Sorare, an Ethereum-based fantasy soccer game based around NFT trading cards, has grown significantly in 2021 with a rising player base and sizable trading volume, not to mention dozens of new licensed teams in the mix. Today, the French startup put an exclamation mark on that upward momentum with the announcement of a $680 million funding round. The $680 million Series B round values the company at $4.3 billion and follows a $50 million Series A round that was announced back in February. This new Series B round was led by Japanese tech and investment conglomerate SoftBank, which has a number of existing crypto ... (full story)