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2024.01.12 News Release
Octopus Has Three Hearts. What About Brains? ~『Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom』 ×『QAQA』Quiz Campagin~
BLOCKSMITH&Co. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Tetsuya Sanada; hereinafter "BLOCKSMITH") is pleased to announce that a quiz short video SNS ‘QAQA’ is collaborating with the film Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, distributed by Warner Bros. Japan LLC, which will be released on 12th January 2024 (Friday), to launch the 「#アクアマン失われた王国クイズ」 campaign today with quiz videos about marine creatures and films.
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2023.12.22 News Release
NTT Docomo Ventures Has Participated in The Angel Round of Web3 Company BLOCKSMITH&Co.
NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Inc. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Jun Yasumoto; hereinafter "NDV") announces that they will invest in BLOCKSMITH&Co. Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Tetsuya Sanada; hereinafter "BLOCKSMITH"), a web3 company that develops blockchain games and provides other web3 services, through a fund managed by the company as an investor in an angel round (ongoing).
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2023.12.21 News Release
BLOCKSMITH&Co. Has Partnered with EQUES Inc. for the AI Quiz Generator
BLOCKSMITH&Co. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Tetsuya Sanada; hereinafter "BLOCKSMITH") is pleased to announce that EQUES Inc. (Head office: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Naoki Kishi; hereinafter "EQUES"), an AI start-up based on mathematical engineering, which originated from the Matsuo Lab of the University of Tokyo, has signed a basic agreement on 27 October regarding the joint development of products using AI technology.
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2023.12.19 News Release
What Is the 'Pasteurization' of Sake For? Sake Brand KURA ONE🄬 x 'QAQA' Quiz Campaign
BLOCKSMITH&Co. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Tetsuya Sanada; hereinafter "BLOCKSMITH") is pleased to announce that a user-generated vertical short video quiz app ‘QAQA’ has now been collaborating with the sake brand KURA ONE🄬 to launch the 『KURA ONE🄬 x QAQA Quiz Campaign』 today with quiz videos about sake.
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2023.12.18 News Release
What Did Daniel Radcliffe Play in Swiss Army Man? ' ~A24 presented by U-NEXT x QAQA' Quiz Campaign~
BLOCKSMITH&Co. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Tetsuya Sanada; hereinafter "BLOCKSMITH") is pleased to announce that the launch of the "Unknown Films of A24 presented by U-NEXT x QAQA Quiz Campaign" from today, which will feature quizzes on A24 films.
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2023.12.15 News Release
Web3 Company BLOCKSMITH&Co. Has Raised Angel Round (2nd close) Funding
BLOCKSMITH&Co. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Tetsuya Sanada; hereinafter "BLOCKSMITH") is pleased to announce that it has raised funds from MZ Web3 Fund, SAKURA UNITED PLATFORM and others through the issue of SAFE-type share options as part of an Angel Round (2nd close and ongoing).
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2023.12.11 News Release
Multi-chain Support for 'Captain Tsubasa -RIVALS-' Web3 Game, Using Oasys Blockchain
BLOCKSMITH&Co., a subsidiary that controls the Web3 related business of KLab Inc. and Mint Town, Co., Ltd. have decided to adopt the game-specific blockchain 'Oasys' for their new sensation blockchain game "Captain Tsubasa -RIVALS-", leveraging the IP of Japan's iconic soccer manga "Captain Tsubasa".
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2023.11.17 News Release
BLOCKSMITH&Co. Has Partnered with Tencent Cloud to Promote Web3 Services
BLOCKSMITH&Co. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Tetsuya Sanada; hereinafter "BLOCKSMITH") is pleased to announce that Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of Tencent, one of the world's largest technology companies, has agreed to jointly promote efforts to expand the Web3 ecosystem, particularly in the development of services in the entertainment domain. By providing technical support such as SDK provision by Tencent Cloud and backing up BLOCKSMITH's ongoing development and operation of the vertical short video quiz app "QAQA", the two companies aim to make entertainment services using Web3 and blockchain technology more widespread among the general public.
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2023.11.16 News Release
Web3 Company BLOCKSMITH&Co. Has Raised Angel Round (1st close) Funding
BLOCKSMITH&Co. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Tetsuya Sanada; hereinafter "BLOCKSMITH") is pleased to announce that it has raised funds from SBI Group, Headline Asia, J-CAM Corporation and others through the issue of SAFE-type share options as part of an Angel Round (1st close and ongoing).
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2023.11.15 News Release
"Captain Tsubasa -RIVALS-," a Web3 game, is set for release on iOS and Android within 2023!
BLOCKSMITH&Co., a subsidiary that controls the Web3 related business of KLab Inc. and Mint Town, Co., Ltd. announced the upcoming release of the new blockchain game "Captain Tsubasa -RIVALS-" for iOS and Android. This game utilizes the IP of Japan's leading soccer manga "Captain Tsubasa" with an app launch scheduled for 2023. In conjunction with the app version’s release, a pre-registration campaign has also been initiated.