💰 RootData Funding Report (4/22) - StakeStone

@Stake_Stone has received a strategic investment from @animocabrands, the venture arm of Web3 giant Animoca Brands. While the exact funding amount has not been disclosed, the partnership marks a key milestone in StakeStone’s mission to build omnichain liquidity infrastructure that serves both DeFi and the broader Web3 consumer economy.

Unlike traditional staking or restaking protocols, StakeStone focuses on transforming yield-bearing assets like ETH, BTC, and stablecoins into liquid primitives usable across multiple chains and cultural verticals. This makes Animoca Ventures an especially strategic backer: with its deep roots in blockchain gaming, NFTs, music IP, and consumer-facing applications, Animoca brings not only capital but also distribution networks, creative ecosystem access, and cultural insight.

Together, the two teams are aligned on a shared vision: expanding the utility of staking and liquidity infrastructure beyond validator economics and into real-world IP, gaming tokens, and tokenized cultural assets. With StakeStone’s infrastructure already spanning 20+ blockchains and 100+ protocol partners, this investment is expected to accelerate its growth in three core directions: onboarding real-world assets (RWAs), empowering builders with yield-bearing asset strategies like $STONE and $STONEBTC, and creating collaborative DeFi vaults around culture-backed primitives.

As a result, StakeStone is not just building liquidity pipes—it’s aiming to become the financial backbone of the Web3 cultural economy, and this partnership with Animoca Ventures offers both the credibility and strategic resources to help realize that ambition.