Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This WeekNFT-focused Animoca Brands valued at $5B following $358M raiseNFT and virtual property-focused … [Read more...] about Animoca Brands doubles valuation to $5B, OpenSea tops $3.5B in Jan volume, Microsoft eyes metaverse gaming: Hodler’s Digest, Jan 16-22
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Animoca Brands Valuation More Than Doubles to $5.5B in Three Months
Animoca Brands, an investor in non-fungible token (NFT) and metaverse projects, raised almost $360 million at a valuation of $5.5 billion.The funding round represents a doubling in Animoca's value in less than three months. The venture capital firm raised $65 million at a $2.2 billion valuation in October last year.Liberty City Ventures led the round, which included … [Read more...] about Animoca Brands Valuation More Than Doubles to $5.5B in Three Months
Voyager Digital’s Estimated Quarterly Revenue Doubles to $165M
Voyager Digital’s estimated revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2021, was $165 million, more than double the $81.5 million figure of the previous quarter.The total revenue for the calendar year 2021 is estimated to be $415 million, the crypto exchange announced on Wednesday.Additionally, Voyager’s net new deposits for the quarter was around $1.04 billion compared to $827 … [Read more...] about Voyager Digital’s Estimated Quarterly Revenue Doubles to $165M
Bitfarms Doubles Hash Rate to More Than 2 Exahash per Second
Bitfarms (BITF), the Canadian bitcoin miner, has doubled its mining power over the last eight months, the company said in a statement on Monday.The company has increased its hashrate to 2 EH/s at the same time when the Bitcoin network has grown about 12%, allowing it to gain a larger share of the network hashrate.“As we continue to execute on our expansion plans, we expect to … [Read more...] about Bitfarms Doubles Hash Rate to More Than 2 Exahash per Second
Small Love Potion (SLP) price doubles as Axie Infinity user growth explodes
Last week Axie Infinity's AXS token went on an impressive parabolic run and hit a new all-time high at $19.60. Small Love Potion (SLP), a token in the Axie Infinity (AXS) ecosystem that is minted through gameplay as a reward to users, also broke out with a triple digit gain. SLP can then be used as a currency to breed Axies, which are nonfungible token-based creatures that … [Read more...] about Small Love Potion (SLP) price doubles as Axie Infinity user growth explodes