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COOL CATS BELOVED CHARACTERS BLUE CAT AND CHUGS TO DEBUT AS A BALLOON IN THE 2023 MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE®

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

AUSTIN, Texas and NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cool Cats Group, the Web3 company and global character brand behind the blue-chip digital collectibles Cool Cats, together with Macy's has announced their upcoming appearance in the 2023 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade®. Cool Cats will debut as the first-ever NFT collection to be featured in the iconic holiday event, which will take place live in New York City on November 23, 2023. The new Cool Cats character balloon will feature their core mascot character Blue Cat and his adorable friend Chugs, the milk carton.

Key Points: 
  • AUSTIN, Texas and NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cool Cats Group , the Web3 company and global character brand behind the blue-chip digital collectibles Cool Cats , together with Macy's has announced their upcoming appearance in the 2023 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade®.
  • Cool Cats will debut as the first-ever NFT collection to be featured in the iconic holiday event, which will take place live in New York City on November 23, 2023.
  • The new Cool Cats character balloon will feature their core mascot character Blue Cat and his adorable friend Chugs, the milk carton.
  • Clon, Creator and Founder of Cool Cats, is a long-time fan of the Parade.

COOL CATS TO RELEASE THREE NEW GAMES IN LATE 2023 / EARLY 2024

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

AUSTIN, Texas, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cool Cats Group, the web3 company and global character brand behind the iconic blue-chip NFT collection Cool Cats, has tapped three established gaming publishers: nWay and iCandy—both a part of the Animoca Brands ecosystem—and Sync Studios, to develop new games using the acclaimed Cool Cats brand and characters. All three games are currently in development and slated for release between 2023-2024. 

Key Points: 
  • Today's announcements further the expansion of the Cool Cats profile as a mainstream brand through storytelling and partnerships surrounding its beloved Blue Cat character.
  • Our new games are critical to our ongoing mission of developing Cool Cats into a globally known character brand, and a robust storytelling and content company," says Stephen Teglas, CEO of Cool Cats.
  • In partnership with Sync Studios, Cool Cats will be releasing a match3 game format on mobile.
  • The titles, trailers, and release dates for Cool Cats' three new games will be announced individually in the near future.

Celebrated Game Designer Stieg Hedlund Joins Fitness Gaming Pioneer Quell

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Hedlund is well known for having invented dozens of now-standard game mechanics, and brings his expertise of game design innovation to Quell as the company works to revolutionise the burgeoning fitness gaming sector.

Key Points: 
  • Hedlund is well known for having invented dozens of now-standard game mechanics, and brings his expertise of game design innovation to Quell as the company works to revolutionise the burgeoning fitness gaming sector.
  • The Quell Impact is available to pre-order at: www.playquell.com
    Pre-order customers currently receive a complimentary one-year Quell subscription which includes the full suite of Quell games, fitness analytics and adaptive coaching.
  • Stieg Hedlund commented: “I love the design philosophy of Quell: using the fun and immersion of gaming to drive positive effects on people’s mental and physical wellbeing.
  • I’m delighted to be working with Quell to open a new chapter for the gaming industry.”
    Cameron Brookhouse, CEO of Quell, commented: “We’re thrilled to welcome Stieg to Team Quell.

Persona Unveils Graph Solution To Combat Rising Fraud

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Persona, the first unified identity platform, today launched "Graph" to help businesses stop online identity fraud. Graph empowers businesses to find and proactively block hard-to-detect fraud with a highly configurable query and advanced link analysis that uncovers risky connections between users. Risk and compliance teams now have expert-level investigation capabilities to spot fraudsters and bad actors at scale, more quickly adapt to evolving fraud techniques, stop incidents before they happen, and take real-time action—all without requiring heavy engineering resources.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Persona , the first unified identity platform, today launched "Graph" to help businesses stop online identity fraud.
  • "As a business grows, so does the risk and scale of fraud," said Rick Song, CEO, Persona.
  • Graph links and exposes multiple degrees of connections to stop mass fraud before it impacts an organization's bottom line."
  • Graph is a first-of-its-kind fraud investigation tool that pairs identity data with sophisticated link analysis to fight fraud at scale.

Animoca Brands takes majority stake in music metaverse company PIXELYNX

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Animoca Brands Corporation Limited ( Animoca Brands ), the company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, has taken a majority stake in Pixelynx, Inc. ( PIXELYNX ) through its controlled subsidiary.

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  • Animoca Brands Corporation Limited ( Animoca Brands ), the company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, has taken a majority stake in Pixelynx, Inc. ( PIXELYNX ) through its controlled subsidiary.
  • PIXELYNX is a music metaverse gaming platform founded by musicians and technologists deadmau5 (Joel Zimmerman) and Richie Hawtin (Plastikman) along with music and gaming industry veterans Ben Turner, Dean Wilson, and Inder Phull.
  • Animoca Brands has acquired a majority stake in PIXELYNX to build, invest in, and acquire studios, infrastructure, and technologies that will power the future of the music industry through integration with gaming and Web3 technologies and communities.
  • Inder Phull, CEO of PIXELYNX, commented: Animoca Brands has established itself as a dominant player in building the shared vision of an open metaverse.

Magic Eden Announces Expansion to Polygon Network to Accelerate Blockchain Games Growth

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Magic Eden ("the Company"), the leading cross-chain NFT marketplace, today announced plans to integrate with the Polygon network. The expansion will allow Magic Eden to work closely with strategic IP owners, world-class games developers, and emerging creators from the Polygon ecosystem.

Key Points: 
  • The expansion will allow Magic Eden to work closely with strategic IP owners, world-class games developers, and emerging creators from the Polygon ecosystem.
  • Game developers will now have the greatest optionality on Magic Eden; we can invest, launch collections, power in-game activity and drive user acquisition for developers building on Polygon with Magic Eden."
  • Sandeep Nailwal, Co-Founder of Polygon, said: "We're excited to work alongside Magic Eden to introduce an enhanced NFT marketplace experience.
  • By leveraging Polygon's fast and secure blockchain, Magic Eden will be able to support games developers and global brands who are promoting the long-term growth of NFTs.

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

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Friday, November 11, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cool Cats Group, the web3 company behind the iconic blue-chip NFT collection Cool Cats, Animoca Brands, the company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, and OneFootball Labs, a joint venture between Animoca Brands, OneFootball, and Liberty City Ventures, today announced the launch of the new collection of 4,000 "Cool Cats FC" NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain. The collection offers holders an exciting opportunity to become part of the expanding Cool Cats and OneFootball community with a combination of digital and physical football-related utilities.

Key Points: 
  • Stephen Teglas, CEO of Cool Cats Group, commented: "We are excited to partner with Animoca Brands and OneFootball Labs on the innovative Cool Cats FC collection, which brings Cool Cats and Cool Pets holders together in celebration of the upcoming global football/soccer tournament season.
  • I cannot wait for this winter, to watch France defend the trophy and see the launch of our Cool Cats FC collaboration with Animoca Brands.
  • This collaboration is a sterling opportunity to expand the Cool Cats, OneFootball, and Animoca Brands communities and drive the mass adoption of Web3."
  • There will be 1,900 Cool Cats FC NFTs available for Cool Cats, Cool Pets, and winners of pre-mint giveaways at a price of 0.069 ETH.

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

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Friday, November 11, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cool Cats Group, the web3 company behind the iconic blue-chip NFT collection Cool Cats, Animoca Brands, the company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, and OneFootball Labs, a joint venture between Animoca Brands, OneFootball, and Liberty City Ventures, today announced the launch of the new collection of 4,000 "Cool Cats FC" NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain. The collection offers holders an exciting opportunity to become part of the expanding Cool Cats and OneFootball community with a combination of digital and physical football-related utilities.

Key Points: 
  • Stephen Teglas, CEO of Cool Cats Group, commented: "We are excited to partner with Animoca Brands and OneFootball Labs on the innovative Cool Cats FC collection, which brings Cool Cats and Cool Pets holders together in celebration of the upcoming global football/soccer tournament season.
  • I cannot wait for this winter, to watch France defend the trophy and see the launch of our Cool Cats FC collaboration with Animoca Brands.
  • This collaboration is a sterling opportunity to expand the Cool Cats, OneFootball, and Animoca Brands communities and drive the mass adoption of Web3."
  • There will be 1,900 Cool Cats FC NFTs available for Cool Cats, Cool Pets, and winners of pre-mint giveaways at a price of 0.069 ETH.

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

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Monday, November 7, 2022

HONG KONG, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Animoca Brands, the company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, and its subsidiary TinyTap, the leading platform for user-generated educational games, today announced that the first batch of six TinyTap Publisher NFTs sold at auction for a total of 138.926 ETH (approximately US$228,000 at time of sale) generating a total 67.7 ETH (approximately US$111,000 at time of sale) for the six teachers who authored the content linked to the Publisher NFTs.

Key Points: 
  • I thought that discovering TinyTap's interactive game platform was my biggest teaching breakthrough; but now, I see that the Publisher NFT is my real breakthrough.
  • Yogev Shelly, CEO of TinyTap, said: "We're deeply thankful for the tremendous support we have received for our new and pioneering education model of Publisher NFTs.
  • I hope that teachers out there will see the power and potential of the Publisher NFT model."
  • Follow TinyTap on Twitter to keep updated on future developments or visit the Publisher NFT landing page to learn more.

Cool Cats Group Secures Strategic Investment from Animoca Brands, Building on Gaming Partnership

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cool Cats Group LLC, the web3 company behind the iconic blue-chip NFT collection Cool Cats, announced today that it has received a strategic investment from Animoca Brands, the company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse. The partnership will drive Cool Cats' mission to become the largest global NFT brand and a robust media and content company, including through the expansion of its gaming offerings.

Key Points: 
  • AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cool Cats Group LLC, the web3 company behind the iconic blue-chip NFT collection Cool Cats , announced today that it has received a strategic investment from Animoca Brands , the company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse.
  • This strategic partnership is the culmination of a longstanding relationship between Ken Cron, Executive Chairman of Cool Cats Group, and Yat Siu, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Animoca Brands.
  • "Working more closely with Animoca Brands will bring tremendous value to Cool Cats and its community.
  • "Animoca Brands is committed to building and growing the open metaverse through partnerships with web3 leaders like Cool Cats," said Siu.