Doodles Acquire Disney's Animator 😲

gm. This year is already proving to be the year for creators. ✨

• 😲 Doodles acquire collaborator of 'Rick & Morty' and Disney animation

• 🎨 Decentraland unveils how its mostly focusing on creators this year

• 🥃 The Irish Distillers Int'l files NFT-related trademark for Jameson 

• 💡 VeeFriends upgrades its website to improve user safety and ease of use

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Doodles Acquire Award-Winning Animation Studio, Golden Wolf 

Yesterday, Doodles announced it's acquiring Golden Wolf, the animation studio for the some of the world's biggest names: Rick and Morty, Disney, Nike, and more. 

Here's what we know: 

• Doodles is acquiring Golden Wolf as soon as the deal completes, in a few weeks.

• Golden Wolf will help boost Doodle’s story-telling content, world-building, and character development.

• The CEO and Founder of Golden Wolf, Ingi Erlingsson, will become Doodles’ Chief Content Officer.

Read the full story here: "Doodles Acquire Award-Winning Disney Animation Collaborator, Golden Wolf"

Decentraland Unveils 2023 Strategy with New Manifesto 

This year, Decentraland reveals that the metaverse's primary focus is on creators, providing them with the necessary tools to unleash their creativity and attract more users to the platform. 

Here's what we know: 

• Decentraland aims to make the virtual world a hub for safe, intuitive, fun, and immersive social connections.

• The metaverse focuses on the monetization potential of user-generated content, like smart wearables, avatars, and emote systems, to achieve such goals.

• Moreover, it will add an enhanced identity system through profiles and badges, alongside a communication system and better onboarding experiences for quests.

• Users can start taking to the platform to showcase their creative flairs in ways not previously achievable. 

Jameson Plans to Serve NFTs 

Jameson plans to serve and crack open NFT and metaverse initiatives alongside its world-famous blended Irish whiskey this year.

The Irish Distillers Int'l for Jameson filed a trademark. 

Here's what we know: 

• Like Malibu, Jameson marks being the most recent drink brand that sees the advantages of Web3.

• The famous Irish whiskey has filed a trademark claiming plans for virtual alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, merchandise, NFTs, a virtual bar, and more.

• The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) received the application on January 18. 

• Jameson fans will have the chance to interact with the brand in new, innovative ways.

• As more brands jump on the bandwagon, other big brands must stay ahead of the game by diving into Web3 to unveil new creativity methods and keep fan engagement.

• Who's next? 👀

New VeeFriends Website is 'Live and Thriving' 

VeeFriends website has undergone a new makeover and is now live. This latest version combines the advantages of Web2 and Web3 to enhance user safety and ease of use.

One of the main perks is that users no longer need to go through the tedious verification process to verify their wallets for frequent NFT eligibility or claims.

Here's what we know: 

• VeeFriends has added a newer, safer, and more seamless wallet connection system to its website.

• Now, only a one-time hot wallet connection is necessary for users to open their accounts.

• However, users can link their cold wallets to their VeeFriends account without connecting it to the website, ensuring wallets truly stay COLD.

• The famous NFT project also adds new notification settings and opt-in to receive email notifications and/or texts for big VeeFriends fans not wanting to miss a thing.

Today's edition was written by Leah Alger and Ty Smith.

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