Brittany Andrews Collaborates with Artist Brain Pasta, Creates Future Collaborations to Release Crypto Art

Adult superstar Brittany Andrews is releasing her Genesis NFT Collection, a colorful digital art collaboration with contemporary artist Brain Pasta.

Andrews, excited at the prospect of tracking the ownership of the NFTs connected to the crypto collectible after it was sold for one Ethereum token ($1800), was stunned to discover that corporate finance executive P. Holt Gardiner is currently reselling the one-of-a-kind digital asset for 500 Ethereum ($900,000) on the OpenSea marketplace platform.

“I was actually in a clubhouse room talking about releasing it when it was bought - which was exciting to be able to say while in the room, ‘Hey, OMG my first NFT just sold!” said Andrews. “Even though I might not be the first sexworker to do an NFT, I’m still probably one of the first to adapt to this exciting new technology and plan on participating heavily in the NFT space to see where it goes.”

Andrews has long been a part of the Bitcoin space, “being that sex workers are quite often forced to use alternative payment methods, I learned about blockchain by using Bitcoin, and saw its future potential. When NFTs first came into the space, I could see this was the way that I had thought blockchain had the potential to be used.”

The industry veteran has firsthand knowledge of how economic value ebbs and flows over time. “Being in the adult business for over 30 years, erotic films went from 35mm to camcorder VHS, to Blu-ray, DVD to torrents then being ripped off by tube sites… I’ve seen how once-valuable content turned into worthless and free over the years.

“Now with the rise of the independent fan platforms, our content is once again gaining value. I think this is the perfect time for NFT’s to finally come full circle to where our work has value again, and I’m super excited to be one of the first pioneers of porn NFTs.”

In addition to her partnership with Brain Pasta, Andrews is looking to expand her interests using this game-changing structure to transform her artistic work into NFTs to sell to potential buyers. “In addition to creating more digital assets with Brain Pasta, I am looking forward to collaborating with other artists to expand my collections to build my long-term investments.” Future collaborators include Toby Mott, DoublePops, Necatuss, TempleHap, Zora, Samuel D. York, Davidiainbrown, and Erwin Diaz.

Look for more NFT digital art from Brittany Andrews by visiting her personal OpenSea platform, and find and follow her through her AllMyLinks.com/DJBRITSTAR page.

ABOUT BRITTANY ANDREWS:

Miss Brittany Andrews is an adult industry icon with incredible crossover star power. A bona fide creative chameleon and forward thinker, it is no wonder that Brittany has found success in front of the camera, behind the camera, in the DJ booth, on television—and in pages of too many magazines to count!

With over thirty years of experience in the adult industry, Brittany Andrews is a multi-award winner and two-time Adult Hall of Fame Star. When it comes to exemplifying ‘blonde ambition’, nobody beats Brittany—and few can even come close to replicating her timeless appeal and brand success.

The Milwaukee, Wisconsin native started her career as a feature dancer before diving headfirst into adult film, which led to mainstream modeling and fashion opportunities. She founded production companies, BritCo Pictures (LA) and Discipline Filmworks (NYC) and took time off to study filmmaking at New York Film Academy. Miss Andrews then attended classes at Dubspot Electronic Music Production and DJ School. She received a Master Certification in Abelton and started producing and spinning vinyl as DJ BritStar.

Today, Andrews shoots her own adult content, as well as for the industry’s top studios, and is an outspoken advocate for sex worker safety through SWOP Las vegas. She was also appointed to the Women in Adult (WIA) board of directors as its Talent Liaison, and serves as a member of the Free Speech Coalition, ASACP and Adult Sites Against Child Pornography.

Double jump.tokyo partner with Tomb Raider/Final Fantasy publisher Square Enix to collaborate on NFT content development

double jump.tokyo partnership with Square Enix to collaborate on NFT content development

Via Press Release

Based on the corporate philosophy of “To spread happiness across the globe by providing unforgettable experiences,” Square Enix is a provider of diverse and high-quality entertainment content and services, including games, amusement, publishing, and merchandising, with a focus on IP such as “Dragon Quest” and “Final Fantasy.

double jump.tokyo was established in April 2018 as a company dedicated to game development in the blockchain technology domain.

The world’s No.1 blockchain game “My Crypto Heroes” has now earned a total of 26,033 ETH.

In addition, we have been providing blockchain game development support programs, collaborating with Japanese IPs, collaborating among blockchain games, and other cross-cutting projects.

We believe that by utilizing these assets and knowledge, we can develop new content, and have decided to collaborate.

Purpose of the Partnership

NFT, which utilizes the “tamper-resistance” characteristic of blockchain technology, can be used to prove digital assets that are unique in the world.

By utilizing the characteristics of NFT, users will be able to own digital data in the same way as physical objects.

Furthermore, NFTs can be transferred and traded.

We believe that NFT will bring a huge wave of innovation.

In this alliance, we will seek to develop businesses that will maximize the value of content by utilizing NFT. 

Detail of the partnership

Sales and system development of NFT digital stickers using the “Million Arthur” IP

Future prospects

We would like to discuss the creation of new contents (business model) and use cases of blockchain technology.

“Blockchain technology, which has been attracting attention as a technology that supports virtual currency, has been attracting attention as a technology that can provide digital entertainment content with value other than currency, and we have been conducting research and considering plans for it. We are pleased to start development of  NFT digital assets service using our IP, and hope to contribute to the creation of new value and the future of digital assets from this partnership, said Hata, Business Representative, Square Enix CO., LTD.”

“In the blockchain field, which is now attracting a lot of attention from major global companies, NFTs are the most popular now.NFTs can be programmed with smart contracts, which can be used to add a variety of business models and content ecosystems to digital items.I am convinced that adding innovation elements such as NFT to Japanese IP will contribute to further value expansion. NFT (Non-Fungible Token) is a term used to describe a non-replaceable token that is expected to have use cases ranging from game characters, items, and trading cards to the digitization of art and rights, said Ueno, CEO at double jump.tokyo inc”

About double jump.tokyo Inc.
double jump.tokyo was established on April 3, 2018 by members who have expertise in the development and operation of numerous games (mobile social games, PC online games, home video games, etc.) and platforms, as well as in blockchain technology and finance, including crypto-assets, as a dedicated blockchain game development company.
Company name: double jump.tokyo Inc.
Location: 4-34-7 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Hironobu Ueno, Representative Director
Business description: Blockchain game development, NFT sales system development
https://www.doublejump.tokyo/

About Square Enix Co., Ltd. 

Square Enix Co.,Ltd. develops,publishes,distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX®,EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content around the world. The Square Enix group of companies includes a global network of leading development studios and boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property, including: FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 159 million units worldwide; and DRAGON QUEST®, which has sold over 82 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER®,which has sold over 81 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®.Square Enix Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based, wholly owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

BaeBay launches NFT collaboration with legendary adult actress Sophie Dee

So very excited to be launching the legendary @sophiedee's first NFT auction! Start bidding now at https://t.co/T31mw6NJBB. pic.twitter.com/6tGc18bnrM

— BaeBay (@myBaeBay) March 15, 2021

BaeBay is auctioning off some high quality NFTs from legendary adult actress Sophie Dee. Along with some very sultry content from Sophie Dee BaeBay also offers an NFT which also includes a Virtual Girlfriend Token (VGT) that allows the token owner a chance to get 1-on-1 time with her through redeemable calling/texting. Interesting development in the NFT and adult content space. Looking forward to see where BaeBae goes with their content as it is great for performers in the adult industry as well as sex workers looking to monetize their content in a Web 3.0 world. Check out https://www.baebay.co/ to bid on several seductive Sophie Dee NFTs available.

Get my First ever NFT!!!!! You don’t wanna miss out on this. https://t.co/1zaEhJj9HY @myBaeBay

— Sophie Dee (@sophiedee) March 15, 2021

Introducing one of the largest adult actresses in the world. 7x Nominated AVN Awards, 10 Million followers on Instagram, 1.1 Million followers on Twitter. You've seen her on the screens, now you have a chance to get 1-on-1 with her with redeemable calling/texting and curated material for your eyes only. Buy and resell the token or keep it for yourself, it's just for you. Bid on her Virtual Girlfriend Token (VGT) now.
AUCTION ENDS: 25th of March @6:00PM EST https://www.baebay.co/

Access Sophie Dee's sweeter, intimate side put on display for the holders of the asset. Access a collage built for your eyes with themed content in a new level of exclusivity with one of the largest creators in the space. You've seen her on PornHub, now see her in a way no one else has. Buy, hold or resell the asset, the piece of her brand in this NFT is yours. https://www.baebay.co/sophie-sweet-00
AUCTION ENDS: 25th of March @6:00PM EST.

NFT Twitter discovered the lost MoonCat civilization! Relive the drama through some tweets before the FOMO hits.

MF DOOM AR NFT auction benefitting the MF DOOM Estate ends tonight!

Illust Space–an augmented reality NFT marketplace is hosting an MF DOOM crypto auction in collaboration with Rhymesayers, MF DOOM's wife Jasmine and the estate. The auction, set to coincide with the launch of the Illust Space marketplace, will be listing a select group of signed, limited edition, MF DOOM augmented reality NFT's. This latest auction will build on the success of MF DOOM's initial launch in October 2020, when his collaboration with Illust Space made history as the first launch of an Augmented Reality NFT. Sign up for more information on the auction here: https://app.illust.space/

The auction is live and will conclude on Friday, March 12th at 10:00 PM PST. As part of the sale, 10% of total proceeds will go back to MF DOOM's estate in the form of royalties along with an individualized donation from the current holders of the masks.

• What's an NFT? NFT's or Non-Fungible Tokens are a blockchain standard that use digital contracts (smart contracts) to assign attribution rights to artwork, digital collectibles, and unique items. Each NFT can be purchased, sold, and traded like a physical object yet still retain its certification of provenance as the object changes hands.

• Blockchain and Estate Planning: Sadly, MF DOOM passed on Oct 31st, 2020, one day following the close of the original Illust Space beta auction making this one of MF DOOM's final collaborations. Due to blockchain's immutable and decentralized ledger technology, all of MF DOOM's AR NFT collection will be available for future generations of fans and collectors, creating a new model for royalties and posthumous creative control legacies.

• The Future of Artist Royalties: NFT's and Smart Contracts allow artists to maintain authorship, define commissions and even manage future changes for their work long after the first sale of the piece.

• Working in conjunction with his wife Jasmine, monies generated from the sale will support the family as well as future creative projects.

• The masks have a current estimated value between 10 to 50 eth ($15,000-$75,000)

To donate to the MF DOOM fund please find his Ethereum wallet here: DOOM.eth

More about MF DOOM:
One of Hip-Hop's most beloved anti-heroes, the ever-inventive MF DOOM (often referred to as simply DOOM) has received widespread praise for his sharp, candid rhymes, as well as his choppy, sample-heavy production style. Initially known as Zev Love X, a member of the short-lived but influential Golden Era rap group K.M.D, the MC/producer born Daniel Dumile re-emerged at the end of the '90s with a persona inspired by the Marvel Comics super villain Dr. Doom. He reinforced his enigmatic presence by donning an elaborate metal mask during all of his public appearances. MF DOOM's music has been described as, "the fine line between insanity and genius". Unconventional, abstract, unorthodox; these words merely scrape the surface of defining his approach musically, conceptually, even rhythmically. MF DOOM is the living personification of Hip-Hop as an act of rebellion. 

About Illust Space: 
Illust Space is a platform agnostic gateway for artists, technologists, idealists, and pragmatists to populate reality and the "immersive layer" with art and culture. Using its proprietary  display and creation tools, blockchain auction and minting platform Illust Space is offering augmented reality artists the opportunity to publish and track provenance of their 3D art across video games, apps, social media networks, galleries, metaverses, and amongst the emerging class of digital art collectors. Across 2021 they will be premiering a traveling augmented reality exhibition, working with established augmented reality and digital artists, and will be collaborating with major cultural icons.

About Rhymesayers Entertainment:
Rhymesayers Entertainment is an independent Hip-Hop label based in Minneapolis, MN. One of the few independent labels whose roots reach all the way back to the explosion of Hip-Hop in the early 90s, Rhymesayers has been an industry leader for 26 years. The Soundset music festival, hosted by Rhymesayers, grew to become the largest one-day Hip-Hop festival in the world. In addition to MF DOOM, their celebrated roster includes Atmosphere, Aesop Rock, Brother Ali, Evidence, Sa-Roc, and more.

Illust Space Socials:
Twitter: @IllustSpace
Instagram: @IllustSpace
Website: https://illust.space

Rhymesayers Entertainment Socials:
Twitter: @rhymesayers
Instagram: @rhymesayers
Website: www.rhymesayers.com  

MF DOOM Socials:
Twitter: @mfdoom
Instagram: @mfdoom
Website: www.GasDrawls.com

FM Gallery Drops Genesis Blind Box Series at 10pm ET on March 14

FM Gallery, a blockchain-based distribution platform for NFT artworks will be launching its  Genesis Blind Box Series on March 14, 2021. The official drop is scheduled to start at 10 pm ET (10 am HKT on March 15) and will allow users to purchase packs with credit cards, PayPal or cryptocurrency. The Genesis Blind Box Series is offered exclusively by FM Gallery for a limited time during the platform’s official launch. A whitelist campaign has also kicked off in the FM Gallery official community where 1,000 lucky users will share a $10,000 reward pool.

The Genesis Blind Box Series includes three packs in different rarities — common, rare and legendary. By opening a pack, users will randomly receive an NFT artwork designed by renowned artists, with an estimated value of up to $42,500, or receive a generous reward box of WAH, FM Gallery’s governance token. Users will also be able to collect art fragments from the blind boxes and complete the full version of an artwork while receiving surprise rewards. Holders of WAH will receive exclusive access to participate in the platform’s NFT staking and mining programs in the future. 

The Legendary Pack contains artworks — collectively estimated at over $42,500 — and will be sold for $1,000 each. Featuring artworks include:

• “Earth Angel” by Chad Knight, 1 edition

• “Unbreakable” by Chad Knight, 10 editions

• “Angel of Night” by Peter Mohrbacher, 100 editions.

The Rare Pack contains artworks — collectively estimated at over $1,000 — and will be sold for $400 each. Featuring artworks include:

• “Disconjunction” by Chad Knight, 2 editions

• “The Kali Yuga” by NFN Kalyan with 6 fragments, 20 editions for each fragment

• “5 Demons” by Klarens Malluta with 5 fragments, 25 editions for each fragment.

The Common Pack contains artworks — collectively estimated at over $500 — and will be sold for $150 each. Featuring artworks include:

• “Supreme Release” by Chad Knight, 2 editions

• “Seven Deadly Sins” by Shan Qiao, with 7 fragments, 200 editions for each fragment

• “Golden Traditions” by Peter Chan, with 3 fragments, 200 editions for each fragment.

Chad Knight is a 3D Instagram artist whose work has gone viral, starting a pervasive internet rumor that his art was a real-life place in Japan. He recently sold a record-breaking $400,000 worth of art on the NFT platform Nifty Gateway. 

As a natively digital painter, Peter Mohrbacher has produced works that have been widely collected through Limited Edition prints. Mohrbacher’s iconic “Angel of Night” has had a sizable impact on the way pop culture depicts angels. You can see shades of his influence throughout the digital art world and spot references peeking through in movies, video games and other media.

NFN Kalyan is an Indian-American artist living and working in Miami. Kalyan participated in the earliest drops on Nifty Gateway, where his works enjoyed great popularity. As he continues to expand his influence in crypto arts, his drops have always sold out in less than a second. At auctions, the bids for his pieces could increase 30–40 times the original prices.

Klarens Malluta is an Albanian visual artist. He has been creating artworks, posters and animations every day since 2017, experimenting with different software and techniques to generate original visual content. Inspired by elements of the 1980s, he expresses himself through a modern style described as retro-futuristic, glitchy and very playful.

Shan Qiao is an award-winning artist who has worked with some of the biggest companies in video game and film production, including Blizzard Entertainment, Riot Games and Tencent. His work can be seen in top games, such as Overwatch, CrossFire and League of Legends. Shan is currently a concept artist with Sony’s Santa Monica Studio, where he is working on the famous God of War series. 

Peter Chan currently lives and works in Toronto, Canada. Chan’s narrative themes can be considered autobiographical, though the artist often explores critical themes of East Asia. In his work, he distorts and recomposes imagery to form compositions that allow for new narratives and meaning. His work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions worldwide including Hong Kong, London, Paris, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Montreal and Toronto. 

The nonfungible tokens included in the Genesis Blind Box Series will only be minted once purchasing has closed. Popular NFTs may take 24–48 hours to appear in a user’s account.

Details of the Genesis Blind Box Series are now available at https://wah.art/, and FM Gallery’s global community can be found on major social networks, including Clubhouse, Facebook, Twitter, Telegram, Discord, WeChat and Medium. 

About FM Gallery

FM Gallery is a blockchain-based distribution platform for NFT artworks. We strive to empower the world of arts and fashion with innovative art fragments as well as autonomous fan communities. With blockchain technology, artwork can be divided into several fragments. Each fragment, represented by a nonfungible token, contains a unique art story. By collecting fragments, users are able to complete the artwork and redeem the completed NFT for physical artworks. Collaborating with top artists, galleries and auction houses around the world, we will continue to release physical and virtual crypto artworks on our blockchain.

Foundation X Nyan Cat brings some of the most legendary internet felines to the NFT world this week

After selling Nyan Cat as an NFT, its creator is bringing other legends of the internet cat work to the Foundation platform.

The event is Memeconomy, and the team is looking is to bring both recognition as well as usher in a Web 3.0 world for famous cats of the net. There are some human memes too but I don’t care about scumbags but I do care about Coughing Cat, Kitty Cat Dance, The Keyboard and Grumpy cat.

Also check out the crossover between Twerky Pepe and OG Nyan that’s going to happen. Also please send ETH to my address so I can buy a NFT cat…pretty plz. 0x0BE70F6427B52E899638Ba91d062a3fB027B73f8

WHAT’S AN NFT you ask old man?

GO YAHOO IT!

Foundation X Nyan Cat brings some of the most legendary internet felines to the NFT world this week

🌐 #MEMECONOMY WEEK 1 🌈 by @NyanCat

6 OG memes. 1 brand new NFT. We’re seeing the rise of the meme economy on Foundation. 📈 @solidbadluck @idascreatures @steveibsen @realgrumpycat @keyboardcatreal @twerkypepe @blakeboston617

Only on → https://t.co/A7bTOLs99m pic.twitter.com/XVaUZrDoQI

— Foundation (@withFND) March 9, 2021

CryptoBigfoot NFT Crypto Art Collection Launched on OpenSea Ethereum Blockchain

 A new NFT art collection called CryptoBigfoot has been launched. The artwork is available at OpenSea which is the first and largest marketplace for user-owned digital goods. The collection captures the elusive mystery of Bigfoot in one of a kind hand-made NFT crypto art. CryptoBigfoot was created by enigmatic artist danosongs whose content is used in thousands of videos, podcasts, games and apps. Since the collection's inception each work has sold within a few hours of listing. Many works already have bids for secondary sales. New pieces are released several times a week.

CryptoBigfoot #3 Ozong

An NFT is a non-fungible token which is a type of cryptographic coin that represents a unique item. Non-fungible tokens cannot be exchanged for equal value. This is different when compared to cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple which are fungible (fixed). NFTs are unique, mostly liquid, usable and verifiably scarce across many applications. This makes them the perfect technology for issuing original digital art.

Crypto art is a kind of art related to blockchain technology. Well known collections include CryptoPunks, CryptoKitties, Hashmasks and CyberKongz. Emerging as a niche genre of artistic work following the development of blockchain networks such as Bitcoin and Ethereum in the mid to late 2010s, crypto art quickly grew in popularity in large part because of the unprecedented ability afforded by the underlying technology for purely digital artworks to be bought, sold, or collected by anyone in a decentralized manner.

Reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypto_art 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-fungible_token

https://opensea.io/collection/cryptobigfoot 
https://twitter.com/crypto_bigfoot 
https://cryptobigfoot.art/ 

Hip-Hop Artist ILL Bill drops 'Silk Road' Music NFT on Phantasma Blockchain

Phantasma blockchain has launched a new auction feature on NFT marketplace GhostMarket.io and producer, label owner and hip-hop legend ILL Bill is kicking off the launch with an exclusive NFT release: ILL BILL — SILK ROAD ft. LORD GOAT.

Drawing inspiration from Wu-Tang Clan's $2 million release of Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, only one copy of this song will ever be available, making it as rare as a painting and, therefore, highly collectible. It's a game-changer for an industry where music is normally treated as a commodity.

"What's really exciting, revolutionary and empowering about the music NFT," ILL Bill says, "is the ability for musicians to sell a 1-of-1 digital song the same way an art gallery would auction a painting by Basquiat (or any other artist). Creatively and financially, the possibilities are endless. The fact that only the sole owner (and whoever he chose to play it for) got to hear the album was intriguing to a huge Wu-Tang fan like myself. RZA blurred the lines between the traditional music industry and the world of high-end collectible art, and the music NFT is the digital evolution of that concept."

As a lifelong album collector, ILL Bill is excited to be one of the very first artists to adapt to this new music format, and he plans to continue releasing NFTs regularly on GhostMarket.io. "I already have a bunch of NFTs in the works and, this year, we're just gonna experiment and have some fun with it."

What does the winner of the auction receive? The unlockable downloads that only the owner of the NFT can access include the full-quality WAV file of the original master recording of "Silk Road ft. Lord Goat," as well as the full collection of front and back cover album art and digital stickers. Owning the NFT does not give the buyer the rights to the song, however, those remain with the artist and his label.

Preserving the artist's copyright is part of the vision for the music NFT that musicians are developing independently within the Phantasma community, one which protects the rights of artists while embracing the new technology. And there are indications that interest in music NFTs is starting to reach exponential growth: today there are over 900 NFTs for sale in the music category, up several hundred in just a few days. Not bad for something that only a few months ago didn't seem to exist except for a few proofs-of-concept.

Other artists planning to launch music NFT auctions on Ghostmarket.io include the Biscodini Trio, the first of several projects from Conan-keyboardist Scott Healy and his label Hudson City Records, as well as LA-based synth-rock group Robot Nature.

Bids will be accepted in SOUL, the governance token of the Phantasma blockchain, which is traded on Kucoin and Uniswap.

RobotCache looking to disrupt resale game market with blockchain powered store

"Earning any money on the video game resale market is unheard of for game publishers, and earning up to 70 percent is crazy," explained Robot Cache founder Brian Fargo in a January article for Gamasutra.

Just this week Robot Cache announced that they signed up 22 publishers with 700 games for their blockchain powered PC games digital distribution service. The service which gives game publishers and developers 95 percent of the proceeds as well as access to a resale market with 70 percent of any resale revenue.

Currently the arms race for app stores is hot and heavy with Epic Games recently launching their own store as well a Discord dropping a 90/10 percentage bombshell.

The store has attracted some quality mid-tier and indie publishers including 505 Games, Anuman Interactive, Maximum Games, Microids, Modus Games, Paradox Interactive, THQ Nordic, and Versus Evil on the Robot Cache platform.

Blockchain has taken a hit due to a bad bitcoin market this year but company CEO Lee Jacobson sees value in it for establishing a fair resale market.

“Reselling games is huge, with the publishers getting a cut, and gamers being able to make money. Some users want to monetize their digital library. They can play a game for a few months and then sell it back. Then they can use it to buy more games.” - Lee Jacobson, CEO of RobotCache, in an interview with GamesBeat

TRON 100 Million USD Game Fund to promote blockchain gaming

Justin Sun who is a protege of Alibaba founder Jack Ma has started a $100m Blockchain gaming fund through his company Tron. Tron has been making a push for decentralized entertainment and this is the next major step in their roadmap. Recently Tron acquired Bittorent and this fund is a continuation of Tron trying to create value for their token (TRX) through entertainment.  According to Tron the goal of breaking into gaming is for "immutability, security, the ability to activate decentralization and create more room for imagination in the gaming industry."

 This $100 million commitment to advance blockchain gaming on the TRON network will be paid out in installments over the next three years to Blockchain gaming developers. Tron is saying their network offers better transaction speed and network scalability over Ethereum. Tron would like to bring blockchain devs on board to help scale their network and add value to their token. The fund application is live now. https://www.tronarcade.com/

 The fund offers distribution, funding, advisory, and partnership opportunities as well as minimum guarantees.

BitMovio Secures Pre-Seed Funding, Launches Closed Beta of Blockchain-Enabled Platform to Disrupt Video Entertainment Industry

BitMovio (www.bitmov.io) today announced the close of a $600K pre-seed round of equity funding with participation from Silicon Valley-based IMO Ventures, Basis Set Ventures, and BlockCentury, and Boston-based NorthBay Solutions, the Play Labs Fund, and Seraph Investments.

With a hybrid blockchain architecture and support of both fiat currency and crypto tokens, BitMovio creates a transparent marketplace enabling independent film producers and professional streamers to have complete control of their content distribution, flexible and instant monetization, and engaging audience interaction. The marketplace will initially focus on gaming, events, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and thriller-themed content for millennials and Gen Z audiences.

BitMovio was co-founded in early 2018 by Simon Zhu and Riz Virk during the MIT Play Labs summer accelerator program. Its advisory board includes technology and entertainment industry leaders: Bill Guttentag, two-time Oscar winner and lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Namrata Ganatra, Senior Director of Engineering Payments at Coinbase, Jerry Kowal, former Head of Content Strategy at Amazon Video & Netflix, and Sheau Ng, former Head of Technology, R&D and IP at NBC Universal. Zhu was previously an Executive Director at Vobile (HKEX: 3738), a technology Emmy winning company serving many top Hollywood Studios. Virk, in addition to running the Play Labs accelerator at MIT, was a founding member of Theta Labs, Inc., a leading crypto currency-based blockchain for decentralized video.

Simon Zhu, Co-founder and CEO of BitMovio, said: “We’re focusing on the intersection and power imbalance between today’s content distributors and the millions of content creators and consumers around the world. Our vision is to transform the power concentration and inefficiency within the video entertainment industry. We recognized early on that the existing video entertainment distribution approach hasn’t offered content creators the flexibility and freedom to create, publish and monetize their content in the market, nor has it provided consumers with the best means to directly support their creators and be involved in content creation process.”

Riz Virk, Co-founder of BitMovio, Executive Director of MIT Play Labs and an independent film producer, said: "We believe that blockchain technology has the ability to fundamentally change the video entertainment industry by breaking this pseudo monopoly, among gated-providers such as Netflix and Amazon, and replacing the model with a decentralized community-run marketplace especially for independent film producers and professional streamers."

BitMovio provides a decentralized video streaming marketplace that leverages blockchain’s built-in incentives for peer-to-peer bandwidth sharing that drastically reduces streaming costs and enhances the viewer experience at the edge of the network. The marketplace also offers smart contracts that simplify the complex and often onerous supply chain of content rights management and distribution with built-in consensus mechanisms that enable autonomous execution of agreements for content creators. Its distributed ledger technology enables instant and transparent reporting and royalty payout, giving each participant equal opportunity in the value chain. In its initial release, BitMovio will support Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Theta tokens.

The marketplace creates a community that connects forward-thinking content creators with passionate consumers for storytelling and engagement, without editorial censorship from distributors. BitMovio enables fundamentally new ways for content creators to engage and monetize audiences, and involve audiences in the creative process. As BitMovio's platform progresses in development, it offers creators numerous ways to monetize content, such as through gifting, transactions, subscriptions, advertising, and crowdfunding to bring unprecedented flexibility, transparency and immediacy to content creators and consumers.

Bill Guttentag, founding advisor at BitMovio and two-time Oscar award winner, said: “Blockchain has the power to create transparency and accessibility to the video entertainment space, and bring a new dimension to watching streaming content. BitMovio's platform will bridge blockchain and the free marketplace for video entertainment in a truly unique and innovative way. We’re excited about what the technology will bring to content creators and audiences globally.”

Jerry Kowal, advisor at BitMovio and former Head of Content Strategy at Netflix and Amazon Video, said: “There’s no question that the platform that will ultimately disrupt centralized market-leading OTT services, such as Netflix and YouTube, will be built upon blockchain. BitMovio is trailblazing an exciting path forward toward creating a decentralized content community meant for everyone.”

Dodgers to hold first-ever Digital Bobblehead Night on Sept. 21 with a Lucid Sight crypto giveaway.

The Los Angeles Dodgers will hold their first-ever Digital Bobblehead Night on Sept. 21 (7:10 p.m. vs San Diego Padres), where fans will have the opportunity to download a Clayton Kershaw, Justin Turner or Kenley Jansen Crypto token, the team announced today. The promotion is the first of its kind in Major League Baseball, and believed to be the first Crypto giveaway in sports.

While supplies last at guest's point of entry, the first 40,000 ticketed fans in attendance will receive a card with a unique code and directions to a website where a digital bobblehead can be unlocked and added to their Ethereum wallet. The player Crypto token received will be randomly selected, with approximately an equal number of Kershaw, Turner and Jansen codes distributed at the stadium gates. 

"We're excited for our first-ever Crypto giveaway, and to explore an entirely new marketplace with our fanbase," said Lon Rosen, Dodger Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. "We hope this piques the interest of Dodger fans, and will help launch a new age of digital collectibles and promotions." 

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Take Me Out To The Blockchain! MLB Partners with Lucid Sight for Crypto Baseball

Lucid Sight, the LA-based game studio and official licensee of Major League Baseball, announced today that this summer it will debut the inaugural season of MLB Crypto Baseball, the first-ever dApp game comprised of officially licensed digital, limited edition sports collectibles tied to the Ethereum blockchain. A limited supply of MLB Crypto Collectibles, as designed and created by Lucid Sight, will be available later this summer with the full game set to launch shortly thereafter.  https://www.mlbcryptobaseball.com/register/Jy3ZgY4mv

In MLB Crypto Baseball, Ether will be exchanged for Blockchain-secured MLB Cryptos, such as interactive avatar figures and digital collectibles commemorating special moments, featuring official marks from MLB and all 30 MLB Clubs. The Ethereum blockchain secures each MLB Crypto as an immutable asset and ensures that it has a single owner, creating the same rarity as any traditional physical collectible.

Once the initial run sells out the only way to acquire new MLB Cryptos will be from other users on the MLB Crypto Marketplace.

In a recent interview with Yahoo Technology Kenny Gersh, MLB’s executive VP of gaming and new business ventures, said that MLB has been eyeing cryptocurrency for a long time, and rejected other ideas before settling on doing a game with Lucid Sight.

Lucid Sight is a game studio comprised of team members with AAA game experience developing independent games as well as those based on popular brands such as Tomb Raider, Barbie, and Justice League VR. Lucid Sight also has proven blockchain game experience with its recent successful pre-sale launch of the highly anticipated CSC - Crypto Space Commander. Lucid Sight’s licensing deal with MLB will bring to market the first blockchain game based on a global sports league.

“Collectibles have always been a key component of the MLB experience, and we’re excited to bring a whole new flavor of digital souvenirs to our fans,” said Kenny Gersh, EVP, Gaming & New Business Ventures, Major League Baseball. “MLB Crypto Baseball will be the perfect blend of cutting-edge technology and our fans’ passions for their favorite teams.”

MLB Crypto Baseball will be a seachange, combining blockchain technology, mobile games and live sports to provide unforgettable experiences and unique engagement opportunities as well as enhancing the ways sports fans collect limited edition memorabilia. The game will be an Ethereum dApp built in the Unity 3D cross-platform game engine.

For more information and early access to MLB Crypto collectibles, please visit https://www.mlbcryptobaseball.com/register/Jy3ZgY4mv

Sacramento Kings are the first sports team to mine Crypto, establish Multi-year Scholarship Fund

The Sacramento Kings announced a new charitable program – MiningForGood – made possible by the advanced data center and tech infrastructure at Golden 1 Center, the world’s most technologically advanced and sustainable arena. Through a partnership with global cryptocurrency leader, MiningStore.com, the team will install cryptocurrency mining machines in the only Tier 4 data center in a professional sports arena. The Kings are the first team in the world to mine digital currency.

With this initial mining program, the Kings are laying the foundation for a multi-year scholarship program to support Sacramento based causes starting with the Build. Black. Coalition – a group of Sacramento community leaders organized to support transformational change for Black communities in Sacramento. As cryptocurrency continues to grow in popularity, the MiningForGood program can serve as a blueprint for large organizations and businesses to embrace emerging platforms as an engine for social change.

“Opportunity begins when technology allows the world to find innovative solutions to complex problems,” said Sacramento Kings Owner and Chairman Vivek Ranadivé. “Through MiningForGood, not only will we raise funds to help with workforce development and training, we aim to inspire the next generation of tinkerers and thinkers to create change in their own community and around the globe.”

The Kings will deploy MiningStore "Imperium" model machines that will mine Ethereum cryptocurrency. Ethereum is a public, open-sourced Blockchain-based platform. These mining machines will verify other coin user transactions by solving complex mathematical problems, resulting in a share of the transaction returning to the MiningForGood program. The Kings partnered with MiningStore because of their durable and efficient computers.

"The Sacramento Kings are pioneers in exploring cryptocurrency and its potential impact,” said MiningStore Founder JohnPaul Baric. "We’re thrilled to partner with a forward-thinking organization that looks for ways to create positive change – through technology or sports.”

The MiningForGood grants will support workforce development and technology education programs in Sacramento through a partnership with the Build. Black. Coalition. The Kings recently announced a partnership with Build. Black. to host the Kings and Queens Rise Co-Ed Summer Basketball League, an inter-community youth basketball league that kicked off on June 9.

“Our innovative partnership with the Sacramento Kings is an example of how technology can both inspire the next generation entrepreneurs and support the development of a 21st century workforce in Sacramento,” said Chet P. Hewitt, President and CEO, Sierra Health Foundation and founding member of the Build. Black. Coalition. “What is truly amazing about this effort is our collective commitment to ensuring youth from every community have the opportunity to participate and succeed in our regions economic renaissance.”

From becoming the first professional sports team to accept Bitcoin to using virtual reality to bring students in India courtside to a game, the Sacramento Kings have always found ways to use technology to bring about social change.

The Kings were named the "most innovative company in sports" by Fast Companyand “Most Tech Savvy Team of 2016” by Sport Techie. Golden 1 Center – the home of the Sacramento Kings, was the first arena in the world awarded LEED Platinum status, is powered entirely by solar energy and is home to the most progressive food programs in sports reducing the team’s landfill footprint by sourcing locally, donating unserved food and returning organic waste to farms through an innovative fertilizing program.

https://www.nba.com/kings/news/kings-first-sports-team-mine-cryptocurrency-establish-multi-year-scholarship-fund

Unblockable raises 5 million USD to bring Crypto Collectibles to Sports

Unblockable has raised $5 million USD to bring blockchain technology to the sports and entertainment collectibles market.   Now fans, who have long collected memorabilia from their favorite stars, athletes, leagues and teams, have an easy way to buy, sell and play games using Unblockable's unique, scarce, secure and valuable tokens.    

"We're excited about this new technology and look forward to working with Unblockable as they grow," said James Barry, Vice President, Talent Marketing, Wasserman. "They have a world class team of sports and blockchain experts that we know and trust."

Founded by successful entrepreneurs and athletes: Jeb Terry, Greg Dean, Eben Smith and Kedric Van de Carr; Unblockable's advisory panel is led by NFL Hall of Famer, Ronnie Lott. Leveraging the full capabilities of blockchain technology, the unique, non-fungible Unblockable tokens will be based on individual athletes. Fans will be able to go beyond collecting and trading their individual tokens to enjoy experiences and play games never before possible, based on their favorite stars and teams.

A New Opportunity for Athletes and Leagues 
The sports segment of the world's $370 billion collectibles market in the U.S. represents a $5 billion opportunity.  When factoring in the addition of new types of business and entertainment opportunities made possible by blockchain technologies, this represents a significant untapped opportunity for athletes, leagues and teams. Driving innovation is the digital collectible token known as ERC721, a non-fungible variation of the ERC20 token, which has been a significant driver for growth in 2017.

What's more, with the average age of almost all professional sports fans going up, crypto collectibles represents a significant opportunity to reach a younger, more diverse fan base around the world. Athletes and leagues are always looking for ways to drive deeper engagement and create new business models while building new fan bases and the opportunity of crypto collectibles will give them a direct relationship with fans that goes beyond the season of play and their chosen sport.  

Jacob Mullins, a Partner at Shasta Ventures, led the investment and is joining Unblockable's Board of Directors, said, "Taking advantage of the unique characteristics of the emerging blockchain platform, Unblockable is defining a new category of fun, engaging and approachable experiences and games for consumers as well as new ways for stars, athletes and leagues to build new relationships with fans. We couldn't be more excited to be backing this team of deeply experienced entrepreneurs who has unparalleled access to the world of sports and entertainment."

A New Marketplace for Fans to Collect, Trade and Play
With scarce digital tokens and a marketplace to buy, trade, sell and play games, fans will have new ways to connect and interact with each other and their favorite players, teams, sports and stars. Later this year, the company will release the first Unblockable tokens bringing together for the first time the sports collectibles and the utility of unique digital assets.

"Unblockable is pioneering an entirely new way for athletes and fans to buy, trade, sell and play games together using tokens and blockchain technology," said Adam Goldberg, Partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners. "Crypto collectibles are going to change the way athletes and fans connect and the Unblockable team is setting the bar for an entire new industry."

Unblockable's leadership team is experienced in the business of sports and brings a rich successful history of using new technologies to bring new products and services to market.  Jeb Terry is a former NFL player and Fox Sports executive; Greg Dean, a serial tech entrepreneur and co-founder multiple crypto projects; Eben Smith, a former derivatives trader; and Kedric Van de Carr, a veteran tech executive who has served in a variety of marketing and growth roles and co-founder of a crypto asset tracking social network.  

"We are leveraging blockchain to create new ways for sports fans to celebrate their fandom like never before," said Jeb Terry, CEO and co-founder of Unblockable.  "The games and experiences we'll roll out over the coming weeks and months will revolutionize the fan - athlete relationship."

About Unblockable
Unblockable is the first company to bring blockchain technology to the sports collectibles market. Led by a seasoned team of professionals across sports, finance and technology, the Unblockable team is building an entirely new way for fans to buy, trade and play based on their favorite athletes, teams and leagues.  For additional information visit us at: www.unblockable.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Telegram and Instagram

Ubisoft partners with Cryptokitties as part of their growing interest in Blockchain Gaming.

Blockchain offers new ways to explore relationships with gamers, interactions in-game, virtual asset ownership and exchanges, transaction security, and other opportunities created by crypto currency. 

Ubisoft is looking for innovative start-ups with a proven mastery of Blockchain technology and a clear vision of how Blockchain will influence the future of entertainment.  Looks like the found it by partnering with CryptoKitties.

In support of innovations in blockchain development, CryptoKitties will award an exclusive RabbidsKitty to the winners of Ubisoft's Blockchain Heroes Hackathon. This is part of a bigger Crypto plan from Ubisoft. 

Lidwine Sauer, Director of Insights and Trends for the Strategic Innovation Lab at Ubisoft, spoke about Ubisoft’s interest in blockchain technology  at February’s D.I.C.E. 2018 conference.

“When we see changes happening, we ask ourselves, does this trend create an opportunity for innovation? Does this trend mean we can create new types of games or new types of services?

“Creativity has become one of the most valued social currencies. Entertainment is not just something you consume, it’s something you create. It’s one of the use cases of the blockchain, and we want to go further than that.

Former NBA Commish David Stearn backs SportsCastr's cryptocurrency for the Sports Industry

SportsCastr introduces decentralized sports entertainment ecosystem backed by NBA Commissioner Emeritus David Stern, NFL Tight End Vernon Davis, and NCAA Coach Jim Boeheim

SportsCastr, announced FanChain, a cryptocurrency specifically created for the sports industry. The Company is backed by NBA Commissioner Emeritus David Stern, NFL Tight End Vernon Davis, Syracuse Men’s Basketball Coach Jim Boeheim, NBA All-Star Steve Smith and more. SportsCastr’s FanChain will create a decentralized sports entertainment ecosystem to connect a fragmented landscape, aligning the interests of fans, athletes, teams, leagues, and media entities.

Fans rely on social media for authentic reactions during sporting events, and market research shows that younger demographics prefer receiving commentary directly from other fans versus on traditional broadcasts. The cable broadcast market has experienced a massive shift as digital natives increasingly rely on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Amazon to watch live sports. This shift toward digital-first distribution platforms allows for commentary from fans to be integrated directly into sports live streams through SportsCastr, opening the door for cryptocurrency-based incentives and solutions.

“We launched SportsCastr in alpha last year to let sports fans provide color commentary on live games straight from their couches to anywhere in the world, and continue to add features to revolutionize the fan viewing experience,” said Kevin April, CEO and Co-Founder of SportsCastr. “Developing a cryptocurrency to power and build this ecosystem is the natural next step, and we’re excited to introduce this to our partners and millions of sports fans globally.”

Built specifically for the global sports market, the FanChain token has the ability to be “stamped” with metadata that associates it with teams, leagues or sporting events. This allows SportsCastr and other members of the FanChain ecosystem to reward fans for creating value for their favorite teams, and enables brands and organizations to target and reward their most passionate fans. Users will be able to exchange their tokens for rewards, prizes and access, including subscriptions to premium channels and content, digital goods, and sports memorabilia for the teams and leagues they follow.

“It’s all about personalization and inter-connectivity,” said David Stern, NBA Commissioner Emeritus and SportsCastr advisor and investor. “FanChain can act as the bridge between existing sports properties, which currently have no way to talk to each other.”

FanChain will be integrated first on the SportsCastr platform, allowing users to tip color commentators, pay for premium subscriptions, and access exclusive content. FanChain’s enterprise-grade SDK will allow its technology to be integrated with online publications, fantasy sports, social networks, sports teams, leagues, and stadiums.

The FanChain token leverages a unique combination of fungible and non-fungible characteristics that enables team loyalty to be embedded within individual tokens, which can be produced and transmitted across multiple platforms. The FanChain token will be available in private presale beginning in June 2018, with a public sale tentatively planned for summer 2018.