KBW 2022: Digital property rights key to thriving Web3 economy — Animoca’s Ya...
Robust property rights in the physical world are one of the key indicators of a wealthy economy — and that’s exactly what digital property rights enable in Web3, says Animoca's co-founder. Yat Siu, co-founder of Hong Kong-based venture firm Animoca Brands has argued that on-chain digital property rights are the main aspects of blockchain technology that will drive a more decentralized society.Speaking at Korean Blockchain Week 2022 (KBW), the Hong Kong entrepreneur noted that we’re all “digital dependents” and “data is the resource of metrics” that bring value to platforms like Apple,....
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Be Media has begun an aggressive hiring process in the fields of blockchain development and project management following the acquisition. NFT investment giant Animoca Brands has acquired a major stake in Australian digital marketing agency Be Media. Be Media has locations in Perth, Melbourne, and Sydney and has provided Web2 firms with advertising and digital strategy since 2013. While the company isn’t geared up towards the crypto sector, the investment seems to be a part of Animoca’s immediate aim to “shepherd companies into Web3.”According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph,....
Digital property rights bring the connection between the internet and the economy into modernity.
Taiwan blockchain startup Bitmark has raised $1.7m in a new seed funding round. Cherubic Ventures, a VC firm focused on early-stage companies, led the round. Bitmark, which is developing technology to register user generated content using blockchain tech, raised the funding from a group of investors that also included Digital Currency Group and WI Harper. Properties registered on its platform are tied to digital assets called “bitmarks” which can be sold and and exchanged with other users, creating an electronic record of their movements. Bitmark is among a growing body of startups seeking....
Yuga Labs, the company behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible token (NFT) collection, has officially released the intellectual property (IP) rights tied to the Cryptopunks and Meebits NFTs. The company acquired the IP rights to the NFT collections in mid-March 2022, and owners can use their NFTs for commercial or personal purposes. Yuga Labs Releases Intellectual Property Licenses to Cryptopunks and Meebits Owners On March 12, 2022, Bitcoin.com News reported on the Cryptopunks and Meebits non-fungible token (NFT) collections being acquired by Yuga Labs. The firm Yuga Labs is....