company Igloo, Inc.

Animoca Brands, the company driving digital property rights, today announced it has executed a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) to make a strategic investment in Igloo, Inc., the parent company of Pudgy Penguins. The investment expresses Animoca Brands’ belief in the transformative power of consumer crypto and its confidence in the growth potential of Pudgy Penguins, one of the leading NFT-based intellectual properties, and in Abstract, the blockchain that Igloo, Inc. contributes to ...

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Animoca Brands partners with GEODNET to advance DePIN and precise location technology for Animoca Brands’ ecosystem and the Moca Network

Animoca Brands, the company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, today announced a partnership with GEODNET, the world’s largest decentralized Real-Time Kinematics (RTK) network to advance mixed-reality gaming and immersive experiences, and integrate cutting-edge location technology into consumer applications. In addition, Animoca Brands has invested in GEODNET to support its growth within the Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN) community, whi...

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Automobili Lamborghini, Animoca Brands, and Motorverse team up to launch Fast ForWorld

2 October 2024 - Automobili Lamborghini and Animoca Brands, the company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the metaverse, today announced the details of their collaboration to shape the future of immersive brand engagement in the automotive industry (see announcement of 8 August 2024). The pair will combine their digital and physical ecosystems to deliver groundbreaking experiences and extended loyalty for fans and customers. This partnership marks Automobili Lamborghini's first...

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Mocaverse partners with Square Enix's 'SYMBIOGENESIS' to accelerate Web3 user onboarding

Mocaverse, the marquee consumer network with an interoperable infrastructure layer of Account, Identity, Reputation, and PointFi systems seeded by Animoca Brands, today announced that it entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SYMBIOGENESIS, the first NFT collectible art project of SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO. LTD (“Square Enix”) to promote user onboarding from Web2 to Web3. SYMBIOGENESIS is a project by Square Enix, the leading Japanese video game publisher and entertainment company..