Dapper

Coatue, Michael Jordan, Kevin Durant, a16z, and more than 30 other NBA and NFL players and VCs invest $305 million in Dapper Labs, makers of NBA Top Shot and Flow blockchain

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Articles, Technology, Payment systems, Coinbase, Dapper, Cryptocurrencies, Andreessen Horowitz, Blockchain

This round of financing brings the total capital raised by the company to $357M.

Key Points: 
  • This round of financing brings the total capital raised by the company to $357M.
  • NBA Top Shot is based on Flow, an open source blockchain developed by Dapper Labs and launched in 2020.
  • Founded in 2018, Dapper Labs uses blockchain technology to bring new forms of digital engagement to fans around the world.
  • Notable investors in Dapper Labs include Andreessen Horowitz, Union Square Ventures, Venrock, Google Ventures, Samsung, and the founders of Dreamworks, Reddit, Coinbase, Zynga, and AngelList, among others.

Animoca Brands brings "MotoGP™ Ignition" to Flow blockchain, announces first collectibles NFT sale

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Thursday, February 25, 2021
Articles, Creative works, Blockchains, Animoca Brands, Computing, CryptoKitties, Non-fungible token, Dapper, Grand Prix motorcycle racing

MotoGP Ignition will allow fans to own and trade collectibles of their favorite MotoGP bikes and personalities on blockchain.

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  • MotoGP Ignition will allow fans to own and trade collectibles of their favorite MotoGP bikes and personalities on blockchain.
  • The game's racing management experience will offer the bikes, riders, and champions of MotoGP as NFT collectibles that players use to assemble their racing teams to compete against other players.
  • Animoca Brands' portfolio of blockchain investments and partnerships includes Lucid Sight, Dapper Labs (creators of CryptoKitties), WAX, Harmony, and Decentraland.
  • For more information visit www.animocabrands.com or get updates by following Animoca Brands on Facebook or Twitter .

Coincheck and Dapper Labs to Bring CryptoKitties and other World-Class NFTs Backed by the New Flow Blockchain to Mainstream Japanese Audiences

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Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Cryptocurrencies, Articles, Decentralization, Concurrent computing, Computing, Blockchains, CryptoKitties, Dapper, Coincheck, Decentralized application

Coincheck will be working closely with Dapper Labs to introduce many of the great IPs Dapper Labs has secured on Flow, Dapper Labs' new blockchain, to the Japanese audience, starting with CryptoKitties.

Key Points: 
  • Coincheck will be working closely with Dapper Labs to introduce many of the great IPs Dapper Labs has secured on Flow, Dapper Labs' new blockchain, to the Japanese audience, starting with CryptoKitties.
  • "Through this important partnership with Coincheck, a pioneer in our space, we will be able to bring NFTs to a much wider and very passionate audience."
  • *As of August 31, 2020
    Dapper Labs is the companybehind CryptoKitties and the Flow blockchain as well as upcoming titles like NBA Top Shot.
  • Founded in 2018, Dapper Labs uses blockchain technology to bring new forms of digital engagement to fans around the world.

Dapper Labs and Circle to Transform Purchase Experience for Media & Entertainment on new Flow Blockchain

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Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Cryptocurrencies, Articles, Concurrent computing, Computing, Blockchains, Decentralized application, Distributed computing, CryptoKitties, Jeremy Allaire, Circle, Dapper, Decentralization

With today's announcement, Dapper Labs' Flow apps will add traditional payment options with broader mainstream appeal, removing friction and accelerating adoption.

Key Points: 
  • With today's announcement, Dapper Labs' Flow apps will add traditional payment options with broader mainstream appeal, removing friction and accelerating adoption.
  • "Dapper is a true pioneer in media and entertainment seizing decentralized blockchain technologies to provide consumers with experiences never before possible," said Jeremy Allaire, CEO and co-founder of Circle.
  • Dapper Labs is the creator of Flow and some of the world's most popular decentralized apps CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot.
  • Formed in February 2018, Dapper Labs is building a fun, fair, and free world through blockchain gaming.

Yan Chang of Domain Cabinets Traveled to China to Promote Educational and Cultural Cross-Pollination

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Thursday, May 2, 2019
Horror films, Chaperone, Protein biosynthesis, It, Excursion, Dapper

Ms. Chang heads up Domain Cabinets , a thriving Los Angeles business, and is mom of two.

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  • Ms. Chang heads up Domain Cabinets , a thriving Los Angeles business, and is mom of two.
  • The program immersed the American kids in the Chinese culture, beginning with the first week bunking in the boarding school dorms.
  • For ten lucky middle-schoolers, their parent chaperones and veteran teacher, Robin Dapper, the excursion marked the trip of a lifetime.
  • The cultural gap, which grows larger as a result of misconceptions, disappears when people meet one another face-to-face.

Dapper Dan & Gucci On The Cover Of Surface Magazine

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Friday, October 5, 2018
Dapper Dan, Haberdashers, Dapper, Horse racing

NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Surface magazine, the American authority on global contemporary design, presents an in-depth cover story on legendary fashion designer and couturier Dapper Dan.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Surface magazine, the American authority on global contemporary design, presents an in-depth cover story on legendary fashion designer and couturier Dapper Dan.
  • The boutique closed in 1992 after being raided by anti-counterfeiting agents, and Dapper Dan went underground.
  • "This is the first time in my life I can be creative above-ground, without worrying about big brands getting upset," Dapper Dan told Surface.
  • "Dapper Dan was the ideal choice for the cover of our 2018 Fashion Issue," says Stephen Watson, the editorial director of Surface magazine.