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ALL ANNOUNCEMENTS 2022

Animoca Brands and LayerZero jointly launch global hackerhouse initiative with inaugural stop held in Cyberport, Hong Kong

December 21, 2022 (繁中)

Animoca Brands announces Mocaverse, the NFT collection to empower Web3 community connections

December 15, 2022

Animoca Brands and TinyTap to disrupt education with auction of second set of Publisher NFTs starting 15 December 2022

December 13, 2022

Animoca Brands’ subsidiary, Darewise Entertainment, partners with Skinvaders to launch SWEAR London’s first NFT collection in “Life Beyond” metaverse

December 12, 2022

Animoca Brands takes majority stake in music metaverse company PIXELYNX

December 06, 2022

Roboto Games closes $15m in funding

Roboto Games - November 29, 2022

Wanderers raises $2M Seed Round led by Animoca Brands and GameFi Ventures

​Wanderers - November 28, 2022

The Sandbox opens new virtual neighborhoods themed around 14 major brand partners with three LAND sales

​November 22, 2022

Cool Cats Group partners with Animoca Brands and OneFootball Labs to launch “Cool Cats FC”

​November 11, 2022

Glimpsing the future through the lens of days past: Part 2

​November 11, 2022

TinyTap’s first Publisher NFTs sold out, generating 138.926 ETH (~US$228,000) that is shared with 6 teachers

​November 07, 2022

Animoca Brands and Arevo partner to produce NFT-centric carbon fiber bikes

​November 04, 2022

Phantom Galaxies “Astrafite Rush” play-and-earn event starts 4 November 2022

​November 03, 2022

SPORTFIVE partners with Be Media and Animoca Brands to launch first NFT digital collectibles for ASEAN football

​November 03, 2022

Animoca Brands and TinyTap to auction first education Publisher NFTs

October 27, 2022

Nissan partners with Grease Monkey Games’ Torque Drift 2 by dropping first ever Nissan utility NFTs

October 26, 2022

Grease Monkey Games announces exclusive licensed NFT deal with Liberty Walk for Torque Drift 2

October 13, 2022

Kun Agüero and The Sandbox partner to activate football fans in the metaverse

October 06, 2022

Cool Cats Group secures strategic investment from Animoca Brands, building on gaming partnership

October 05, 2022

Animoca Brands and Coincheck strengthen strategic partnership collaboration to create user experiences and communities in the blockchain-based metaverse

October 04, 2022

AXA Hong Kong partners with The Sandbox to become the first insurer in Hong Kong to enter the metaverse

September 28, 2022

Animoca Brands appoints Jared Shaw as chief financial officer and other senior appointments

September 22, 2022

The Sandbox welcomes Softstar to its Web3 ecosystem

September 21, 2022

Animoca Brands to acquire WePlay Media, developer of MotoGP™ Championship Quest, to further solidify user engagement in motorsports

September 16, 2022

FaZe Clan enters the metaverse in partnership with The Sandbox to bring "FaZe World" to life

September 15, 2022

Aventis announces USD1M scholarship in support of Smobler’s Metaverse for Good initiative in The Sandbox 

September 13, 2022

Revolving Games Completes $25m Funding Round for cutting-edge Web3 game development, led by Pantera with Animoca Brands, Polygon and Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser

Revolving Games - September 09, 2022

Animoca Brands raises US$110 million in funding round led by Temasek, Boyu Capital, GGV Capital

September 08, 2022

Cool Cats and GAMEE partner to launch new Cool Cats game and tournaments in Arc8

September 01, 2022

Animoca Brands Japan raises US$45 million from MUFG and Animoca Brands to grow Web3 business

Animoca Brands Japan - August 26, 2022

Gryfyn to title sponsor San Marino Grand Prix

MotoGP - August 20, 2022

Grease Monkey Games receives Epic MegaGrant from Epic Games to aid development of Torque Drift 2

August 18, 2022

The Sandbox announces Alpha Season 3, largest showcase of playable experiences to date, starting 24 August 2022

August 17, 2022

AFL drops first Limited Edition NFTs to the public

August 17, 2022

Animoca Brands completes acquisition of Be Media

August 16, 2022

The Sandbox partners with ITV Studios to spice up the metaverse with Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen

August 16, 2022

Animoca Brands and Lympo partner with Play Magnus Group on chess-inspired blockchain game “Anichess”

August 15, 2022

The Sandbox partners with Paris Hilton and 11:11 Media to bring her universe to life in the metaverse

August 09, 2022

Highstreet Redefines Metaverse Life Via Home Sales with Animoca Brands

Highstreet - August 02, 2022

OSL becomes first SFC-licensed digital asset broker to sell security tokens to professional investors with Hong Kong Security Token Offering

OSL - July 26, 2022

Animoca Brands appoints Alan Lau as chief business officer, Minh Do as co-chief operating officer, other senior appointments

July 21, 2022

BrandShield joins forces with Web3 gaming metaverse The Sandbox to protect players from digital asset fraud

July 21, 2022

Annual report for the financial year ended 31 December 2019

July 15, 2022

Animoca Brands and Blowfish Studios launch Phantom Galaxies governance and utility token ASTRAFER

July 14, 2022

The Sandbox partners with Tony Hawk and Autograph to create the world’s biggest skatepark in the metaverse

July 13, 2022

Animoca Brands raises over US$75 million to advance vision of open metaverse

July 12, 2022

On 40th anniversary of Tron, producer Donald Kushner’s Gumbotron joins forces with Forj and Animoca Brands to create web3-inspired CRYPTOSAURS™

July 12, 2022

Playboy and The Sandbox Collaborate to Create “MetaMansion” Digital Gaming Experience

Playboy - July 11, 2022

Hong Kong street artist Szabotage’s latest NFT and digital art collection lands at Quidd

July 06, 2022

Meta Hollywood enters partnership with The Sandbox to develop Hollywood-themed LAND and gamified experiences

July 06, 2022

Klang Games Raises $41 Million in Series C Funding Round to Grow the Company, and Further Develop SEED, a Player-Built MMO Universe

Klang Games - July 06, 2022

Digital Hollywood and The Sandbox Partner to Accelerate the Creator Economy through Human Resource Development

July 01, 2022

Response to ASIC media release of 30 June 2022

June 30, 2022

Ring Games raises $5M in funding led by Animoca Brands and Planetarium for its first P2E Game STELLA FANTASY

​Ring Games - June 27, 2022

Torque Drift 2 whitelist opens for first NFT game assets including free airdrops

June 23, 2022

Cyan receives $2M in seed round investment

Cyan - June 23, 2022

The Sandbox and Complex Networks announce collaboration focused on streetwear and sneaker culture collectibles

Complex Networks - June 22, 2022

TIME and The Sandbox announce partnership to build ‘TIME Square’ in the metaverse

June 21, 2022

The Sandbox partners with Captain Tsubasa to bring the popular football manga and anime to the metaverse

June 21, 2022

BAYZ announces partnership with The Sandbox to grow the metaverse in Brazil

June 21, 2022

Animoca Brands and Quidd launch Mintables, empowering collectors to mint and unmint NFTs

June 21, 2022

Animoca Brands acquires TinyTap, the leading platform for user generated educational content

June 16, 2022

SAGA Announces $3.6 Million Seed Round Lead by Animoca Brands to Develop the Middleware of the Metaverse
SAGA - June 16, 2022

The Sandbox partners with Lionsgate to create a film-themed entertainment destination in the metaverse

June 15, 2022

Animoca Brands Sees the Liberty Potential and Becomes Lead Investor

Liberty Gaming - June 15, 2022

Atmos Labs Completes $11M Seed Round to Power the Evolution of Metaverse-Native Sports

Atmos Labs - June 13, 2022

Animoca Brands to title sponsor MotoGP™ Grands Prix of Australia and Aragon this year, additional events in 2023

June 08, 2022

GamerHash partners with The Sandbox, begins work on two games in the leading user-generated metaverse

June 07, 2022

Glimpsing the future through the lens of days past (Chairman’s letter, June 2022)

June 07, 2022

Meta Carbon receives investment from Animoca Brands

Meta Carbon - June 07, 2022

Chillchat Raises US$8.35M in Seed Rounds for a Social 'Create-to-Earn' Metaverse

Chillchat - June 07, 2022

Web3 Social Media App Calaxy Raises $26M to Revolutionize Creator Economy

Calaxy - June 07, 2022

Animoca Brands investor update for the period ended on 30 April 2022

June 06, 2022

Animoca Brands acquires Notre Game

June 03, 2022

Animoca Brands completes acquisition of Darewise

June 03, 2022

The Red Village announces $6.5M Seed Round led by Animoca Brands and GameFi Ventures Fund

The Red Village - June 03, 2022

Animoca Brands becomes latest sponsor Of the iSportConnect Web3 Summit presented by Tezos

iSportConnect Web3 Summit - June 02, 2022

The Sandbox and Dimitri “Vegas” Thivaios partner to bring Alien Samurai Dino Warriors to the metaverse

June 02, 2022

People of Crypto Lab (POC) and The Sandbox to debut the first diversity, equity and inclusivity hub in the metaverse

May 31, 2022 

SPORT token to power Lympo’s GameFi ecosystem, including blockchain chess game and treasury governance

May 31, 2022 

3-time MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo launches the X-Fuera NFTs with MADworld and Animoca Brands
May 30, 2022 

SAND token is now listed on Coinbase

May 26, 2022 

L’OFFICIEL, fashion media company part of AMTD IDEA, and The Sandbox announce reinforced partnership for the launch of “Fashion Dune” and cover of the magazine’s June metaverse issue

May 26, 2022 

Own a piece of Phantom Galaxies in the Planet Genesis Public Sale

May 26, 2022 

PCCW-HKT, first Hong Kong-based CMT partner of The Sandbox, plans to launch world’s first virtual 5G mobile network and brand-new Web3 multimedia experience in metaverse

May 26, 2022 (繁中)

Elvis On-Chain expands metaverse strategy adding The Sandbox, Decentraland Vegas City, DAPPCRAFT, Voxel Architects & Metakey as partner

May 25, 2022

Webhelp Chosen by The Sandbox to Help Design the Future of Metaverse Community Engagement

May 25, 2022

Coincheck becomes first Japanese exchange service to list SAND, the utility token of The Sandbox metaverse

May 24, 2022

The Sandbox acquires technology firm Cualit to accelerate Web3 development and metaverse growth

May 19, 2022

Bondly Finance announces strategic rebrand to Forj

May 19, 2022

The Sandbox partners with Jamiroquai to get funky in the metaverse

May 18, 2022

FreshCut Secures $15M Funding to Accelerate Transformation of Web3 Gaming Content Ecosystem

FreshCut - May 18, 2022

Phantom Galaxies Planet Private Sale heavily oversubscribed, raises US$19.3M

May 17, 2022

CyberConnect Raises $15M Series A to Further Build the Decentralized Social Graph Protocol

CyberConnect - May 17, 2022

The Unfettered from Awkay Technologies Raises $2.5M in Private Investment Round

The Unfettered - May 13, 2022

The Sandbox Partners with Zombie Zoo Keeper and Minto to Build Zombie Zoo Land in Its Metaverse

May 12, 2022

GAMEE opens Arc8 gaming platform to partners to add play-and-earn utility to their tokens

May 12, 2022

Animoca Brands and OliveX partner on Operation Ape for move-to-earn game Dustland Runner

May 10, 2022

​​Animoca Brands joins forces with Untamed Planet, the Nature gaming startup

May 05, 2022

Dubai’s VARA Enters The Sandbox and Becomes First Asset Regulator with a Metaverse HQ

May 04, 2022

Animoca Brands welcomes Hockenheimring racetrack to REVV Motorsport ecosystem

May 02, 2022

HOCKENHEIMRING STEIGT INS METAVERSE EIN UND SCHLIESST KOOPERATION MIT ANIMOCA BRANDS

Hockenheimring - May 02, 2022

Animoca Brands’ PRIMATE Token listed on Huobi Global

April 29, 2022

GAMEE partners with Manchester City Football Club to launch games on Arc8 play-and-earn gaming platform

April 28, 2022

Animoca Brands and OneFootball announce OneFootball Labs, new joint venture to bring football to blockchain

April 28, 2022

REVV Token lists on Gemini crypto exchange

April 28, 2022

T.E.A.M DAO raises Series A round led by Krust Universe and Animoca Brands

T.E.A.M DAO - April 28, 2022

A metaverse collision: Star Atlas and The Sandbox collaborate for the first time

April 27, 2022

Ark Rivals receives investment from Animoca Brands

Ark Rivals - April 27, 2022

The Sandbox Expands Cultural Hub in the Metaverse with Major Hong Kong Partners Unveiled in Mega City 2

April 25, 2022

Animoca Brands and Planet Hollywood form “MetaHollywood” joint venture for NFTs and themed metaverse and community

​April 21, 2022

MTR Enters Web3 Era in Partnership with The Sandbox

​April 21, 2022 (繁中)

“My Homies by Cheech & Chong” to light up the metaverse in The Sandbox

April 20, 2022

AFL historic 5-year NFT and metaverse partnership with Animoca Brands announced

April 20, 2022

Launchblock.com receives investment from lead investor Animoca Brands

Launchblock.com - April 20, 2022

Animoca Brands to acquire Be Media to power key Australian brands

April 19, 2022

The Sandbox partners with SLIPKNOT to create the KNOTVERSE

April 18, 2022

RPD has finished the seed round led by Animoca Brands

Real Player DAO - April 15, 2022

Animoca Brands and Grease Monkey Games partner with Formula DRIFT for upcoming blockchain motorsport game “Torque Drift 2”

April 14, 2022

Animoca Brands and Grease Monkey Games partner with Formula DRIFT for upcoming blockchain motorsport game, Torque Drift 2

Formula DRIFT - April 14, 2022

Symphony Digital Announced Closing of its First Fund at $40 million

Symphony Digital - April 14, 2022

Animoca Brands to acquire Darewise, the indie game company developing “Life Beyond”

April 13, 2022

Animoca Brands open sources Time Trial game mode

April 13, 2022

Animoca Brands acquires Eden Games, developer of Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed, F1® Mobile Racing, Gear.Club, and Test Drive, from Engine Gaming & Media

April 11, 2022

DEFY Labs Raises US$3.5M Seed for World's First Move-to-Earn AR Game

DEFY Labs - April 07, 2022

Community Gaming closes $16m series A led by Softbank

Community Gaming - April 07, 2022

MOBOX and ANIMOCA BRANDS

MOBOX - April 07, 2022

Why we continue to invest and support Sky Mavis (creators of Axie Infinity)

April 06, 2022

Sky Mavis Raises $150M Led By Binance, Funds to be Restored on the Ronin Bridge

Sky Mavis - April 06, 2022

K-pop NFT airdrop from Anicube, the JV of Animoca Brands and Cube Ent

April 05, 2022

Securing the metaverse: The Sandbox and Ledger partner to increase security and ease-of-use for users

April 04, 2022

Terra-based NFT Marketplace OnePlanet Raises $3.3M Round Led by Hashed

OnePlanet - March 31, 2022

MADworld and BAPE Join Forces to Build Ground-breaking Online / Offline Experience in Web3

MADworld - April 02, 2022

Aradena Raises Pre-seed Round Led by Animoca Brands
Aradena - March 30, 2022

The Sandbox and Arianee partner to make “metaverse ready” a reality

March 30, 2022

Animoca Brands subsidiary Motorverse launches motorsport avatar NFT collection “Torque Squad”

March 25, 2022

Health Hero receives backing from Animoca Brands — a global health insurance disrupter is leading play-to-earn health. It pays to be healthy

Health Hero - March 25, 2022

Apricot Planet, Japan’s first play-to-earn gaming guild, completes seed round funding by Animoca Brands

Apricot Planet - March 24, 2022

Cyan receives pre-seed investment from Animoca Brands

Cyan - March 23, 2022

MGA Entertainment Partners with Quidd for L.O.L. Surprise! ™ Digital Collectibles and NFTs

March 22, 2022

KlayCity raises $3.75M in Seed and Private Round Funding Led by Krust and Animoca Brands

KlayCity - March 20, 2022

[Joyride] Announcing Our Fundraise

Joyride - March 18, 2022

Animoca Brands’ popular game Benji Bananas adopts ApeCoin for play-to-earn

March 17, 2022

HSBC to become first global financial services provider to enter The Sandbox

March 16, 2022

Wombat Exchange Raises $5.25M in Series A Funding Led by Animoca Brands and Hailstone Ventures

​Wombat Exchange - March 16, 2022

Hex Trust Raises US$88 Million in Series B Funding to Scale Asia’s Leading Digital Asset Custodian

​Hex Trust - March 16, 2022

F1® Delta Time to cease operations; announces rewards for supporters

​March 15, 2022

Rebel Bots Play-to-Earn Game Raises $2M from Animoca Brands, Ubisoft and Overwolf

Rebel Bots - March 15, 2022

Animoca Brands warns about fraudulent domain addresses and attempted impersonation

March 14, 2022

Angelic Announces $10 Million Investment Co-Led by Animoca Brands and Pantera Capital, along with Many Other Blockchain Industry Giants

Metaverse Game Studios - March 14, 2022

Undead Blocks Raises $1.7M in Seed & Private Round led by Animoca Brands

Undead Blocks - March 11, 2022

Versus Systems Announces Strategic Investment from Global Digital Entertainment Leader Animoca Brands in Most Recent Public Offering

Versus Systems - March 10, 2022

Bondly Brings NFTs to Music Fans with the Launch of New Partnership with Bandsintown

March 09, 2022

Creating the future of luxury and culture in the metaverse

UNXD - March 08, 2022

The Sandbox Partners with SHIBUYA109 to Launch “SHIBUYA109 LAND”

March 07, 2022

Drunk Robots Receives Investment from Animoca Brands

Drunk Robots - March 07, 2022

Tiny Rebel Games closes $7m round for Petaverse Network, bringing furry family members to the metaverse

Tiny Rebel Games - March 04, 2022

The Sandbox partners with Cube Entertainment for developing metaverse business

March 02, 2022

DNABLOCK Raises $7M Seed Round Led by Sfermion, Solana Ventures, Animoca Brands, and Non-Fungible Labs

DNABLOCK - March 01, 2022

​​REVV Token lists on Huobi Global

February 25, 2022

​bitsCrunch Raises $3.6m in an Oversubscribed Private Round Led by Animoca Brands with Participation from Coinbase Ventures, Crypto.com Capital, Polygon Studios

​bitsCrunch - February 25, 2022

Cradles Closes $5 Million Private Funding Round Led by Animoca Brands

Cradles - February 23, 2022

Animoca Brands and Cube Entertainment complete establishment of AniCube joint venture

February 22, 2022

Multi-chain platform DTTD closes US$2mn seed round

DTTD - February 22, 2022

Animoca Brands joins DROPP LAND

DROPP - February 22, 2022

Animoca Brands acquires indie game developer Grease Monkey Games

February 17, 2022

GAMEE Token (GMEE) listing on Huobi Global

February 17, 2022

Animoca Brands warns that “Animoca Brands Metaverse” token is not associated with the company

February 17, 2022

Animoca Brands and Play Magnus Group (PMG) partner to bring chess into the metaverse

February 16, 2022

Animoca Brands Japan begins operations, raises seed round of ¥1.1 billion (US$10M)

February 15, 2022

Animoca Brands and Brinc launch new US$30M Guild Accelerator Program to bolster global play-to-earn guild ecosystem

February 14, 2022

Ocean Park Partners with The Sandbox to Start Metaverse Journey at the Park’s 45th Anniversary

February 14, 2022

Pixels receives investment from Animoca Brands

Pixels - February 10, 2022

BNV Raises US$4M in Series A Funding Round

BNV - February 10, 2022

Monsta’s ‘Mad Mecha’ Is Coming Exclusively to The Sandbox Gaming Metaverse

February 09, 2022

The Sandbox Partners with Ubisoft to Bring Rabbids to Its Metaverse

February 08, 2022

GAMEE Receives Strategic Investment from Binance Labs

February 08, 2022

Polygon Raises $450,000,000 From Sequoia Capital India, SoftBank, Galaxy, Tiger, Republic Capital

Polygon - February 07, 2022

CafeCosmos raises $2.2M seed round Led by Animoca Brands and Spartan Group

CafeCosmos - February 04, 2022

SIDUS HEROES receives investment from Animoca Brands, Alameda Research, Bloktopia, OKEX, Polygon and Master Ventures

SIDUS HEROES - February 04, 2022

Olympic Games Jam: Beijing 2022 unveiled, a play-to-earn party game coming February 3

February 03, 2022

Elumia receives backing from Animoca Brands

Elumia - February 03, 2022

Kyoko Raises $3 Million in Private Round Funding Led by Animoca Brands

Kyoko - February 02, 2022

NFT3 Announces Successful Close of $7.5 Million Seed and Strategic Rounds Led By Animoca Brands as The First Unified, Decentralized Identity Layer for Web3, Opening The Portal To The Metaverse

NFT3 - February 02, 2022

Galaxy Fight Club Raises $7M to Build the First Cross-IP PvP game for the NFT Metaverse

Galaxy Fight Club - February 01, 2022

The Sandbox Partners with Warner Music Group to Create Music-themed World in the Metaverse

January 27, 2022

Animoca Brands to create blockchain game, NFTs, and social token for Japanese anime “Gold Lightan The Golden Warrior”

January 27, 2022

The Sandbox and Brinc announce US$50M Open Metaverse Accelerator Program funding for 100 startups

January 26, 2022

NFT art platform TRLab raises $4.2 million in funding from leading art and tech investors

TRLab - January 26, 2022

Animoca Brands and SUPERPLASTIC partner to provide metaverse experiences for Headtripz NFTs in The Sandbox and REVV Racing

January 20, 2022

Infinity Force raises $5.5M seed investment

Infinity Force - January 20, 2022

Champion Athletes Shaun White, Chloe Kim, Lindsey Vonn, Nathan Chen, Others Launch NFTs on nWayPlay

January 19, 2022

Ancient8 Raises $4 Million in Seed Funding to Democratize Social and Financial Access in the Metaverse

Ancient8 - January 19, 2022

Animoca Brands raises US$358,888,888 at over US$5B valuation to grow the open metaverse

January 18, 2022 (繁中 | 한국어​ | 日本語)

PlotX Secures $5 Million in Funding & Grant Led By Polygon, Hashed To Expand Play-To-Earn Ecosystem; Launching Staking Program

PlotX - January 18, 2022

Burnt Finance raises $8M led by Animoca Brands, launches DeFi-oriented NFT marketplace

Burnt Finance - January 18, 2022

Metaplex Foundation Raises $46 Million in Strategic Funding Round to Scale NFT Adoption

Metaplex Foundation - January 18, 2022

Balthazar raises US$3 million via token sale led by Animoca Brands — advancing growth plans for its NFT gaming platform

Balthazar - January 14, 2022

Engines Of Fury announces investment from Animoca Brands

Engines Of Fury - January 12, 2022

Deviants’ Factions x Animoca Brands

Deviants’ Factions - January 10, 2022

Series B raises USD 90m, accelerating expansion of Web 3.0 offerings & into new global markets

Sygnum - January 06, 2022

The Sandbox Announces Multiple Hong Kong Partnerships to Create Mega City in the Metaverse

January 05, 2022

CryptoSlam Raises $9 Million Strategic Seed From Animoca Brands, OKEx Blockdream Ventures, Mark Cuban, Others

CryptoSlam - January 05, 2022

Neptune Mutual Raises Strategic Round, Led by Animoca Brands, to Build Decentralized Cover Protocol for the Metaverse

Neptune Mutual -  January 05, 2022

CYBIRD and Animoca Brands Start Development of「Blockchain Football」, a Play-to-Earn Football Management Game

Cybird - January 05, 2022 (日本語)

Cars, Ownership, Capitalism, NFTs, and the Metaverse

January 03, 2022

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