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EQS-News: tokentus investment AG invests USD 300,000 in Hydra Ventures, one of the first Investment DAO Fund-of-Funds in the Web3 Space

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Saturday, April 15, 2023

tokentus investment AG invests USD 300,000 in Hydra Ventures, one of the first Investment DAO Fund-of-Funds in the Web3 Space

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  • tokentus investment AG invests USD 300,000 in Hydra Ventures, one of the first Investment DAO Fund-of-Funds in the Web3 Space
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  • tokentus investment AG invests USD 300,000 in Hydra Ventures, one of the first Investment DAO Fund-of-Funds in the Web3 Space
    Hydra Ventures is an early-stage investor, incubator and advisor to investment DAOs
    tokentus, as a limited partner of Hydra Ventures, has access to innovative targets and projects in the Web3 space
    Frankfurt am Main, 4 April 2023 - tokentus investment AG ("tokentus", ISIN: DE000A3CN9R8; WKN: A3CN9R; Code: 14D), based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, is investing USD 300,000 as a limited partner in Hydra Ventures (Hydra, www.hydraventures.xyz), what tokentus believes to be the first global investment DAO fund-of-funds.
  • At the same time, Hydra is also an investment DAO (hence the description via the term investment DAO fund-of-funds).
  • As tokentus, we want to be part of this development from the very beginning," explains Oliver Michel, CEO of tokentus investment AG.

Gateway.fm Secures $4.6 Million to Democratise Access to Scalable Web3 Infrastructure

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Monday, February 20, 2023

Across the blockchain sector, the node infrastructure landscape has been largely dominated by a few select industry players.

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  • Across the blockchain sector, the node infrastructure landscape has been largely dominated by a few select industry players.
  • In today's multi-blockchain environment, there is a pronounced market demand for infrastructure products and services supporting multiple blockchains.
  • As a leading Web3 infrastructure company, Gateway.fm is focused on building decentralized RPC solutions that don't rely on centralized services such as Amazon Web Services (AWS).
  • Alongside Igor Mandrigin, my Gateway co-founder and CTO, I've felt that the spirit of decentralisation at the heart of the Web3 movement has been undermined by limited access to scalable infrastructure.

Pine Protocol, NFT Financing Platform, Closes $3M Private Round, Led by Amber Group & Sparkle Ventures

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

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  • SINGAPORE, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pine Protocol, a pioneer of the emerging NFT-fi (NFT finance) space through NFT (Non-fungible token) lending and financing, has raised $3 million from investors co-led by Amber Group and Sparkle Ventures, an investment firm jointly created by Animoca Brands and the founders of The Sandbox.
  • Pine Protocol specializes in decentralized and non-custodial NFT-backed loans, where users are able to harness their NFT assets as collateral to borrow cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum (ETH) from lenders.
  • Since its beta launch, Pine Protocol's NFT-loan platform has processed over $3.3M (USD) in loan transactions across more than 40 different NFT collections.
  • Both Pine Protocol's token IDO and full platform release are slated for Q1 2023.

Fleek Announces $25 Million Series A Raise Led by Polychain

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

Fleek, a Web3 developer platform, announced Thursday that it has raised $25 million in Series A funding.

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  • Fleek, a Web3 developer platform, announced Thursday that it has raised $25 million in Series A funding.
  • Fleeks Series A round was led by Polychain Capital, a premier investor in cryptocurrency protocols and companies leading the global adoption of Web3 technologies.
  • Fleek is a Web3 developer platform that enables web hosting and storage on several different web3 protocols.
  • Fleek is providing a critical missing piece to achieving a legitimate decentralized Web3 experience, said Harrison Hines, co-founder and CEO of Fleek.

NFT Liquidity Engine Astaria Announces $8 Million Seed Round

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Monday, June 20, 2022

NEW YORK, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Astaria ( https://twitter.com/astariaxyz ), an NFT lending platform unlocking instant liquidity, has announced today the close of an $8 million seed round from leading venture capital and angel investors.

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  • NEW YORK, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Astaria ( https://twitter.com/astariaxyz ), an NFT lending platform unlocking instant liquidity, has announced today the close of an $8 million seed round from leading venture capital and angel investors.
  • Astaria is the solution to the hardest problem in DeFi: instant highly liquid NFT lending.
  • Users can log on to the Astaria webapp and get customized liquidity terms for their unique NFTs, all without forced liquidations.
  • "Astaria is the solution to the hardest problem in defi, instant highly liquid NFT lending," said Astaria co-founder and CTO and Consensys, Flow, and Sushi veteran Joseph Delong.

LUSANT debuts at the 2022 JCK the International Jewelry Show in Las Vegas, USA

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022

HONG KONG, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LUSANT, a fashionable and diversified diamond brand, appeared at JCK Las Vegas, one of the most prestigious international jewelry events. LUSANT presented its brand image and technological prowess at JCK through a variety of jewelry pieces with distinctive brand features, deepening consumers' awareness and understanding of the brand.

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  • HONG KONG, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LUSANT, a fashionable and diversified diamond brand, appeared at JCK Las Vegas, one of the most prestigious international jewelry events.
  • LUSANT presented its brand image and technological prowess at JCK through a variety of jewelry pieces with distinctive brand features, deepening consumers' awareness and understanding of the brand.
  • The JCK Las Vegas International Jewelry Exhibition is a large jewelry industry event with a worldwide presence and is one of the top three jewelry shows in the world, along with Vicenzaoro and Baselworld.
  • With unwavering quality standards, LUSANT pours cutting-edge creativity, exquisite craftsmanship, and technical know-how into the creation of colorful and gorgeous lab grown diamond jewelry.

Palm NFT Studio Partners With Moonwalk to Simplify Web3 For Brands and Creators

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Thursday, May 12, 2022

Palm NFT Studio today announced a new strategic partnership with Moonwalk, the leading no-code Web3 platform for brands, creators, and communities.

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  • Palm NFT Studio today announced a new strategic partnership with Moonwalk, the leading no-code Web3 platform for brands, creators, and communities.
  • As a preferred partner, Moonwalk will enable brands, media companies, and creators to quickly and easily add utility, engagement, and rewards to NFT projects powered by the Palm network.
  • Palm NFT Studio is powering some of the most interesting and innovative NFT projects in the world, said Greg Consiglio, Co-Founder of Moonwalk.
  • Palm NFT Studio is a technology company that partners with leading artists, creatives, IP owners, and entertainment companies to onboard them into Web3 and NFTs.

PotionLabs Kicks Off Auction for ‘Potion Unlock’ — a Novel NFT Game to Open Source a DeFi Protocol

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Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Those who purchase NFTs in the auction will be able to participate in the Potion Unlock game, working with other community members to release the Potion Protocol into the public domain.

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  • Those who purchase NFTs in the auction will be able to participate in the Potion Unlock game, working with other community members to release the Potion Protocol into the public domain.
  • Importantly, Potion NFTs are digital collectibles, not financial instruments: only the original NFT minters can participate in the Potion Unlock game.
  • The developers are deep believers in decentralization and designed Potion Unlock to transfer control of the Potion Protocol to the community.
  • The release of the Protocols code is launching shortly through the Potion NFT Unlock game.

Univation Technologies and Axens Sign Agreement to Improve Efficiency of Linear Alpha Olefins and Polyethylene Resins Production

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

HOUSTON, March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Axens and Univation Technologies have entered into a cooperation agreement with the purpose of developing improved capital and operating efficiencies for the production of on-purpose linear alpha olefins (LAO) including both 1-butene and 1-hexene for use in manufacturing polyethylene resins with the UNIPOL PE Process.

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  • HOUSTON, March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Axens and Univation Technologies have entered into a cooperation agreement with the purpose of developing improved capital and operating efficiencies for the production of on-purpose linear alpha olefins (LAO) including both 1-butene and 1-hexene for use in manufacturing polyethylene resins with the UNIPOL PE Process.
  • Jean-Luc Nocca, Executive Vice-President at Axens, and responsible for the Commercial Business Division, stated, "We look forward to cooperating with Univation Technologies and bring additional values to our customers by developing synergies."
  • Univation is also the world's leading manufacturer and supplier of conventional and advanced polyethylene polymerization catalysts designed specifically for the UNIPOL PE Process.
  • UNIPOL is a trademark of The Dow Chemical Company ("Dow") or an affiliated company of Dow, licensed for use to Univation Technologies.

PotionLabs Closes Sales Of $12M From Key DeFi Players Ahead Of Novel NFT Game ‘Potion Unlock’

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Monday, February 14, 2022

The Potion Labs team behind the project had previously raised $3.2M in August 2020 from top tier DeFi investment firms.

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  • The Potion Labs team behind the project had previously raised $3.2M in August 2020 from top tier DeFi investment firms.
  • The game is aimed at accelerating decentralization while creating a well defined regulatory framework for dev teams and participants.
  • In addition to this initial sale, a broader public NFT sale will also take place, and be open to the wider community.
  • When people say DeFi 2.0, Potion sits at the top of that list," said Chris Burniske, Partner at Placeholder.