Artifact Labs, a startup that tokenizes historical artifacts for public access, has raised $3.25 million in its first outside funding round led by Blue Pool Capital and Animoca Ventures. The company plans to use the funds to develop a decentralized NFT marketplace and expand its technical team. Artifact is working with third-party partners for NFT transactions and is in talks with major museums in Hong Kong and other parts of Asia to create on-chain versions of their collections. Hong Kong's plans to legalize crypto retail trading over licensed exchanges make it an attractive location for web3 businesses like Artifact. The company currently has 16 staff based in Hong Kong and plans to expand to major museum hubs like New York, London, and Paris.
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