Animoca Brands to Bring Blockchain to Football Leagues

Metaverse gaming platform Animoca Brands has announced a joint venture with OneFootball, the world’s largest football media platform, and US-based incubator Liberty City Ventures to launch OneFootball Labs. The new venture effort will bring football fans a whole new experience powered by blockchain technology. OneFootball Raises $300M in Series D Round According to an official announcement, Animoca Brands and OneFootball will create a new joint venture called OneFootball Labs that will “enable clubs, leagues, federations and players to provide digital assets and fan-centric experiences based on blockchain technology.” Yat Siu, the co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, is joining the boards of both OneFootball and OneFootball Labs. In addition, the announcement also detailed the raising of $300 million in a Series D funding round by OneFootball led by Liberty City Ventures with participation from Animoca Brands, Dapper Labs, DAH Beteiligungs GmbH, Quiet Capital, RIT Capital Partners, Senator Investment Group, and Alsara Investment Group. OneFootball’s Leap Into the Metaverse With its over 100 million active users, OneFootball is among the leading blockchain media platforms that features soccer statistics from 200 leagues in 12 different languages. With the fresh fundings, the platform plans to power its global expansion and its current entry into the Web3 and metaverse.The post Animoca Brands to Bring Blockchain ...