Yuga Labs, creator of Bored Apes, announces $450 million seed round investors, including Adidas, Samsung, Google, A16z, FTX, Sandbox, Time, Colin Kaepernick, Dez Bryant, Shaq, & Snoop Dog

Yuga Labs announced the seed investors who invested $450 million in the less-than-year-old company, valued at $4 billion. Nicole Muniz, CEO of Yuga Labs, said: “Already, a new economy is possible with the IP of Apes, Punks, and Meebits, owned by the community. The possibilities for blockchain’s impact on culture are endless, and so we…

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BUCKLE UP: Rumors swirl about expected Bored Ape coin $APE, plus BAYC sales of virtual land with Animoca Brands

Just four days after Yuga Labs announced it acquired the IP rights to the legendary CryptoPunks, The Block is reporting details from a “pitch deck” Yuga circulated to investors. Gordon Goner, though, a co-founder of the Bored Ape Yacht Club, said the pitch deck was old.  The Block reported the following details: “an ‘in-game app…

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