Category: Metaverse

NexBloc Accepted into the Filecoin Faber Accelerator for Building Out Deep-Tech Web 3.0 Solutions

NexBloc (https://nexbloc.com) today announced the acceptance into the Filecoin Faber Accelerator (FFA). The FFA provides workshops, peer mentoring, expert advising, access to investment, and support beyond the end of the program. NexBloc will work closely with Mentors such as Protocol Labs, MetaMask, The Graph, and others to refine their business strategy and product fit for market success.

NexBloc is developing infrastructure for the decentralized web with their domain naming system (dDNS) to make Web 3.0 a usable ecosystem of connected websites and applications. They use an omnichain approach by creating root domains on core blockchains and then interconnecting any blockchain for use of a consistent naming path.

According to the Faber team, “The Filecoin Faber Accelerator was born out of a partnership between Faber (https://faber.vc) and Protocol Labs (https://protocol.ai) to help foster the development of the next generation of the internet. The partnership combines Faber’s experience as early-stage deep tech VC and Protocol Labs’ Web3 expertise to help entrepreneurs create the building blocks of successful new companies in the decentralized web.”

Dana Farbo, Founder and CEO of NexBloc stated, “We are proud to have been selected by Faber, and the Filecoin and IPFS teams at Protocol Labs to represent the decentralized DNS space for the Accelerator. We believe that a proper domain-naming system that is interoperable with other pioneers in the space paves the way for a decentralized internet that is user friendly, secure, and scalable.”

About NexBloC

NexBloc is building the next generation of the internet with decentralized DNS at the core. Digital entities tied to the decentralized web are the future of personal data protection and use.

Founded as a USA company in 2020, NexBloc uses technology stacks to create custom deployments of dDNS systems. They currently have over ten private decentralized top-level domains (dTLD) in various forms of deployment.

– Domain Website: https://domain.nexbloc.com/
– Website: https://www.nexbloc.com/
– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/80164369
– Medium: https://medium.com/nexbloc
– Twitter: https://twitter.com/nexbloc
– Telegram: https://t.me/nexbloc

About Faber

Faber is a Lisbon-based VC firm that invests in teams transforming the world with technology.
The firm combines a specialist focus on deep tech early-stage startups with thematic funds, dedicated investment teams, and expert advisors to actively help founders build global companies powered by frontier technologies.

Investing since 2013 with a unique approach in Southern Europe, the firm has been an early investor in hard tech companies such as Unbabel, SWORD Health, Codacy, or YData. Alongside its AI/Data- and ClimateTech-focused funds, Faber has now launched a Web3-focused investment and acceleration program in partnership with Protocol Labs. faber.vc

About Protocol Labs and Filecoin

Protocol Labs is an open-source research, development, and deployment laboratory. Our projects include IPFS, Filecoin, libp2p, and many more. We aim to make human existence orders of magnitude better through technology. We are a fully distributed company. Our team of more than 100 members works remotely and in the open to improve the internet – humanity’s most important technology – as we explore new advances in computing and related fields. protocol.ai

Filecoin, the world’s largest decentralized network, allows users to store, request, and transfer data via a verifiable marketplace. Filecoin is completely open-source, enabling people from all over the world to participate. The Filecoin protocol runs on an advanced and novel proof system – a combination of Proof of Spacetime (PoSt) and Proof of Replication (PoRep), to provide unmatched efficiency and reliability. Filecoin’s advanced technology provides a robust foundation to store the world’s most valuable data sets. An alternative to costly cloud storage, the Filecoin network offers efficiently priced and geographically decentralized storage, minimizing financial barriers and allowing users to take advantage of its unmatched network capabilities. www.filecoin.io.

Indonesian Technology Company, WIR Group to Introduce Indonesia’s Metaverse Prototype

WIR Group (JK: WIRG), an Indonesia-based metaverse technology company, will reveal a prototype of Indonesian metaverse in November 2022, to coincide with the momentum of the 2022 G20 Indonesia Presidency. With a vision to create ‘a liveable world of metaverse for everyone’, WIR Group is committed to enriching life experiences for individuals, companies, and societies through digital reality solutions covering Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Indonesia becomes one of the fast country adopter for Metaverse

The metaverse platform being developed by WIR Group will bridge businesses and consumers. It will be the gateway that lead humans to various digital experiences, and at the same time become a platform that can provide new employment opportunities.

The company has signed a number of MoUs for cross-sector collaboration to join the metaverse, with partners that include Bank Rakyat Indonesia and Bank Negara Indonesia from the financial sector. Most recently, WIR Group signed partnership agreements with various entities including Jakarta Fashion Week (JFW), retail giant Alfamart, FMCG company Kalbe Nutritionals, Indonesian independent music label Sun Eater, property developers Vasanta and Triniti Land, and many others.

WIR Group (WIRG) has officially listed its shares on the Indonesia Stock Exchange on April 4, 2022. Through an IPO, WIR Group released 2.33 billion new shares or 20% of the issued and fully paid capital after the IPO, and an additional 233.7 million shares due to excess orders in the centralized allotment. “The high public enthusiasm for WIR Group, which is reflected in the large number of orders that we received, shows the market’s confidence in the company’s fundamentals and prospects. We will maintain this trust by continuing to develop innovations to provide technology solutions for businesses in various sectors to help them face the challenges of this borderless digital era,” said Michael Budi Wirjatmo, President Director of WIR Group.

Since 2009, WIR Group has completed thousands projects and served clients in over 20 countries including the US, Germany, Spain, Nigeria, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Myanmar. WIR Group has received multiple international acknowledgements and accolades, such as the Excellent Communications Design Apps in the 2020 German Design Award, AR Best Campaign at the Augmented World Expo’s 7th Annual Auggie Awards 2015 and 2016 at the Silicon Valley, Innovation 40 from The New Economy London on the London Stock Exchange, and Forbes’ Metaverse Tech Companies to Watch in 2022.

WIR Overview:
WIR Group is one of the pioneers in the Southeast Asian Augmented Reality (AR) technology industry that has developed solutions for numerous foreign companies by combining immersive technology such as Virtual Reality (VR) & Artificial Intelligence (AI). In its biggest innovation called the Metaverse Indonesia, WIR Group presents the Metaverse world experience by putting forward elements of local wisdom in Indonesian culture. As the metaverse software technology company from Indonesia, WIR Group plans to introduce the Metaverse Indonesia prototype in November 2022.

WIR Group has the vision to create a liveable world of metaverse for everyone towards the Web 3.0 era.

Since 2009, WIR Group has completed thousands of projects and served clients in over 20 countries including the US, Germany, Spain, Nigeria, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Myanmar. WIR Group has received multiple international acknowledgements and accolades, such as the Excellent Communications Design Apps in the 2020 German Design Award, AR Best Campaign at the Augmented World Expo’s 7th Annual Auggie Awards 2015 and 2016 at the Silicon Valley, Innovation 40 from The New Economy London on the London Stock Exchange, and Metaverse Tech Companies to Watch in 2022 according to Forbes.

For further information:
Kurniati – Marketing Communications Manager
kurniati@wirglobal.com

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Eunice Wong and Eleven Crypto Communities Enter Sekuya Multiverse

Sekuya Multiverse ($SKUY) is now being supported by 11 crypto communities, and is partnering with crypto influencer Eunice Wong.

Eunice D Wong, Dubai 2022

Sekuya Multiverse, the first multiverse project in crypto space, aims to connect the real world and the multi-virtual world. Sekuya is only 2 months old since their launch, and they’ve got the attention of 11 crypto communities in Asia. The communities are GGWP CLAN, INDOCUKONG, TOMKET LOVERS, RARE COIN, Mamak Crypto, Kriptonesia, Pahlawan Crypto, HQ COMMUNITY, Wall Street Journal Community, the Healthy Mind Community and Wenwen’s Back Garden Community. “Communities are important part of metaverse ecosystem. They will be the foundation of Sekuyans (citizen of Sekuya Multiverse) that will live and do a lot of things inside Sekuya Multiverse,” said NN93, CMO of Sekuya Multiverse.

Sekuya is also partnering with Eunice Wong, Director of Unicorn Venture Capital, a womenpreneur, crypto investor, and pioneer in the crypto-led revolution with over 197,000 followers on Instagram and over 70,000 on Twitter. This is what Eunice Wong said about Sekuya, “This is not hype project only. It’s a rare project with high use-case in real life and I personally really like SEKUYA and the project. I spoke to the dev and it gave me even more conviction of where the project will be in near future.” Eunice Wong will also release her own NFT in collaboration with Sekuya Ultra Rare NFT, and Sekuya Rare NFT series.

Sekuya Multiverse is a metaverse with 4 worlds inside of it. Sekuya begins with 4 different worlds, which consist of earth domain, water domain, sky domain and fire domain. Inside Sekuya there will be different worlds with different ambiance, governance, activities, and experience.

Sekuya will launch their Ultra Rare NFT series in mid-April 2022. This NFT collection, called 100 Legends of Sekuya, will have ultimate use case inside Sekuya Multiverse. All 100 NFTs will be a useable skin and landmark inside Sekuya. For those who owned it until Sekuya Multiverse release the land will get exclusive Land NFT. More than 1900 holders of Sekuya are waiting for this NFT series and 10,000 Rare NFT series that will be release in mid of 2022.

Sekuya has a tagline, New Earth Multiverse, which means they aim to create a new world where it can redefine the way we see the real world and virtual world. Experience is the main goal of Sekuya, with an Epic Fantasy Adventure theme inside of it. You will find mystical creatures, new vehicles, floating islands, living inside an Atlantis world, and more.

The team inside Sekuya is comes from expert backgrounds. A brand consultant handled 100+ brands in 4 years, a blockchain expert, a young start-up leader with 5 years experience, and an architect with lots of creativity to build the multiverse. Sekuya already announced 10 partnerships with crypto communities around the world and will announce more collaborations in the near future. Sekuya Multiverse will release their first domain by the end of 2022.

Official Website: https://sekuya.io/
Global Group: https://t.me/sekuyaofficial

Contact Information:
Adhi – GGWP CLAN
+62 812 96865246
https://t.me/Dskyzrggwp
www.ggwpclan.world

Weimob (2013.HK) Smart Retail sends SaaS revenues soaring 90.9%

Weimob Inc (2013.HK) released its 2021 financial report earlier this week (3-28), showing that its adjusted total revenue in 2021 reached 2.686 billion yuan, a record high, and its performance increased by 36.4% against the background of overcoming unfavorable factors such as downward pressure on the macro economy. After adjustment, the gross profit of RMB 1.517 billion increased by 51.3% year on year. Among them, the digital business sector achieved revenue of 1.967 billion yuan, an increase of 70.9% compared with 2020. Subscription solutions and merchant solutions in this sector achieved high growth of 90.9% and 47.5% respectively. The “WOS” new business operating system developed by Weimob Inc has been officially put into beta this month, and it may become a powerful engine to drive the future growth of Weimob Inc.

High-speed growth of business; SaaS revenue grows against the trend
In 2021, the persistence of the epidemic brought many challenges to consumers and To B enterprises. Weimob Inc focuses on the digital transformation and upgrading of enterprises, continuously strengthens the development of multi-product lines, further promotes the three strategies of “customization, ecology and internationalization”, overcomes the adverse effects of external environment, and achieves the contrarian growth of performance. The financial report shows that the digital business income of Weimob Inc in 2021 was 1.967 billion yuan, an increase of 70.9% compared with 1.246 billion yuan in 2020. Among them, the revenue of Weimob Inc subscription solution (SaaS sector) reached 1.188 billion yuan, a substantial increase of 90.9% year-on-year. The number of paying merchants was 102,813, a year-on-year increase of 5.0%. The average income per user increased by 57.7% to 11,553 yuan.

At the same time, with the continuous promotion of TSO’s full-chain marketing solution, the business solutions in the digital business sector of Weimob Inc have achieved good results. The financial report shows that in 2021, the business solution revenue was 779 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 47.5%; The gross income of accurate delivery was 10.95 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.1%. The number of paying merchants increased by 26.7% to 57,909, and the average income per user was 13,454 yuan.

The financial report shows that the R&D expenditure of Weimob Inc in 2021 was 775 million yuan. Among them, the total investment of strategic projects such as the new business operating system WOS and the construction and operation of the middle platform reached 682 million yuan. Due to the increased investment in R&D and the merger and acquisition of Xiangxinyun and Haiding in 2021 and previous years, Weimob Inc lost 566 million yuan in adjusted net profit in 2021. However, these investments promote the cost reduction and efficiency increase of Weimob Inc. The financial report shows that the company has abundant cash flow, with cash and cash equivalents of 3.809 billion yuan, and its financial structure is healthy and sustainable.

The strategy of customization has achieved fruitful results, and internationalization has steadily advanced
The financial report shows that the reason why Weimob Inc achieved high revenue growth in 2021, benefiting from the core strategy of “customization, ecology and internationalization” of the group. With the support of TSO’s full-chain marketing solution and smart retail and other key businesses, Weimob Inc’s customization strategy achieved fruitful results. In the smart retail sector, in 2021, Weimob Inc’s smart retail revenue was 426 million yuan, 193.6% year-on-year, and its share in subscription solution revenue further increased from 20.2% in 2020 to 36%. At present, the number of smart retailers in Weimob was 6,126, the number of brand merchants was 1,003, and the average order income of brand merchants per user was 234,000 yuan.

The Weimob smart catering business also achieved a breakthrough. In 2021, Weimob Smart Catering completed the technical and operation system layout of “three stores integrated and global operation”. During the reporting period, Weimob’s smart catering revenue was 53.616 million yuan, up 19.6% year-on-year, accounting for 4.5% of subscription solution revenue. There were 8,406 smart catering merchants, and the average order revenue per user of catering merchants was 17,000 yuan. By the end of 2021, Weimob smart catering customers accounted for 41% of China’s top 100 restaurants; The revenue from catering orders accounted for 51%.

Promoting ecology, WOS New Business Operating System as a new growth engine
As one of its three core strategies, Weimob Inc’s ecological strategy has also made remarkable achievements. In terms of developer ecology, in 2021, Weimob Cloud PaaS platform will continue to empower ecological partners, with over 50 new high-quality ecological partners and over 400 new cloud market applications.

In order to create a good foundation for smart business, the WOS New Business Operating System was officially put into public beta in March 2022. WOS new commercial operating system integrates SaaS business integration, ecological partnership and PaaS platform infrastructure, and realizes the comprehensive upgrade of product strength, technical strength and ecological strength, demonstrating the technical strength of Weimob Inc.

In 2022, Weimob will continue to improve WOS product strength, better serve customers through Weimob cloud empowering eco-partners, and drive the growth of product strength and commercial strength by technology, so as to realize faster product development, better product experience and service, and more ecological applications and services, so as to promote customers’ purchase, increase customer renewal fees and increase ecological income. CITIC Securities holds that “WOS” is expected to become the new growth driver of SaaS with the improvement of merchant coverage and the acceleration of commercialization.

In terms of investment layout, in 2021, Weimob Inc and Yicun Capital jointly established “Weizhi Digital Industry Fund” and invested in outstanding projects such as Shuyun, Haizhi and Meichuang. In November, 2021, Weimob Inc announced the acquisition of 51.89% equity of Shanghai Xiangxinyun Network Technology Co., Ltd., and incorporated Xiangxinyun into the listed company system, thus deepening the digitalization capability of smart retail shopping guide.

Weimob Inc said that in 2022, the company will focus on seven directions: focusing on key customers and continuing to lead; Open and win-win, create ecological barriers; TOS full-link operation, helping customers smart grow; Continue to increase investment in private track and consolidate the leading position in the industry; Cloudy layout drives new growth; “7+X” to create a new growth flywheel; Cross-border development and layout of the global market. Under the background of accelerating the digitalization process of Chinese enterprises, Weimob Inc has made sufficient product reserves, technical reserves, talent reserves and capital reserves, laying a solid foundation for the development in the next five years.

Media contact:
Micky Sun, Weimob Inc
Email: jingyi.sun@weimob.com
Website: http://www.weimob.com

Weimob Inc (2013.HK) is the leading cloud-based commerce and marketing solutions provider for SMBs. For information, visit www.weimob.com.

NexBloc Launches FREEDOM Blockchain Top-Level Domain to Support Global Humanitarian Relief

NexBloc today announced the creation of the .freedom blockchain top-level domain (bTLD) for use in Web 3.0. Anyone worldwide can purchase .freedom domains such as yourname.freedom with net proceeds going toward global humanitarian aid. Immediate use of funds will focus on bringing relief for Ukrainian war victims.

NexBloc is developing infrastructure for the decentralized web with their blockchain domain naming system (bDNS) to make Web 3.0 a usable ecosystem of connected websites and applications. They use an omnichain approach by creating root domains on core blockchains and then interconnecting any blockchain to use a consistent naming path. The core blockchain for the .freedom bTLD will be selected from a group of short-listed blockchains and form the basis for all NexBloc’s cause-based projects.

The 2022 goal of the project is to drive one million buyers of .freedom domains with net proceeds delivered to cause entities like the International Red Cross and others. Over $50 million in funding will have been distributed when this goal is reached. In addition to contributing to a worthy cause, buyers will have full rights to all that blockchain DNS delivers. Now and in the future, this includes human-readable cryptocurrency wallet addresses, decentralized email, access to distributed storage for timeless access, digital asset naming such as art NFTs and much more.

The creation of .freedom domains is also completely trackable and auditable, ensuring that funding can be traced for delivery to the cause entities. Domain buyers will be assured that the funding they provide goes to causes.

Dana Farbo, Founder and CEO of NexBloc, stated, “Freedom is a core tenant of the decentralized web. The freedom to own your data and be free from centralized censorship. The freedom to access information anywhere you get the internet without government restrictions. This is part of our long-term mission of bringing all into a freer world. With the .freedom project, we hope to be a major part of aid delivery to Ukrainian war victims and global humanitarian causes forever.”

NexBloc is also calling for Partners to join the cause. Their system contains close to 100,000 protected domains that may be trademarked so are not offered for public sale. Any company that wants to contribute can validate they own the trademarked name and will be allowed to acquire that domain. NexBloc will also add a list of supportive decentralized ecosystem partners and encourages all to join.

About NexBloc

NexBloc is building the next generation of the internet with blockchain DNS at the core. Blockchain digital entities tied to the decentralized web are the future of personal data protection and use.

Founded as a BVI company in 2021, NexBloc uses technology stacks to create custom deployments of bDNS systems. They currently have over ten private blockchain top-level domains (bTLD) in various forms of deployment.

Domain Website: https://domain.nexbloc.com/
Website: https://www.nexbloc.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/80164369
Medium: https://medium.com/nexbloc
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nexbloc
Telegram: https://t.me/nexbloc

Press or Partner inquiries please send to pr@nexbloc.com

BCypher and NexBloc Partner to Bring Advanced Cryptocurrency Transaction Compliance to Blockchain DNS

NexBloc inc. today announced a partnership with BCypher, the blockchain intelligence company, to deploy their transaction monitoring capabilities for ongoing risk management within the NexBloc blockchain domain naming system (bDNS).

BCypher is a leader in blockchain analytics whose platform allows for AML verification, risk analysis, transaction monitoring, and clustering of addresses across any blockchain or token network. NexBloc will use BCypher to ensure a bDNS that is actively aware of risk factors associated with customers of its subscription services and buyers of domains.

NexBloc does not censor the use of domains. Still, it does maintain a policy of actively ensuring that bad actors are limited from using its services for nefarious activities by blocking access to initially buying domains and services. Blockchain domains are NFTs that get transferred to a customer’s wallet. Once that transfer is complete, NexBloc has no way to control usage except for additional services that may be used to make the domains work, such as pinning and storage solutions.

As Dana Farbo, Founder and CEO of NexBloc, stated, “We believe in a free and open internet, and Web 3.0 allows us to use the decentralized and distributed web for new ways to manage personal and organizational data, without fear of centralized censorship. However, we also have a responsibility to protect the space from actors that may look to take advantage of the decentralized web for their illegal purposes. We can help limit that by refusing them as customers, and BCypher provides tools to help us with those goals.”

Sudhanva Purushotham, Co-Founder and CEO of BCypher stated, “With BCypher, NexBloc has been able to bridge the gap between decentralization and platform security. bDNS is quickly becoming a complementary part of DNS, but past iterations of bDNS platforms have been prone to attackers and malicious content because of their open nature. As one of the leaders in the bDNS market segment, NexBloc sought to address this problem early and differentiate itself from the competition. NexBloc now has bDNS platform most capable of facilitating mass-adoption of the open internet and is ready to fulfill millions of new decentralized domain sales over the next few years safely and securely.”

Blockchain DNS is a core infrastructure for Web 3.0. It is transforming the digital world from a centrally managed hierarchy where tech giants, governments, and others can dictate what you see and how you use the web, whether you realize it or not. Giving power to the people using NFT based domains opens up a new world of opportunity. However, with this comes responsibility for all providers to help ensure a safe and positive ecosystem of connected DApps, websites, and people.

About BCypher

BCypher is building the compliance and risk management layer for Web3 and DeFi. The BCypher platform is an all-in-one set of tools that allows helps financial institutions, money services business, and Web3/DeFi projects easily satisfy regulatory requirements and manage risk.

BCypher incubated out of the University of Texas at Dallas and was founded in 2020 by a team of leading researchers and data scientists in the blockchain data analytics space.

About NexBloC

NexBloc is building the next generation of the internet with blockchain DNS at the core. Blockchain digital entities tied to the decentralized web are the future of personal data protection and use.

Founded as a BVI company in 2021, NexBloc has created a proprietary omnichain technology stack to create custom deployments of bDNS systems. They currently have over ten private blockchain top-level domains (bTLD) in various forms of deployment.

Website: www.nexbloc.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/80164369
Medium: https://medium.com/nexbloc
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nexbloc
Telegram: https://t.me/nexbloc

Yesports announces global teams ahead of Web 3.0 esports platform debut on Polygon

Team Empire, Renegades, Talon Esports, BOOM Esports and Fact Revolution have signed to be first teams launching NFTs on Yesports

Yesports has teamed up with Team Empire, Renegades, Talon Esports, BOOM Esports and Fact Revolution ahead of launching the world’s first Web 3.0 Esports Engagement Platform (W3EP). The teams will be the first to debut their very own NFTs on Yesports. Yesports offers a Web 3.0 white glove service for esports teams that includes NFT design and launch support, as well as an NFT marketplace for teams and fans to engage with each other. The platform’s long term vision is to deliver an unrivaled esports-centric Web 3.0 platform through which fans can eventually participate in the emerging metaverse.

Yesports announces global teams ahead of Web 3.0 esports platform debut on Polygon

Seeking to onboard millions of esports enthusiasts to Web 3.0, Yesports is designed to encourage fan participation through greater engagement with Esports teams and allow tangible ownership of valuable and rare utility-first esports assets.

Yesports partner teams stand to gain access to a dedicated team of creators and strategists as part of the white glove service to help them design and build high-fidelity NFTs for their fans, as well as to ease their transition into Web 3.0. The teams are currently in the creative process of developing NFT packs, which are akin to virtual versions of physical trading card packs. These card packs will soon be available to fans of the respective partner teams.

“With our partnerships, Yesports becomes the world’s largest esports-focused NFT marketplace with over 16.5 million fans from the get-go and represents the beginning of a new generation in esports fan engagement – one that takes place in Web 3.0. We are excited to deliver real-world utility into the NFTs themselves and give them a multitude of functionalities well beyond just a beautiful collector’s item,” said Sebastian Quinn, CEO of Yesports.

The marketplace, built with a grant from Polygon Studios, creates a new, highly curated and focused venue for teams to release unique generative NFT packs or one-of-a-kind NFT collectibles on dedicated virtual team storefronts. Users can also expect to enjoy first access rights to exclusive NFT drops, multi-asset staking rewards as well as governance and voting rights by holding the YESP token, which will power the marketplace. Fans will also be able to buy, sell and trade various esports-focused NFTs all in one place.

Some examples of the perks that Yesports is exploring to provide holders of exclusive NFTs include community incentives like VIP access to private Discord servers, signed merchandise, and exclusive video content. Player AMAs, team training live streams as well as opportunities to play along with the team are some other examples of what is currently being explored with partner teams.

The esports sector is growing rapidly, and its global market revenue is projected to hit a staggering $1.62 trillion by 2024. The market also boasts one of the highest levels of engagement, with the global live-streaming audience projected to grow at a rate of 7.7% annually to pass the half-billion mark in 2022 and reach 577.2 million in 2024.

To commemorate the five partnerships, Yesports will be releasing Partnership NFT Collectible giveaways this week for each team, which unlock special fan access and perks. These NFT Collectibles are just a taste/teaser of what’s to come for when the Yesports marketplace launches with the exclusive drops.

The team recently announced an oversubscribed seed round including top tier venture partners Zipmex, GTA Ventures, YBB Foundation, Kosmos Ventures, Kernel Ventures, Mozaik Capital, MEXC Global, Polygon Studios, NGC Ventures, Spartan, Alphabit, International Blockchain Monetary Reserve (IBMR) as well as George Samman and Proud Limpongpan as individual backers.

For more information on the giveaway and company updates, follow Yesports here. https://twitter.com/Yesports_gg

About Yesports
Yesports is the World’s First and only Web 3.0 Esports Engagement Platform (W3EP), offering a white glove service onboarding esports teams and their fans to Web 3.0, including NFT design and go-to-market strategy as well as an esports-centric NFT marketplace for teams and fans to engage. The platform’s long term vision is to deliver an unrivaled esports-centric Web 3.0 platform through which fans can eventually participate in the emerging metaverse.

About BOOM Esports
Established in November 2016, BOOM Esports is a multinational, multidivisional esports organization with top-tier rosters from Southeast Asian regions. We were born from our belief that champions are not born, they are made. They are made from those who thrive for nothing short of greatness: those who thrive to be a beast.

With the “Beast on our Mind” (BOOM), it has always been our mission to find and support the world’s most promising talents with professional management and reach the highest levels of competitive gaming.

About Fact Revolution
A leading Norwegian esports club, Fact Revolution has a strong legacy of success fielding top athletes and teams across multiple esports titles, including Counter-Strike: GO and Rocket League.

About Renegades
Founded in 2015, Renegades is a global premier multi-gaming esports organization featuring professional players and teams in the world’s largest competitive games. Breakout performances in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Rocket League, Call of Duty, Apex, and Valorant have helped launch Renegades into becoming one of the most prominent and recognized sports franchises around the world.

About Talon Esports
Talon is a leading esports, culture and lifestyle platform in Asia, with headquarters in Hong Kong. Regional offices are located in Thailand, Taiwan, the Philippines and South Korea. Talon was established in 2017 and operates seven professional esports teams in five markets and has accolades of over 30 tournament wins. Talon operates its own creative studio to run the industry-best esports marketing, content creation, and activities for Talon and its partners. For more information visit talon.gg.

About Team Empire
Team Empire is a professional esports organisation with world-class Rainbow Six, Dota 2 and Apex Legends squads, and a total reach of 52+ million Empire players and viewers. Established in 2004. Team Empire has become one of the esports world leaders. Team Empire has a long list of leading esports games, with top tournaments achievements from all around the globe. Team Empire’s main goal is the popularization of esports in CIS countries. Their philosophy is formation, support and development of talented pro-gamers from Europe and CIS.

For Media Enquiry:
Timothy Han
Yesports
E: timothy@yesports.gg

MART IN METAVERSE: The First-Ever ‘Hong Kong CNY Mart Event’ Landed Metaverse

MART IN HONG KONG, a revolutionary annual event organized by FEED HK at the Central Harbourfront since 2017 and extended to Phygital Online + Offline mode last year. This year, the organizer, together with csl., FTLife Insurance Company Ltd (FTLife), FILA, Storefriendly, ZOKU, Kung Lee Herbal Tea and N.I.P and 20 other brands will lead us to the virtual world of metaverse, cross the boundaries of the universe and overturning the traditional thinking to see the unprecedented CNY event.

2022 is a year of crypto, NFT and blockchain, FEED HK, as a pioneer in content marketing, has collaborated with Kingsan, a game-producing YouTuber who loves Hong Kong culture, to create the first MART IN METAVERSE CNY Mart in Hong Kong, which allows people to experience the CNY Mart 3.0 with a virtual identity (Avatar). MART IN METAVERSE will be held at the virtual platform Cryptovoxels for 9 days from 28th January to 5th February 2022. People can use the virtual identity to walk into the unlimited virtual space and enjoy the immersive interactive experience.

MART IN METAVERSE is divided into three thematic zones, presenting limited edition CNY-themed products, multi-million-dollar NFT art exhibits, FILA pavilion, etc. You can also visit the cherry blossom tree to make a blessing, watch DJ performance at the “Live @FTLife” stage, etc. All the most unexpected things can happen, connect with the world anytime, anywhere, and explore an unprecedented CNY event together.

3 Themed Zones, 3.0 CNY Event Experience
MART IN METAVERSE is divided into three thematic zones: “The Kolture Pavilion”, “Fortune Blossom Pavilion” and ” Storefriendly presents: NFT Gallery”. Visitors can wander around and enjoy the exclusive metaverse experience with their own imagination.

1. The Kolture Pavilion
Kingsan, a YouTuber renowned for designing games with Hong Kong elements, has designed one of the mart venue “Kolture Pavilion”, with Hong Kong-style tenement building tong laus, creating a traditional and ultra-modern exhibition building.

The “Kolture Pavilion” is one of the venues of MART IN METAVERSE CNY Mart, in which eight brands will present traditional and innovative Chinese New Year gifts. Kung Lee Herbal Tea, a traditional herbal tea shop founded in 1948, is once again teaming up with Spanish artisanal candy brand PAPABUBBLE to launch a new handmade herbal tea cotton candy, which will be sold for the first time at Mart in Metaverse, as well as products from mosaic and painting brand CASPAR HOUSE, local creative brand Handmadeship, Thai-infused brand INBAAN, UK crispy pork skin brand Mr Porky, Handcrafted sweets brand YASS COOKIES and creative nostalgic iron-casting brand Iron Workshop, all of which are available for customers to shop online and enjoy offline.

In line with the brand proposition of “Think beyond insurance.”, FTLife is daring to break conventions and creating innovative services and products. This time, FTLife has extended its brand to the metaverse with the Live @FTLife stage, located on the rooftop of the Kolture Pavillion, where stage performances will be held from time to time. Visitors will be able to experience the concert performances as in at the physical stage. The event will be held in conjunction with Hong Kong’s first-ever Hip Hop Music Awards – Whats Good Music Awards to bring more than 10 local DJs and singers to the stage (performance schedule will be announced separately on the event website or social media page). There is also a wish-making interactive mini-game on the rooftop, displaying your New Year’s greetings on the big screen to add blessings to your wishes.

2. Fortune Blossom Pavilion
At the center of the “Fortune Blossom Pavilion” sees a gigantic cherry blossom tree to wish good luck for everyone in the new year, under which there are also 8 other creative brands exhibiting trendy and limited-edition gifts. Amongst them are the Beef Brisket Soup by Chef Jacques Kagi from innovative gourmet brand Jacques n Grill; Other participating brands include ZOKU x CheckCheckCin presenting a limited-edition well-being tumbler set; RAZE, a fashionable mask brand; TeaLab, a five elements herbal tea therapy brand; Powcook, a handmade popcorn brand, together with the Chinese casserole poon choi daily freshly made by Dragon Pot.

In addition, local gin brand N.I.P launched a limited edition of “800 million” Year of the Tiger gin wine at the event, which is available for purchase at the N.I.P. bar next to the cherry blossom tree.

The event is also supported by international casual sportswear brand FILA, which showcases a variety of Chinese New Year apparel and online exclusives at the FILA Pavilion. Visitors can also look for an exclusive “Metaverse Promo Code” to redeem a FILA Chinese New Year canvas bag with their purchase.

HKT’s mobile network operator csl. will bring you into the virtual world of 5G and metaverse. In addition, csl. will launch a mysterious interactive game under the cherry blossom tree on 1st February, and everyone has a chance to win a mystery gift.

3. Storefriendly Presents: NFT Art Gallery
Storefriendly, Asia’s largest mini storage group, is committed to meeting the needs of its customers by providing quality storage space, and this time it has upgraded its storage space to the metaverse!

A number of local and international NFT collectors and brands, including Monkey Kingdom, local NFT brand God of Wealth, local trendy toy brand ZCWO, and French renowned toy-themed designer Juce Gace, are invited to showcase their NFT artworks which worth over one million HK dollars in total. (Please refer to the appendix for details)

God of Wealth NFT is set to mint 3,888 God of Wealth NFTs on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, 20 of which will be showcased at the NFT Art Exhibition Hall. The brand is also launching “God of Wealth Giveaway 3.0” at MART IN METAVERSE, giving away one God of Wealth NFT (currently worth 0.88 SOL; approximately HK$900) every day for 8 days in a row. Participants only need to answer a simple question and the most creative answer will have a chance to win a NFT! (Please refer to the appendix for details)

Details of “MART IN METAVERSE”
Date: 28 January (Friday) – 5 February (Saturday)
Time: 24/7
Platform: Cryptovoxels
Entry Fee: Free
Website: https://martinmetaverse.io/

About FEED HK | Group 108
FEED HK | Group 108 is an experienced content marketing and event planning company which provides customers with comprehensive, innovative, and valuable business solutions through creativity, different channels and marketing platforms. Website: http://feedhk.com/

About Kingsan
Game-producing YouTuber Kingsan fell in love with video games when he was exposed to video games through his family when he was a child. After making an occasional video game in his teenage time, he became interested and began to run his own YouTube channel mainly with the production of video games and daily life videos. Currently, the number of his followers totals 200,000.

About Cryptovoxels
Cryptovoxels is one of the most popular metaverse platforms where players can buy land, create shops and exhibitions, and text-chat with others with their virtual identities after logging in with their Facebook accounts. Its easy login procedures and stable connection attract players from all over the world.

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Hong Kong’s First Virtual Investment Forum: From SPAC To Metaverse held Jan 20

Co-organized by LBS Communications, New Vision Asset Management and Mileage Singapore

Hong Kong’s 2022 Virtual Investment Forum Invest For A Better World With Innovation: From SPAC To Metaverse was held on January 20, the first regional event aligning investors in the Metaverse with startups seeking funding. The Forum was co-organized by LBS Communications with New Vision Asset Management and Mileage Communications (Singapore), with the support of media platform partners Futu and Hong Kong Economic Digest.

Distinguished speakers were invited to tap the hottest topics in the capital markets: SPACs and Metaverse. The morning session featured SPAC best practice. Mr Claudius Tsang, CEO at A SPAC (Holdings) considered SPAC listings; Mr Robson Lee, Partner at Gibson Dunn and Mr Gordon Tsang, Partner at Stevenson Wong & Co, hit SPAC listings, de-SPAC transactions and risk factors from US, Hong Kong and Singapore perspectives. Mr. Yiu Ting Tsoi, President and CFO, Sieger Acquisition, spoke on IR strategy in the positioning of SPACs.

The afternoon session focused on Metaverse investment. Mr James Lei, a Director at Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI), spoke on effective real strategies to ride the Metaverse wave; Mr Gilbert Ng, Co-Founder of P.Mari, described compliance trends and regulatory directions in the virtual asset industry; Mr Robert Luo, Co-founder of NVC Media, introduced GameFi, the most advanced virtual development trend; and Mr Evan Auyang, Group President at Animoca Brands, introduced Animoca’s unique investment strategies, limited not only to the hottest metaverse, Sandbox.

Panel discussions covered SPAC and de-SPAC, strategies for maximizing returns by investors, strategies for start-ups, and strategies for investing in the Metaverse. Panelists shared personal experiences and unique insights from the forum’s warm, comfortable atmosphere. More than 300 institutional investors, listed company executives and start-up representatives attended the 2022 Virtual Investment Forum, with many gathering in the virtual lounge area afterwards for further discussions around the Metaverse.

Ms Joanne Chan, Managing Director at LBS Communications, said, “Metaverse has become an inevitable topic in the investment community – it’s a new field which Big Tech and gaming companies are competing to develop. Even the most renowned companies have acquired virtual brands to tap this market. At the same time, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has formally implemented a SPAC listing mechanism. This means that many innovative, emerging companies will become M&A targets, providing an additional financing channel for those that are interested in entering the Metaverse.

“LBS proposed the virtual SPAC To Metaverse Forum in Hong Kong, inviting experts and investors to share knowledge and insights from a forward-looking perspective, creating an effective communications platform for the capital markets, disseminating investment information in sync with the times, and winning community recognition for the first event of its kind. In the era of diversified development in capital markets, we are happy that start-ups in emerging industries can gain sustainable momentum and happy to see greater opportunity for investors and for enterprises, achieving a win-win situation,” said Ms Chan.

“After 11 years, LBS continues in its service mission to ‘Leverage Big Strategy’: improving traditional communications and IR services by expanding its investor networks around the world, staying on top of latest developments and apprising of market trends, continuing to expand our business and service coverage so that we are able to follow our clients’ strategies and maximize them to effect. ESG, for example, helps companies explore advantages in fields of sustainable development, and creates new opportunities for our clients to communicate with investors. LBS hopes the Forum series will continue to uncover opportunities, and develop diverse information exchange channels,” Ms Chan said.

Distinguished speakers, SPAC morning session

  • Mr Claudius Tsang, CEO, A SPAC (Holdings) Group Corp
  • Mr Robson Lee, Partner, Gibson Dunn (Leading law firm in Singapore)
  • Mr Gordon Tsang, Partner, Stevenson, Wong & Co. (Leading law firm in Hong Kong)
  • Mr Yiu Ting Tsoi, CEO of HB Ventures
  • Mr Gary Chan, CEO, Greater China, The CFO Centre

Distinguished speakers, Metaverse afternoon session

  • Mr Evan Auyang, Group President, Animoca Brands
  • Mr Ben Caselin, Head of Research & Strategy, Atom Asset Exchange (AAX)
  • Mr Wuszt Wu, Head of Huobi Key Accounts, Asia Pacific, Huobi Global
  • Mr Fred Wong, Founder and CIO, eFusion Capital
  • Dr James Lei, Chief Technical Adviser of Joint Labs in Asia, Ether Data
  • Mr Kenneth Wang, CPO and Investment Manager, New Vision
  • Mr Gilbert Ng, Founder, Mura Capital and crypto legal consultant
  • Mr Robert Luo, Co-Founder, NVC Media

Featured HK Startups, Unicorns

  • Avalon Biomedical Management – Public health and infection control
  • RV Auto Tech – Automation robotics technologies and global SaaS platform
  • Prenetics – A major genetic testing company with a team of 700+ employees and operations across 9 regions; to list on Nasdaq following merger with Artisan Acquisition, a SPAC founded by Adrian Cheng
  • iRecycle – AI and big data analysis to maximize coverage and efficiency in recycling business
  • ESG Growth – First of its kind in HK, SaaS platform for in-house ESG data management
  • Neufast – Multi-lingual AI video and cloud solution provider with 50 years in data science & I/O Psychology
  • Digit Sense – Digitial transformation and total solutions provider with global presence

Featured Digital Assets Investments

  • New Vision – One-stop brokerage, fund management, and fintech trading solutions; a VC opportunity
  • NVC – GameFi Investment
  • Animoca Brands – Known as Sandbox’ parent company, broad portfolio of blockchain games; prolific investor, 150+ investments in NFT-related blockchain companies
  • Huobi Global – World-leading cryptocurrency exchanges, digital asset management services; millions of users, 170 countries and regions
  • Huobi Tech – Leading provider of virtual asset services for professional and institutional investors around the world
  • AAX – Borderless exchange catering to global audience, powered by LSEG technology; offers high-yield savings packages, liquid futures markets, discounts on major tokens, range of on-ramps.
  • Ether Data – A decentralized computing ecosystem based on Ethereum Smart Contract technology, DSB (Disk Storage Banking)

‘2022 Virtual Investment Forum – From SPAC To Metaverse’ is online at: www.lbs-forum.com or http://forum.lbs-comm.com/home/index/en or Email: event@lbs-comm.com.

About LBS Communications Consulting Ltd / ‘Leverage Big Strategies’
LBS Communications, governed by a mission to ‘Leverage Big Strategies’, is a strategic IR consultancy based in Hong Kong, with offices in Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing. Our talent is driving change for our clients. With two decades of experiences in investor and financial communications, we endeavor to service ‘Sustainability Investor Relations’, to join hands with our clients in making a better world. Our strategies and services are built to foster and bridge relationships between our clients and their multiple stakeholders. Our clientele spans power and utilities, medical, telecommunications and IT, retail and consumer, metals and resources, education and training, medical, hospitality and travel. We care for the value and manage the brands of our clients. Please read more at https://lbs-comm.com/. LBS is an exclusive PRGN agency (prgn.com) for Hong Kong and Greater China.

2022’s First SPAC and Metaverse Investment Opportunities Virtual Investment Conference in Hong Kong

LBS (Leverage Big Strategies) Communications Consulting Limited (“LBS”), a professional strategy-based investor relations consulting firm based the Greater China region with global presence, today successfully organized the first Virtual Investment Conference, “Invest For a Better World With Innovation – from SPAC to the Metaverse” in 2022, along with New Vision Asset Management and Mileage Communications from Singapore and under the support from our media platform partner, Futu and Hong Kong Economic Digest.

Over 20 industry leaders and professional institutional investors analysed the listing overview and options of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”) in the United States, Hong Kong, and Singapore, and explored the winning strategy of digital asset investment in Metaverse via a virtual forum and exhibition booths. The forum was supported by Futu as the platform partner and Economic Digest as media partner.

LBS invited a number of speakers to tap into the two hottest topics in the capital market – SPAC and the market development of Metaverse through multiple subdivided presentations. In the morning session, Mr. Claudius Tsang, CEO at A SPAC (Holdings) Group Corp., Mr. Robson Lee, Partner at Gibson Dunn, Mr. Gordon Tsang, Partner at Stevenson Wong & Co. analysed the listing mechanism and risk factors of SPAC in the United States, Hong Kong and Singapore, and Mr. Yiu Ting Tsoi, the CEO of HB Ventures to explain the successful IR strategy in SPAC and De-SPAC process as well as the successful positioning and investment strategy of SPAC.

In the afternoon session which focuses on Metaverse investment, Mr. James Lei, Chief Technical Adviser of Joint Labs in Asia at Ether Data explained the effective strategies for the real economy to master the wave of virtual reality; Mr. Gilbert Ng, Founder at Mura Capital described the compliance trend and regulatory direction of the virtual market; Mr. Robert Luo, Co-founder at NVC Media introduced GameFi, the most advanced virtual development trend and Mr. Evan Auyang, the Group President of Animoca Brands unveiled the unique investment strategies of Animoca Brands which is not only limited to the hottest metaverse – Sandbox.

In addition, the forum included two panel discussions, during which panelists explained to participants the composition of SPAC and De-SPAC, the key strategies to maximizing the return on investment of investors and start-ups, and the winning strategy of investing in Metaverse. The panelists actively shared their own experiences and unique insights in a welcoming and inquisitive meeting atmosphere. More than 300 professional investors, institutional investors, executives of listed companies and representatives of start-ups attended the virtual forum, and many of the participants gathered in the virtual lounge area afterwards to further exchange their thoughts and experiences in these important subject areas.

Ms. Joanne Chan, Managing Director at LBS Communications Consulting Limited stated: “The Metaverse has inevitably become a hot topic in the investment community, as it’s a new field that Big Tech and gaming companies are competing to develop. Even international renowned sports brands have taken the opportunity to acquire virtual shoe brand companies to tap into the market. At the same time, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has formally implemented the SPAC listing mechanism. In other words, many emerging and innovative companies may become targets of mergers and acquisitions, providing an additional financing channel for start-ups that are interested to enter the Metaverse.”

Taking advantage of this market trend, LBS held the first online forum on Metaverse in Hong Kong and invited many senior experts and investors to share their own experience and first-hand industry insights from a forward-looking perspective. This created an effective communication platform for the capital market and disseminated investment information that keeps pace with the times, gaining high recognition from the industry. In the era of diversified development of capital markets, we are happy to see more opportunities relating to the development of the market and enterprises. We are also glad to see that potential start-ups or enterprises in emerging industries can gain more sustainable development momentum and achieve a win-win situation.

“As the organizer of this Metaverse investment forum, LBS will continue to leverage on its objective and original aspiration of “Leverage Big Strategy” after 11 years of development. LBS will bolster its traditional financial communications and investor relations services by aligning with clients’ strategies and maximizing results, so that investors around the world can keep abreast of the latest developments of their clients and be apprised of market trends to continuously expand business coverage and services. For example, ESG helps companies to explore and take advantage of exploring new opportunities beyond traditional investment areas in the field of sustainable development and to create more opportunities for customers to communicate with investors. With the rapid recovery of the global economy in the post-pandemic era, LBS also hopes that, apart from Greater China, this forum will also look ahead to other international markets and develop diversified information dissemination channels,” she said.

List of honorable speakers in the SPAC session
— Mr. Claudius Tsang, CEO, A SPAC (Holdings) Group Corp.
— Mr. Robson Lee, Partner, Gibson Dunn (Leading law firm in Singapore)
— Mr. Gordon Tsang, Partner, Stevenson, Wong & Co. (Leading law firm in Hong Kong)
— Mr. Yiu Ting Tsoi, CEO of HB Ventures
— Mr. Gary Chan, CEO – Greater China, The CFO Centre

List of honorable speakers in the Metaverse Digital Asset Allocation Strategy
— Mr. Evan Auyang, Group President, Animoca Brands
— Mr. Ben Caselin, Head of Research & Strategy, Atom Asset Exchange (AAX)
— Mr. Wuszt Wu, Head of Huobi Key Account, Asia Pacific, Huobi Global
— Mr. Fred Wong, Founder and CIO, eFusion Capital
— Dr. James Lei, Chief Technical Adviser of Joint Labs in Asia, Ether Data
— Mr. Kenneth Wang, CPO and Investment Manager, New Vision
— Mr. Gilbert Ng, Founder, Mura Capital (Experienced legal consultant on crypto)
— Mr. Robert Luo, Co-Founder, NVC Media

Featured HK Unicorn and Startups
— Avalon Biomedical Management – Public health and infection control
— RV Auto Tech – Automation robotics technologies and SaaS platform for global
— Prenetics – A major global diagnostics and genetic testing company with a team of over 700 employees and operations across 9 locations and will list on Nasdaq following merger with Artisan Acquisition, a SPAC founded by Adrian Cheng.
— iRecycle – AI and big data analysis to maximize coverage and efficiency in recycling business.
— ESG Growth – First of its kind in HK for in-house ESG data management SaaS platform
— Neufast – multi-lingual AI Video Interview cloud solution provider with 50 years in data science, recruitment & I/O Psychol
— Digit Sense – digitial transformation total solutions provider with global presense

Featured Digital Assets Investment
— New Vision – One-stop digital asset platform encompassing brokerage, fund management, fintech trading solutions and VC investment opportunities
— NVC – GameFi Investment
— Animoca Brands – Well-known globally as Sandbox’s parent company, it owns a broad portfolio of blockchain games and is a prolific investor with over 150 investments in NFT-related blockchain companies
— Huobi Global – World-leading cryptocurrency exchanges & digital asset management services for tens of millions of users in over 170 countries and regions
— Huobi Tech – Leading provider of compliant, safe and reliable virtual asset services for professional individuals and institutional investors around the world.
— AAX – A borderless exchange that caters to a global audienceand the first exchnage to be powered by LSEG technology, and offer high-yield savings packages, 100 spot pairs, deeply liquid futures markets, regular discounts on major tokens and a range of on-ramps.
— Ether Data – A decentralized all-purpose computing system based on the technology of the Ethereum Smart Contract and Disk Storage Banking (DSB) distributive storage.

For more information about the conference, please visit www.lbs-forum.com

About LBS Communications Consulting Limited
LBS Leverage Big Strategies – Sustainability Investor Relations is a strategy-based consulting company based in Hong Kong with offices in Shenzhen and Shanghai. We are also the exclusive partner of PRGN (www.prgn.com) in Hong Kong and the Greater China. Our talent is to drive change for our clients. With over two decades of experiences in investor and financial communications, we endeavour to stretch our expertise to sustainability investor relations that join hand with our clients in making a better world. Our strategies and services are tailor-made to bridge and foster the relationships between our clients and their multiple stakeholders. Our clientele spans across different industries such as power and utilities, medicare, telecommunications and IT, retail and consumer, metal and resources, education and training, hospitality and travel. We care and manage the value and brands of our clients.