Astar Network has raised funding from Animoca Brands.
Astar Network has raised funding from Animoca Brands.
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Astar Network raises funding to take blockchain content to Japan

Astar Network, a gateway to take blockchain projects to Japan and more, announced a strategic investment from Animoca Brands to accelerate the growth of Web3 entertainment.

Animoca Brands wants to deliver digital property rights to consumers with the aim of helping to establish the open metaverse and its associated network effects. Animoca Brands has investments in over 540 companies, which is considered one of the broadest investment portfolios in the Web3 industry.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.