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Star-studded digital avatar startup Genies launches NFT fashion marketplace

TechCrunch LA

Genies has made forays into fashion before — the startup partnered with Gucci back in 2020 to give the retailer’s customers access to try on new virtual designs and to buy curated digital goods. Eventually, Nigam sees the company expanding into a full-fledged social network, which he said Gen Z is “starving for.”

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More investors are betting on virtual influencers like Lil Miquela

TechCrunch LA

“ In 2019 and 2020 we’re going to see a lot of these… we’re going to see a lot of people putting out a lot of stuff.” version of this new breed of entertainer, the collective behind the account is far from the only one. “We saw the impact that the rise of mobile was having on linear. million followers.