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Samreen Ahmad · · 1 min read

Animoca ups stake in Kikitrade to accelerate GameFi, NFT adoption

Animoca Brands, a Hong Kong-based mobile gaming and blockchain unicorn, has become the second-largest shareholder in Kikitrade.

Sean Tao (left), co-founder and CEO of Kikitrade, and Yat Siu, executive chairman and co-founder of Animoca Brands/ Photo credit: Kikitrade

Kikitrade, a cryptocurrency social investment platform, has plans to widen its role in the decentralized blockchain gaming (GameFi) and non-fungible token (NFT) markets.

The firm’s in-app community provides a platform for blockchain gamers, investors, and traders to connect while serving as a bridge between GameFi and the centralized finance world.

Under their tie-up, Kikitrade and Animoca Brands will promote newly launched and upcoming GameFi projects by providing financial infrastructure to players. Kikitrade will also establish a GameFi studio to accelerate the development of the crypto-based markets.

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Blockchain games like Axie Infinity, NBA Top Shot, and The Sandbox have quickly become top applications of blockchain tech with powerful adoption, Kikitrade said in a statement.

Editing by Collin Furtado and Arpit Nayak

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Samreen Ahmad

I write on start-ups, tech and all things that impact them. Reach out to me at samreen@techinasia.com.