The Coinbase, Animoca Brands and Gumi-backed NFT marketplace grew its valuation almost ninefold in the space of six months as the NFT market skyrockets.
Author: Fernando Moncada Rivera
Fernando Moncada Rivera is a reporter at Global Corporate Venturing and also host of the Global Venturing Review podcast.
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