Affyn Raises Close to USD 20m, Rewriting the Model For Metaverse GameFi With The Launch of Nexus
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Affyn, the Singapore team behind the upcoming new Metaverse world Nexus, has seen major success in both its private and presale funding rounds, bringing in close to USD 20million for the launch of the platform.
December 2021 and January 2022 have been exciting months for the team behind Nexus World, having secured the blockchain company funds to see the launch of this well-awaited Metaverse platform. The rounds were made up from a December private fundraising round, backed by around 50 investors, from venture capital firms, institutional investors and private investors, which raised over USD 7 million. The preceding presale then took place on a number of launchpads, which successfully generated around USD 10.4 million from 5700 within 60 hours of the presale open. The FYN token, the native token for Nexus World powers gameplay, the purchase of Buddy NFTs and Land sales across the Metaverse.
Affyn have merged classic Metaverse gameplay with augmented reality geolocation play by mapping out the real world in a Pokemon-style world. In contrast, this platform leverages blockchain technology in order to reward its users in a play-to-win model. Additionally, users have the ability to self-sustain their income by leading out their Lands (NFTs which make up the world), by buying and selling their Buddy characters and accepting advertising and holding events on their own Land.
The Buddy characters will soon be launched for sale on the Affyn website. They can be purchased only with the native FYN token. These characters, which are represented by unique NFT tokens, can develop over time to
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