Windvane<\/strong>, will provide support for NFT projects in fields ranging from arts, sports, profile pictures (PFPs), Asian culture, celebrities, GameFi (gaming + DeFi), and other niches, an announcement from KuCoin said on Tuesday.<\/p>\nAccording to the announcement, the new incubation fund will help young artists in particular, allowing them to show their talent on the Windvane platform. The platform is described by KuCoin as \u201ca much more open, free, equal, and democratic decentralized NFT marketplace.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to supporting young and new artists, the fund will also allocate capital to established NFT projects with \u201cstrong teams and innovative technology.\u201d The fund will aim to facilitate the development of the NFT space in general, as well as contribute to building a diverse Web 3.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe [USD] 100M \u2018Creators Fund\u2019 will support NFT creators and projects, which will further consolidate the metaverse infrastructure. We are pleased to see the rapid development of NFTs and their integration with sports, culture, games, celebrities, etc.,\u201d commented KuCoin CEO Johnny Lyu.<\/p>\n
Lyu added that KuCoin\u2019s new NFT marketplace Windvane will work to build a bridge between Web2 and Web3 by creating \u201ca more integrated NFT world\u201d where the entry barrier for new users is low.<\/p>\n
KuCoin was the 6th<\/sup> largest spot crypto exchange by 24-hour trading volume as of Tuesday, ahead of rivals such as FTX<\/strong> and Coinbase<\/strong>, per data from CoinGecko.<\/p>\n____<\/p>\n
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Source: AdobeStock \/ AndriiKoval \u00a0 Major international crypto exchange KuCoin has launched a USD 100m fund to support artists behind early-stage non-fungible token (NFT) projects across a variety of niches. The new fund, launched through KuCoin Ventures and the exchange\u2019s new NFT marketplace Windvane, will provide support for NFT projects in fields ranging from arts, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nft"],"yoast_head":"\n
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