Final Fantasy Maker Square Enix Backs Bitcoin Gaming Startup Zebedee hauv $ 35M Round

Thaum ntau qhov kev ua si crypto gaming tab tom tshwm sim hauv Ethereum thiab Solana ecosystems, Zebedee tau tsis tu ncua banged lub nruas rau Bitcoin ob peb xyoos dhau los. Tam sim no qhov kev pib ua si tau nce nyiaj tshiab nrog kev ua si loj heev hauv kev sib xyaw: Square Enix, tus tshaj tawm ntawm Final Fantasy.

Zebedee hnub no tshaj tawm txog $ 35 lab Series B nyiaj txiag puag ncig coj los ntawm Kingsway Capital, uas suav nrog kev koom tes los ntawm Square Enix thiab The Raine Group, ntxiv rau Zebedee cov tub ua lag luam Initial Capital thiab Lakestar.

Zebedee lub platform ua rau nws ua tau rau cov neeg tsim khoom ua si tsim hauv micropayments ntawm lub Xob Laim Network, uas yog tsim los ntawm Bitcoin. Game studios tuaj yeem muab cov nqi me me ntawm Bitcoin raws li khoom plig rau kev ua si, piv txwv li, thiab lub tuam txhab muab daim ntawv thov programming interface (API) rau cov tsim tawm los siv cov thev naus laus zis thiab ib qho app rau gamers nkag mus rau lawv cov khoom plig Bitcoin.

Thaum ntxov xyoo 2021, Zebedee tau nthuav tawm cov thev naus laus zis los ntawm kev tshaj tawm cov servers tshwj xeeb rau Valve qhov nrov online tua neeg, Counter-Strike: Ntiaj Teb Kev Ua Phem (CS:GO), cia cov neeg ua si twv txiaj thiab yeej Bitcoin khoom plig rau kev sib tw hauv online kev sib tw. Raws li lub tuam txhab, qhov nruab nrab qhov loj ntawm kev sib pauv ntawm nws lub platform tsuas yog $ 0.08 tus nqi ntawm Bitcoin ntawm Lightning Network.

Zebedee ua ntej tsa lub Series A puag ncig ntawm $ 11.5 lab thaum lub Cuaj Hlis 2021, thiab lub tuam txhab tau hais tias tam sim no nws tau nce txog $ 50 lab nyob rau hauv tag nrho. Lub tuam txhab tau thov hauv xov xwm tshaj tawm tias nws cov neeg siv hauv paus tau loj hlob kaum npaug txij li Series A puag ncig.

Decrypt nug txog cov ncauj lus kom ntxaws ntxiv txog lub tuam txhab kev loj hlob, tab sis ib tus neeg sawv cev Zebedee tau hais tias lub tuam txhab tsis muab nws cov neeg siv cov lej. Raws li rau ib qho tseem ceeb tshiab apps ntawm nws lub platform, tus neeg sawv cev taw qhia rau Fumb Games 'Bitcoin Miner thiab Vestly thiab hais tias ntau ntawm nws cov apps "tau pom ntau qhov kev koom tes txuas ntxiv."

Square Enix yog tus tshaj tawm video game loj, thiab qhov ruaj khov tom qab tsis yog Kawg Fantasy nkaus xwb tab sis kuj tseem yog Kingdom Hearts, Dragon Quest, thiab lwm yam kev ua si nrov IP. Nws yog txog thaum tsis ntev los no tseem yog lub tuam txhab tom qab Tomb Raider thiab Deus Ex, tab sis nws muag cov franchises thiab lwm yam-ntxiv rau peb ntawm nws qhov kev ua si studios - rau $ 300 lab los pab nyiaj rau nws txoj kev lag luam blockchain.

Nrog Ubisoft, Square Enix yog ib lub suab nrov tshaj plaws hauv kev tshaj tawm video game hauv kev txhawb nqa ntawm blockchain thev naus laus zis tuaj yeem cuam tshuam kev ua si. Square Enix thawj zaug tso tawm Nft Cov khoom khaws cia hauv 2021 hauv Nyij Pooj raws li nws cov Million Arthur franchise, thiab tseem yuav coj nws Dungeon Siege IP rau Lub Sandbox, Ethereum metaverse game uas nws yav dhau los thaub qab hauv 2020.

Square Enix Thawj Tswj Hwm Yosuke Matsuda kuj muaj sau zoo hais txog lub peev xwm rau NFTs thiab cov metaverse tom ntej, blockchain-backed 3D evolution ntawm internet. "Los ntawm kev tsim cov txiaj ntsig token kev lag luam rau hauv peb cov kev ua si, peb yuav ua kom muaj kev loj hlob ntawm tus kheej," Matsuda tau sau rau lub Ib Hlis.

Square Enix qhov kev txav mus rau hauv qhov chaw blockchain tau ua rau npau taws los ntawm cov kiv cua ntev thiab cov neeg ua si ib txwm muaj, qee tus ntawm lawv muaj. vocally thawb rov qab tawm tsam NFTs hais txog kev cuam tshuam ib puag ncig ntawm qee lub platform, ntxiv rau kev dag ntxias thiab lwm yam kev txhawj xeeb. Txawm li cas los xij, Japanese gaming icon tsuas yog zoo li nkag mus tob rau hauv qhov chaw, raws li pom los ntawm Zebedee xov xwm.

Editor's note: Zaj dab neeg no tau hloov kho tom qab luam tawm kom suav nrog cov lus los ntawm Zebedee.

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