DAO aims to raise $5M to resurrect Blockbuster Video
The BlockbusterDAO wants to raise at least $5 million to buy the iconic video rental brand from Dish Network and turn it into a streaming film studio. A new decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) has been formed with the goal of buying the Blockbuster brand from Dish Network and turning it into a film studio and streaming platform.Blockbuster Video is an American video rental company founded in 1985 which once had 6,000 stores globally and was valued at over $8 billion, before it shuttered almost all of its operations in 2014. It is currently owned by Dish Network and operates just....
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‘Blockbuster Year for Crypto and Blockchain’
KPMG published a report Monday on investments in the cryptocurrency, blockchain, and fintech space.
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