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How a Bought Domain and a Matt Damon Ad Built a 150-Million-User Crypto Empire
It bought one of the most valuable domains on the internet, put its name on a Los Angeles arena, and spent a decade with no outside investors. Then Citadel Securities showed up.
The Exchange That Ripped Its Own Name Off the Wall
It dropped the "E," paid the fine, opened in San Jose, and put its reserves on a Merkle tree. Inside OKX's bet that self-custody - not the exchange - is the actual product.
OpenSea
The company that taught millions to browse NFTs is rebuilding itself as a front door to the entire onchain economy. Its second act stretches from digital art to tokens, perps and stock-linked assets - without taking custody of the wallet.
The Artling
The Artling is a Singapore-based online gallery and art consultancy founded in 2013 by Talenia Phua Gajardo. It connects collectors, interior designers, architects, property developers and brands with a curated selection of contemporary art and design from more than 6,000 artists and designers worldwide. Alongside its e-commerce platform, the company runs an end-to-end art advisory and trade business for residential, hospitality and corporate projects, and has extended into digital art through a curated NFT marketplace.
Upland
Upland (Uplandme, Inc.) is a blockchain-based metaverse game that maps virtual properties onto real-world addresses, letting players buy, sell, develop and trade digital real estate as NFTs. Founded in 2018 and launched in 2019 on the EOS blockchain, it blends Monopoly-style property trading with city building, a player-driven economy, and its own tokens (UPX and the ERC-20 Sparklet). Backed by $27M in funding led by Animoca Brands, the Mountain View company has grown to 3M+ registered wallets and partnerships with brands such as FIFA and the NFL Players Association.