DMarket​ ​has​ ​raised​ ​almost​ ​$11​ ​million​ in​ ​just​ ​four​ days

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The​ ​first​ ​global​ ​marketplace​ ​for​ ​trading​ ​in-game​ ​items,​ ​DMarket ,​ ​has​ ​raised​ ​$10,9​ ​million investments​ ​during​ ​the​ ​token​ ​sale​ ​which​ ​has​ ​ended​ ​on​ ​August​ ​21,​ ​2017.  
DMarket​ ​is​ ​based​ ​on​ ​blockchain​ ​technology​ ​and​ ​smart​ ​contracts.​ ​DMarket​ ​tokens​ ​will​ ​become the​ ​main​ ​currency​ ​for​ ​in-game​ ​economy.​
​With​ ​DMarket​ ​tokens​ ​players​ ​from​ ​any​ ​game​ ​on​ ​any platform​ ​will​ ​be​ ​able​ ​to​ ​buy,​ ​sell,​ ​and​ ​exchange​ ​virtual​ ​items​ ​on​ ​the​ ​new​ ​marketplace.
 
The​ ​official​ ​DMarket​ ​token​ ​sale​ ​started​ ​on​ ​August​ ​17,​ ​2017,​ ​at​ ​noon​ ​(12:00​ ​PM​ ​NYC​ ​Time, UTC-4).  
 
35,9​ ​million​ ​tokens​ ​(​including​ ​the​ ​bonuses)​​ ​​were​ ​acquired​ ​with​ ​the​ ​total​ ​reaching​ ​$11.97 million.​ ​​The​ ​exchange​ ​rate​ ​1000​ ​DMarket​ ​tokens​ ​for​ ​1​ ​ETH.  
 
“​In​ ​fact,​ ​we​ ​have​ ​held​ ​a​ ​short​ ​test​ ​token​ ​sale​ ​to​ ​make​ ​sure​ ​there’s​ ​substantial​ ​demand​ ​for​ ​the product​ ​on​ ​the​ ​market.​ ​We​ ​were​ ​expecting​ ​to​ ​raise​ ​around​ ​$1​ ​million​ ​and
​ended​ ​up​ ​with​ ​$10,9 million.​ ​The​ ​main​ ​DMarket​ ​token​ ​sale​ ​will​ ​be​ ​held​ ​in​ ​November​ ​2017,​ ​and​ ​we​ ​are​ ​predicting even​ ​more​ ​hype​ ​with​ ​the​ ​launched​ ​alpha-version​ ​of​ ​the​
​product​ ​and​ ​signed​ ​contracts​ ​with famous​ ​publishers​ ​and​ ​game​ ​developers​ ​at​ ​hand​.”​ ​said​ ​​Volodymyr​ ​Panchenko​,​ ​CEO​ ​and founder​ ​of​ ​DMarket.
 
Currently,​ ​the​ ​project​ ​is​ ​supported​ ​by​ ​prominent​ ​game​ ​development​ ​studios​ ​as​ ​4A​ ​Games (Metro​ ​2033,​ ​Me​tro:​ ​Last​ ​Light),
​GSC​ ​Game​ ​World​ ​(S.T.A.L.K.E.R,​ ​Cossacks​ ​series),​ ​Tatem Games​ ​(Carnivores,​ ​Vivisector,​ ​Cryostatis),​ ​and​ ​t​he​ ​Pantera​ ​Capital​
​investment​ ​fund. Moreover,​ ​the​ ​company​ ​has​ ​been​ ​negotiating​ ​with​ ​dozens​ ​of​ ​major​ ​world​ ​publishers​ ​in​ ​order to​ ​sign​ ​agreements​ ​in​ ​the​ ​recent​ ​future.  
 
The​ ​company’s​ ​official​ ​advisory​ ​board​ ​consists​ ​of​ ​leaders​ ​in​ ​the​ ​gaming​ ​and​ ​blockchain industries,​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​renowned​ ​investors.
​Oren​ ​Klaff​ ​(​managing​ ​director​ ​at​ ​Intersection Capital),​ ​Brian​ ​Kerr​ ​(managing​ ​director​ ​at​ ​GL​ ​Ventures,​ ​founder​ ​and​ ​CEO​ ​of​ ​Fnatic​ ​Gear),​
​Mo Levin​ ​(founder​ ​of​ ​the​ ​​Keynote​ ​Events​,​ ​startup​ ​and​ ​blockchain​ ​expert),​ ​Igor​ ​Matsanyuk
(chairman​​ ​at​ ​Games​ ​Insight,​ ​ex-vice​ ​president​ ​at​ ​Mail.ru,​ ​founder​ ​at​ ​IMI.VC​ ​and​ ​Farminers), Denis​ ​Dovgopoliy​ ​(​founder​ ​of​ ​GrowthUP​ ​Group)​,​
​Evgeniy​ ​Grygorovych​ ​(project​ ​leader​ ​at​ ​​GSC Game​ ​World)​,​ ​Oleg​ ​Yavorsky​ ​(co-founder​ ​of​ ​Vostok​ ​Games),​ ​and​ ​Igor​ ​Karev​ ​(CEO​ ​at​ ​Tatem Games)​ ​are​ ​among​ ​them.
 
The​ ​next​ ​“opportunity​ ​window”​ ​for​ ​investors​ ​will​ ​open​ ​in​ ​November​ ​2017,​ ​during​ ​the​ ​second main​ ​phase​ ​of​ ​the​ ​DMarket​ ​token​ ​sale.​ ​The​ ​price​ ​will​ ​be​ ​25%​
​higher​ ​compared​ ​to​ ​the​ ​first phase​ ​(750​ ​Tokens​ ​for​ ​1​ ​ETH).​ ​The​ ​company​ ​is​ ​not​ ​planning​ ​to​ ​hold​ ​an​ ​additional​ ​emission​ ​of tokens​ ​after​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​the​ ​second​ ​token​ ​sale.
 
DMarket​ ​will​ ​create​ ​new​ ​opportunities​ ​for​ ​trading​ ​virtual​ ​goods​ ​for​ ​gamers​ ​from​ ​all​ ​over​ ​the world.​ ​Until​ ​now​ ​only​ ​6%​ ​of​ ​2.2​ ​billion​ ​gamers​ ​have​ ​such​ ​a​ ​privilege.
 
The​ ​cumulative​ ​revenue​ ​of​ ​the​ ​gaming​ ​market​ ​reached​ ​$100​ ​billion​ ​in​ ​2016.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​estimated that​ ​this​ ​sum​ ​will​ ​amount​ ​to​ ​$128​ ​billion​ ​in​ ​2020.  

About​ ​the​ ​DMarket​ ​Team

•​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Vladimir​ ​Panchenko​ ​is​ ​the​ ​founder​ ​and​ ​CEO​ ​of​ ​the​ ​DMarket.​ ​He​ ​is​ ​the​ ​#1​ ​private​ ​merchant of​ ​computer​ ​games,​ ​with​ ​more​ ​than​ ​15​ ​million​ ​copies​ ​sold​ ​via​ ​eBay,​ ​G2A,
 ​and​ ​Kinguin​ ​in​ ​the past​ ​five​ ​years.​ ​He​ ​is​ ​also​ ​the​ ​founder​ ​of​ ​SkinsCash,​ ​the​ ​second​ ​largest​ ​marketplace​ ​for in-game​ ​items​ ​trading​ ​(more​ ​than​ ​12​ ​million​ ​items​ ​sold​ ​in​ ​2016).  

•​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Alexander​ ​“ZeroGravity”​ ​Kokhanovsky​ ​is​ ​the​ ​co-founder​ ​of​ ​the​ ​project​ ​with​ ​17​ ​years​ ​of experience​ ​in​ ​eSports,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​founder​ ​of​ ​Na’Vi​ ​(Natus​ ​Vincere),​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​most
​​popular​ ​and successful​ ​eSports​ ​teams​ ​in​ ​the​ ​world.​ ​In​ ​2016​ ​he​ ​became​ ​a​ ​shareholder​ ​of​ ​ESForce Holdings,​ ​the​ ​third​ ​largest​ ​eSports​ ​establishment​ ​in​ ​the​ ​world​ ​with​ ​the​ ​total
 ​investments amounting​ ​to​ ​$100​ ​million.  

•​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Andrei​ ​Havrutchenko​ ​is​ ​the​ ​blockchain​ ​architect​ ​of​ ​the​ ​project​ ​with​ ​more​ ​than​ ​26​ ​years​ ​of experience​ ​in​ ​software​ ​development​ ​and​ ​four​ ​years​ ​of​ ​experience​ ​in​ ​cryptocurrency
development.​ ​Andrei​ ​is​ ​the​ ​senior​ ​developer​ ​of​ ​the​ ​DASH​ ​cryptocurrency,​ ​which​ ​is​ ​included​ ​in the​ ​list​ ​of​ ​top​ ​10​ ​world​ ​cryptocurrencies​ ​with​ ​the​ ​market​ ​capitalization​ ​of​ ​$1,4​ ​billion.


Check​ ​additional​ ​info​ ​about​ ​the​ ​project​ ​at​​ ​​dmarket.com​.