Virtue Poker: Raises $5M in Funding

  • Virtue Poker, a Ta’ Xbiex, Malta-based multi-chain, Ethereum-based decentralized poker platform, raised $5m in funding
  • Virtue Poker was part of Coinlist’s Seed Winter 2021 Batch and funded by Backers included Pantera Capital, Consensys, DFG Group, Jez San from FunFair
  • In addition, Poker Hall of Famer Phil Ivey is a stakeholder as well as a public spokesperson for the company
  • The company also intends to use the funds to bootstrap its mainnet launch, which scheduled for May 2021
  • Virtue Poker is a decentralized poker platform that uses the Ethereum blockchain and peer-to-peer networking to provide a safe online poker site experience
  • The company, which has a license by the Malta Gaming Authority, can now legally operate and compete in most global markets worldwide
Steve Sam
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