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How Blockchain Gaming Startup Nifty Island Plans to Take on the Metaverse

Photo: A virtual island in online blockchain game Nifty Island. Photo by Nifty Island.

Online gaming platform Nifty Island wants to use blockchain technology to become the crossroads of the metaverse. Here’s an inside look at the startup:

Founders: Charles Smith and Zack Pantely

Money Raised: $20 million

Investors: Arrington XRP Capital, Hashed, Distributed Global, Alameda Research and the Solana Foundation

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