March 16, 2022:
HSBC, one of the world’s largest international banking and financial services providers, and The Sandbox, a leading decentralized gaming virtual world and subsidiary of Animoca Brands, today announced a new partnership that will open up a host of opportunities for virtual communities across the world to engage with global financial services providers and sports communities in The Sandbox metaverse.
The groundbreaking partnership between The Sandbox and HSBC will see the global financial services provider acquire a plot of LAND, virtual real estate in The Sandbox metaverse, which will be developed to engage and connect with sports, esports and gaming enthusiasts.
(In lawsuits against Coinbase and Binance, the US Securities and Exchange Commission this week characterised SAND, the native token of the Sandbox platform, as an unregistered security.)
June 9, 2021:
Solana Labs Completes a $314.15M Private Token Sale Led by Andreessen Horowitz and Polychain Capital
(The lawsuits also characterise SOL, the native token of the Solana brockchain, as an unregistered security.)
November 1, 2022:
Protocol Labs and Filecoin Foundation together with other founding members, today announced the launching of the Decentralized Storage Alliance (the “Alliance”).
[As a founding member of the Alliance,] Ernst & Young (EY), the first Big 4 firm to commit to public blockchain, is focused on putting in place the tools, systems, and services that will be needed to help both public and private companies take advantage of blockchain technology to address the ecosystem’s most pressing problems – privacy, security, and regulatory compliance. As a trusted advisor to the world’s largest enterprises, EY’s ability to test and audit transactions in a blockchain environment gives businesses the confidence to transition from simply tracking on a blockchain to transacting across the complete business lifecycle.
(The lawsuits also characterise FIL, the native crypto asset of the Filecoin network, as an unregistered security.)
April 7, 2023:
NEAR Foundation is thrilled to announce that Tekuno, one of the most innovative NEAR Balkans Hub projects, recently teamed up with Mastercard to serve up an incredibly unique real-life NFT experience.
(The lawsuits also characterise NEAR, the native token of the NEAR blockchain protocol, as an unregistered security.)
May 18, 2021:
Sygnum Bank announces today that it will be the first bank to offer custody and banking services for Internet Computer utility tokens (ICP).
(The lawsuits also characterise ICP, the native token of the Internet Computer Protocol blockchain, as an unregistered security.)
April 30, 2021:
Dapper Labs, Inc., the company behind NBA Top Shot and the Flow blockchain, today announced US$250M in new funding. Led by Coatue . . . Notable investors in Dapper Labs include Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, Union Square Ventures, Venrock, BOND, GIC, Google Ventures (GV), Samsung, and the founders of Dreamworks, Reddit, Coinbase, Zynga, and AngelList, among others
(The lawsuits also characterise FLOW, the native token of the FLOW blockchain, as an unregistered security.)
February 20, 2020:
FC Barcelona has signed a new global partnership agreement with blockchain–based fan engagement platform for sports and entertainment Chiliz. The agreement will enable fans to interact with Barça in an innovative way through Chiliz’ fan voting and rewards platform Socios.com, where they will be able to participate in different surveys and polls about the everyday activities of the Club using digital assets called ‘Barça Fan Tokens’.
(The lawsuits also characterise CHZ, the native token of the Chiliz blockchain, as an unregistered security.)
October 26, 2021:
Why we [Samsung] invested in Axie Infinity, a blockchain gaming unicorn
(The lawsuits also characterise AXZ, the native token of the Axie Infinity play-to-earn game, as an unregistered security.)
October 18, 2021:
Polygon and DraftKings Enter Into a Strategic Blockchain Agreement
April 22, 2022:
Today, we’re introducing crypto payouts for Connect.. [ . . . ] Stripe will initially support payouts in USDC, a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar. This will enable many people who wouldn’t otherwise be able to hold dollars to do so. Payouts will take place over the Polygon network, which we chose for its low fees, speed, integration with Ethereum, and broad wallet compatibility
November 10, 2022:
Polygon is working with Disney on developing a proof of concept for exclusive digital collectibles to recognize Disney employees during special occasions.
January 20, 2022:
Introducing Adidas for Prada re-source — an ambitious first-of-its-kind NFT collaboration that will feature user-generated and creator-owned art. . . . Adidas and Prada collaborated with Polygon Studios to build the project on the Polygon network.
September 12, 2022:
Starbucks today unveiled Starbucks Odyssey, a new experience powered by Web3 technology that will offer Starbucks Rewards members and Starbucks partners (employees) in the United States the opportunity to earn and purchase digital collectible assets that will unlock access to new benefits and immersive coffee experiences. […] Starbucks will utilize a “proof-of-stake” blockchain technology built by Polygon, which uses less energy than first generation “proof-of-work” blockchains.
(The lawsuits also characterise MATIC, the native token of the Polygon blockchain, as an unregistered security.)
Further reading:
— SEC sues Coinbase for allegedly violating US securities law (FT)
— The full complaint (SEC website)
— Crypto exchange Binance sued by SEC in latest blow from US regulators (FT)
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