VICTORIA, Seychelles--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KuCoin, a leading global cryptocurrency trading platform, announced that its NFT marketplace - Windvane - sponsored NFT.NYC 2022, one of the largest NFT Conferences in the world. Windvane will partner with NFT.NYC to bring global crypto enthusiasts, NFT creators, and artists together to build a better NFT space.
NFT.NYC is a global event for NFT enthusiasts and creators. It has been committed to giving a voice to the growing NFT community and accelerating the growth of the NFT ecosystem. NFT.NYC 2022 will be a three-day, in-person event that will take place in Times Square from June 20 to June 23.
As the sponsor of NFT.NYC, Windvane, the brand new NFT marketplace powered by KuCoin, strives to bring a new experience for NFT users. It aims to create a comprehensive and highly compatible platform that will openly support mainstream NFT blockchains, allowing everyone to select all NFTs on the KuCoin cross-chain aggregator and act as one-stop shopping for the world's top NFTs at Windvane. Furthermore, to empower the development of NFT, Windvane and KuCoin Ventures launched a $100M Creators Fund in April 2022, which will help young artists and creators to show their talents to the public. Moreover, the fund will support and incubate promising NFT projects with strong teams and innovative technology.
Fungi Chic, the Founder of Windvane, states, “NFT.NYC is the first global conference Windvane has attended since its inception. We are looking forward to discussing and exploring Web 3.0 with NFT lovers and creators from all over the world. Furthermore, the $100 million Creators Fund, launched by Windvane and KuCoin venture, will help us find more potential projects here and contribute to building a better NFT space.”
On day 2 of the NFT.NYC event (21st of June), Windvane will host a Cocktail Party with KuCoin Ventures and Superpower at the Electric Room at Dream Downtown (Address: 355 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011). Justin Chou, the Chief of KuCoin Ventures, will attend the event and share his views on the future of the NFT market. Communicate and discuss with global NFT enthusiasts here.
About KuCoin
Launched in September 2017, KuCoin is a global cryptocurrency exchange with its operational headquarters in Seychelles. As a user-oriented platform with a focus on inclusiveness and community action reach, it offers over 700 digital assets and currently provides spot trading, margin trading, P2P fiat trading, futures trading, staking, and lending to its 18 million users in 207 countries and regions.
In 2022, KuCoin raised over $150 million in investments through a pre-Series B round, bringing total investments to $170 million with Round A combined, at a total valuation of $10 billion. KuCoin is currently one of the top 5 crypto exchanges, according to CoinMarketCap. Forbes also named KuCoin one of the Best Crypto Exchanges in 2021. In 2022, The Ascent named KuCoin the Best Crypto App for enthusiasts.
About Windvane
KuCoin NFT Marketplace - Windvane is a decentralized full-feature NFT trading platform with multi-chain support that provides NFT launchpad, mint, trade, management, and many other services in a most convenient way. Compared with other NFT Marketplaces, it focuses on the core problems in the current market, including the lack of high-quality projects, high user participation thresholds, high fees, and the difficulty of finding potential projects, etc.
