Animoca Brands Co-Founder: Royalties Make It Possible for NFT Projects to Flourish
“That means that billions of dollars went to creators but, more importantly, an even larger number went to owners of the assets of these entities that fueled an industry that made it possible to create companies like Blur, OpenSea or Magic Eden,” he said.
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