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Mar 18, 5:47 pm

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Crossmint Raises $23.6 Million After Adidas and Red Bull Collabs

Crossmint, a blockchain infrastructure firm, has secured $23.6 million in funding to simplify blockchain adoption for companies. With over 40,000 users, the platform enables firms like Adidas and Red Bull to integrate wallets, tokenization, and payments with minimal code. Additionally, Crossmint is developing AI-driven commerce frameworks for autonomous tasks like grocery shopping.

Crossmint, a blockchain infrastructure firm, has secured $23.6 million in funding to simplify blockchain adoption for companies. With over 40,000 users, the platform enables firms like Adidas and Red Bull to integrate wallets, tokenization, and payments with minimal code. Additionally, Crossmint is developing AI-driven commerce frameworks for autonomous tasks like grocery shopping.

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