Animoca Brands has partnered with Antler's corporate innovation division, Ibex Japan, to launch an investment fund focused on the Web3 entertainment sector. The fund aims to bring Japanese anime and manga intellectual property (IP) on-chain.
Animoca Brands announced the news on Tuesday at the WebX conference in Tokyo and shared related content on the X platform.
According to Japanese crypto news outlet CoinPost, Animoca co-founder and chairman Yat Siu, senior advisor Keyvan Peymani, and Ibex Japan partner Sandeep Casi introduced the project during the conference.
Casi stated, "90% to 99% of Japan's IP remains untapped, holding immense value." He added that Antler has established a presence in 22 cities worldwide, managing a total of $1.2 billion in assets and boasting a network of 250,000 entrepreneurs, providing a solid foundation for the project's global expansion.
Siu mentioned that Animoca has "established a business in Japan" through its Japanese subsidiary ABKK. He pointed out that "this collaboration aims to promote the globalization of Japanese IP" and emphasized that the project is not limited to gaming but will also focus on applications in fintech, healthcare, and medical technology.
Casi and Peymani will serve as co-general partners of the fund, responsible for authorizing underutilized Japanese IP and supporting the development of new Web3 products and services. The two plan to announce the first batch of targets in the coming months.
Siu noted that the timing is right, as the NFT market is experiencing a resurgence, and the digital asset market is performing strongly. According to NFT Price Floor data, the total market capitalization of the NFT market reached $9.3 billion on August 13, a 40% increase from $6.6 billion in July.
Meanwhile, in the United States, cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has held talks with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) crypto asset working group to discuss its tokenized trading system plans.
According to a memo submitted on Monday, SEC staff met with representatives from Kraken's parent company and its securities division, as well as lawyers from WilmerHale. The meeting focused on regulatory and legal requirements and the potential benefits of tokenization.
Kraken launched its tokenized stock service on May 22, providing around-the-clock trading of U.S. stocks for non-U.S. investors. Robinhood launched a similar service in Europe on June 30. This week, Kraken also announced that its tokenized stock service has expanded to the TRON blockchain.
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