Sony Announces Plans to Back Web3, NFT Startups – Japan Set for Metaverse Pivot?
The Japanese business behemoth Sony is set to invest in Web3, NFT, and metaverse firms via an incubator program. Per Japan’s Bit Times, Sony has teamed up with Astar, a Japanese smart contract platform and blockchain dev...
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Per Japan’s Bit Times, Sony has teamed up with Astar, a Japanese smart contract platform and blockchain developer, for the initiative.
The Web3 firm Startale Labs – a frequent Astar collaborator – is also taking part in the project....
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