{"id":67537,"date":"2022-09-22T13:21:25","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T10:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=67537"},"modified":"2025-09-07T07:11:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T04:11:01","slug":"azuki-nft-creators-plan-to-raise-30-million-reports-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/azuki-nft-creators-plan-to-raise-30-million-reports-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Azuki NFT creators plan to raise $30 million, reports say"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chiru Labs, the studio behind the Azuki NFT collection, is preparing to close a Series A funding round of $30 million at a valuation of $300 million to $400 million, according to informed sources cited by The Block<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Final terms have not yet been agreed, with negotiations nearing completion.<\/p>\n

The Azuki collection is issued on the Ethereum blockchain and consists of 10,000 tokens. According to OpenSea<\/a>, the minimum NFT price stands at 11.4 ETH ($14,670). The aggregate sales volume of the corresponding works on the marketplace reached 262,000 ETH (about $337.2 million).<\/p>\n

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Earlier, the NFT project Doodles raised $54 million<\/a> from Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. <\/p>\n

Earlier, the firm Seven Seven Six invested $10 million<\/a> in the Moonbirds NFT startup Proof.<\/p>\n

In August 2022, NFT trading volume continued to decline globally<\/a>. OpenSea\u2019s market share (70%) fell to $500 million or less than 300,000 ETH.<\/p>\n

Read ForkLog’s Bitcoin news on our Telegram<\/a> \u2014 cryptocurrency news, rates and analytics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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