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AI Technology Set to Reshape Stock Images & Videos Market, the Market is Projected to Worth $7.33 Billion by 2028 – Arizton

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July 4, 2023

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CHICAGO, July 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — According to Arizton’s latest research report, the stock images and videos market will grow at a CAGR of 6.74% during 2022-2028.

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The stock image market was in good shape in the mid-1990s. Good-quality photographs, stable stock photography prices, great demand, and limited supply made it a lucrative sector. However, the advent of the internet turned the market upside down. Customers and end-users began looking for ways to get these images at low prices for longer durations. The RF license thus made its way into the market. Synonymous with nearly unlimited usage, images that carried this license must be sold for fixed prices based on the file size. Subscriptions became the norm. Five years down the line, these libraries began shifting to the digital base, and the revenue growth was strong. Like every other high-profit-making industry, it invited solid competition. Many countermeasures were released in response to the competition, including bringing down royalty rates, offering micro-prices, and driving up sub-distribution agreements. This resulted in chaos, with the photography commission being thrown in a bind and aggregators and distributors taking up more revenue share. The rising penetration of animation production, a rapid shift to vertical formats, blockchain technology making inroads, social issues trumping mindless consumerism, increasing penetration of AI & ML in stock content, growth of platform integrations, and mobile stock losing its sheen are the growing trends in the stock images and videos market.

Stock Images and Videos Market Report Scope

Report Attributes	Details
Market Size (2028)	USD 7.33 Billion Advertisement
Market Size (2022)	USD 4.96 Billion
CAGR (2022-2028)	6.74 %
Base Year Advertisement	2022
Forecast Year	2023-2028
Market Segmentation	Product, Source, License, Application, End-user, and Geography Advertisement
Geographic Analysis	North America, Europe, APAC, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa
Market Dynamics	Growing E-Learning Industry Reinvention of Storytelling Improving Journalistic Value Growth of Digital Communities in Hyper-Connected Ecosystems Social Shows Sustain Buzz in Stock Content Growth of Content Automation & Personalization Consumer Behaviour & Authenticity

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Recent Developments and Launches Of AI Platforms & Tools

In the stock image market, vendors increasingly introduce AI platforms and tools to enhance their offerings. These AI-powered solutions are designed to revolutionize the way customers search for and utilize stock images. By leveraging machine learning and computer vision algorithms, these platforms can analyze and understand the content of images, enabling more accurate and relevant search results.

In early 2023, Shutterstock launched a new AI image generator – Shutterstock Generate. This tool came out because of the partnership between Dall-E & Shutterstock. It is a text-to-image generator that utilizes the Dall-E model, specifically trained using Shutterstock’s content library. This unique approach ensures legal compliance and transparency throughout the image generation process. When users download the generated images through the app, they are licensed by Shutterstock, providing a reliable and authorized source for usage.

Microstock Market Gaining Huge Popularity, and Macrostock Market to Recover in the Upcoming Years

Microstock has recreated the industry demands and has found even more popularity during the pandemic. The rise of the World Wide Web brought a rush of new highly digital businesses that needed a strong online presence and marketing collateral for their offline efforts. These start-ups have largely been attributed to the success of this relatively new, stably growing online image market. However, the advent of microstock has led macrostock agencies to lose their customers to the former. While these heavy hitters have firmly grounded their revenues, accounting for the largest share of the market, their growth has slowed down comparatively in recent years.

Major agencies are currently swaying towards acquiring more crowd-sourced images to increase their authenticity and revenues. However, some players such as Stocksy, are betting on platform cooperatives, which aim to preserve the strength and integrity of the artist community for sustainable long-term growth. Compared to macrostock agencies, microstock is swift to act on innovation and adapt to new image technologies. From efforts gained at breaking new ground, such as the embed initiatives, to trailblazing partnerships with technology companies, social networks, publishing platforms, events, and the like, macrostock companies are on a roll. All of this, though, is an effort to bring the market back to its good days. For instance, Getty Images partnered with the Rugby Africa Gold Cup board to offer images of its competition to its customers.

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Competition in Stock Images and Videos Market is Intensifying Across the Globe

Getty Images, Visual China Group, Shutterstock, and Adobe Stock are the four major vendors that dominate the market. Several vendors in this market have a global presence, creating strong brand images for their products. In addition, several small and large vendors are altering the stock photography business with new approaches and models, such as making mobile a platform. With many of these vendors trying to cut costs due to the shrinking revenues, offering any service apart from the basic limits their growth. Several larger players have witnessed a decline in revenues over the last couple of years due to consolidation that devalued the market.

Getty Images is a leading vendor in the market. It works with hundreds of image partners, 200,000 contributors, and over 160,000 sports, news, and entertainment events.
Visual China Group is another significant player in the market. The company has over 600 employees, serving over 15,000 media outlets, advertisers, and other organizations. It has hundreds of image partners and 14,000 contributors globally.
Shutterstock is another large player in the market. It has about 1.8 million active paying customers, over 350,000 contributors, more than 9 million video clips, and 170 million images available for license.
Adobe Stock is a significant player in the market, offering over 90 million assets.

Key Company Profiles

Adobe Stock
Getty Images
Hanhua Yimei Visual Technology
Shutterstock

123RF
Agence France Presse (AFP)
AFP
agefotostock
Alamy
AP Images
Artlist
Can Stock Photo
Canva
Coinaphoto
Creative Market
Death to Stock
Depositphotos
Dissolve
Dreamstime
East News
Envato
EyeEm
Freepik
Fotosearch
ImagesBazaar
Masterfile
Newscom
NHK VIDEO BANK
PantherMedia
Photofolio
Picfair
Pixta
Pond5
PR Photos
Redux Pictures
Storyblocks
Stocksy
StockUnlimited
The Mega Agency
THOMSON REUTERS
WENN
Westend61
ZUMA Press

Market Segmentation

Product

Stock Images
Stock Videos

Source

Macrostock
Microstock

Application

Commercial
Editorial

License

End-user

Marketers
Films & TV Producers
Media & Publishing Companies
Business & Individual Creators

Geography

North America

The US
Canada

Europe

The UK
Germany
France
Spain
Russia
Italy
Sweden
Switzerland
Belgium
Netherlands
Poland
Turkey

APAC

China
India
Japan
Australia
South Korea
Indonesia
Taiwan
Philippines
New Zealand
Malaysia
Thailand

Middle East & Africa

UAE
South Africa
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Nigeria

Latin America

Brazil
Mexico
Argentina
Colombia
Chile
Peru

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Table of Content

1 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

2 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

3 RESEARCH PROCESS

4 SCOPE & COVERAGE

4.1 MARKET DEFINITION

4.1.1 INCLUSIONS

4.1.2 EXCLUSIONS

4.1.3 MARKET ESTIMATION CAVEATS

4.2 BASE YEAR

4.3 SCOPE OF THE STUDY

4.3.1 MARKET SEGMENTATION BY PRODUCT

4.3.2 MARKET SEGMENTATION BY LICENSE

4.3.3 MARKET SEGMENTATION BY APPLICATION

4.3.4 MARKET SEGMENTATION BY SOURCE

4.3.5 MARKET SEGMENTATION BY END-USER

4.3.6 MARKET SEGMENTATION BY GEOGRAPHY

5 REPORT ASSUMPTIONS & CAVEATS

5.1 KEY CAVEATS

5.2 CURRENCY CONVERSION

5.3 MARKET DERIVATION

6 MARKET AT A GLANCE

7 PREMIUM INSIGHTS

7.1 MARKET DEFINITION

7.2 REPORT OVERVIEW

7.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND LAUNCHES OF AI PLATFORMS & TOOLS

7.4 RISK FACTORS IN MARKET

7.5 GLOBAL MEDIA LANDSCAPE

7.6 OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGE ANALYSIS

7.7 SEGMENT ANALYSIS

7.8 REGIONAL ANALYSIS

7.9 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

7.10 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

8 INTRODUCTION

8.1 OVERVIEW

8.2 INTRODUCTION OF AI STOCK IMAGES MARKET

8.2.1 MARKET DYNAMICS

8.2.2 GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR AI STOCK IMAGES

8.2.3 GEOGRAPHY ANALYSIS

8.2.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND LAUNCHES OF AI PLATFORMS & TOOLS

8.3 RISK FACTORS

8.4 GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS

8.5 KEY ELEMENTS IN STOCK IMAGES & VIDEOS MARKET

8.5.1 SALES & DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL

8.5.2 CONTENT CONTRIBUTING COMMUNITY

8.5.3 COMPETITION

8.5.4 MARKETING

8.6 GLOBAL DIGITAL VISUAL CONTENT MARKET

8.7 GLOBAL MEDIA LANDSCAPE

8.8 COVID-19 IMPACT ANALYSIS

8.8.1 CHANGING AGENCY MODELS

8.8.2 POST-COVID SCENARIO

8.9 FUTURE OUTLOOK

8.10 VALUE CHAIN

8.10.1 BUSINESS MODEL

9 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES & TRENDS

9.1 RISING PENETRATION OF ANIMATION PRODUCTION

9.2 RAPID SHIFT TO VERTICAL FORMATS

9.3 OTT PLATFORMS BOOSTING DEMAND FOR STOCK FOOTAGE

9.4 BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY MAKING INROADS

9.5 SOCIAL ISSUES TRUMP MINDLESS CONSUMERISM

9.6 INCREASING PENETRATION OF AI & ML IN STOCK CONTENT

9.7 POWERING UP VIA DISTRIBUTION DEALS

9.8 GROWTH OF PLATFORM INTEGRATIONS

9.9 MOBILE STOCK LOSING ITS SHEEN

9.10 DRONE-SHOT CONTENT IN VISUAL ARTS

10 MARKET GROWTH ENABLERS

10.1 GROWTH IN E-LEARNING INDUSTRY

10.2 REINVENTION OF STORYTELLING

10.3 IMPROVEMENT IN JOURNALISTIC VALUES

10.4 GROWTH OF DIGITAL COMMUNITIES IN HYPER-CONNECTED ECOSYSTEM

10.5 SOCIAL SHOWS SUSTAIN BUZZ IN STOCK CONTENT

10.6 GROWTH OF CONTENT AUTOMATION & PERSONALIZATION

10.7 CONSUMER BEHAVIOR & AUTHENTICITY

11 MARKET RESTRAINTS

11.1 SHIFT IN DIGITAL CULTURE

11.2 COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT & BREACH OF LICENSES

11.3 PROLIFERATION OF SHOPPABLE SOCIAL COMMERCE

11.4 GLUT OF IMAGES

11.5 UNSUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODELS

11.6 USER-GENERATED CONTENT EATING INTO MARKET

11.7 AUDIO ECLIPSING VIDEO

12 MARKET LANDSCAPE

12.1 MARKET OVERVIEW

12.1.1 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

12.1.2 KEY INSIGHTS

12.2 PEST ANALYSIS

12.2.1 POLITICAL FACTORS

12.2.2 ECONOMIC FACTORS

12.2.3 SOCIAL FACTORS

12.2.4 TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS

12.3 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

12.4 MARKET BY PRODUCT

12.5 MARKET BY SOURCE

12.6 MARKET BY APPLICATION

12.7 MARKET BY LICENSE

12.8 MARKET BY END-USER

12.9 FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS

12.9.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS

12.9.2 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS

12.9.3 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS

12.9.4 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES

12.9.5 COMPETITIVE RIVALRY

13 PRODUCT

13.1 MARKET SNAPSHOT & GROWTH ENGINE

13.2 MARKET OVERVIEW

13.3 STOCK IMAGES

13.3.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

13.3.2 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY

13.4 STOCK VIDEOS

13.4.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

13.4.2 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY

14 SOURCE

14.1 MARKET SNAPSHOT & GROWTH ENGINE

14.2 MARKET OVERVIEW

14.3 MACROSTOCK

14.3.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

14.3.2 IMAGES

14.3.3 VIDEOS

14.3.4 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY

14.4 MICROSTOCK

14.4.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

14.4.2 IMAGES

14.4.3 VIDEOS

14.4.4 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY

15 APPLICATION

15.1 MARKET SNAPSHOT & GROWTH ENGINE

15.2 MARKET OVERVIEW

15.3 COMMERCIAL

15.3.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

15.3.2 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY

15.4 EDITORIAL

15.4.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

15.4.2 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY

16 LICENSE

16.1 MARKET SNAPSHOT & GROWTH ENGINE

16.2 MARKET OVERVIEW

16.3 RM

16.3.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

16.3.2 IMAGES

16.3.3 VIDEOS

16.3.4 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY

16.4 RF

16.4.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

16.4.2 IMAGES

16.4.3 VIDEOS

16.4.4 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY

17 END-USER

17.1 MARKET SNAPSHOT & GROWTH ENGINE

17.2 MARKET OVERVIEW

17.3 MARKETERS

17.3.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

17.3.2 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY

17.4 FILMS & TV PRODUCERS

17.4.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

17.4.2 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY

17.5 MEDIA & PUBLISHING COMPANIES

17.5.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

17.5.2 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY

17.6 BUSINESSES & INDIVIDUAL CREATORS

17.6.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

17.6.2 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY

18 GEOGRAPHY

18.1 MARKET SNAPSHOT & GROWTH ENGINE

18.2 GEOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW

19 NORTH AMERICA

19.1 MARKET OVERVIEW

19.1.1 IMAGES

19.1.2 VIDEOS

19.2 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

19.2.1 PRODUCT: MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

19.2.2 SOURCE: MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

19.2.3 APPLICATION: MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

19.2.4 LICENSE: MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

19.2.5 END-USER: MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

19.3 KEY COUNTRIES

19.4 US

19.4.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

19.4.2 IMAGES

19.4.3 VIDEOS

19.5 CANADA

19.5.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

19.5.2 IMAGES

19.5.3 VIDEOS

20 EUROPE

20.1 MARKET OVERVIEW

20.1.1 IMAGES

20.1.2 VIDEOS

20.2 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

20.2.1 PRODUCT: MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

20.2.2 SOURCE: MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

20.2.3 APPLICATION: MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

20.2.4 LICENSE: MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

20.2.5 END-USER: MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

20.3 KEY COUNTRIES

20.4 UK

20.4.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

20.4.2 IMAGES

20.4.3 VIDEOS

20.5 GERMANY

20.5.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

20.5.2 IMAGES

20.5.3 VIDEOS

20.6 FRANCE

20.6.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

20.6.2 IMAGES

20.6.3 VIDEOS

20.7 SPAIN

20.7.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

20.7.2 IMAGES

20.7.3 VIDEOS

20.8 RUSSIA

20.8.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

20.8.2 IMAGES

20.8.3 VIDEOS

20.9 ITALY

20.9.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

20.9.2 IMAGES

20.9.3 VIDEOS

20.10 SWEDEN

20.10.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

20.10.2 IMAGES

20.10.3 VIDEOS

20.11 SWITZERLAND

20.11.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

20.11.2 IMAGES

20.11.3 VIDEOS

20.12 BELGIUM

20.12.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

20.12.2 IMAGES

20.12.3 VIDEOS

20.13 NETHERLANDS

20.13.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

20.13.2 IMAGES

20.13.3 VIDEOS

20.14 POLAND

20.14.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

20.14.2 IMAGES

20.14.3 VIDEOS

20.15 TURKEY

20.15.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

20.15.2 IMAGES

20.15.3 VIDEOS

21 APAC

21.1 MARKET OVERVIEW

21.1.1 IMAGES

21.1.2 VIDEOS

21.2 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

21.2.1 PRODUCT: MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

21.2.2 SOURCE: MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

21.2.3 APPLICATION: MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

21.2.4 LICENSE: MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

21.2.5 END-USER: MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

21.3 KEY COUNTRIES

21.4 CHINA

21.4.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

21.4.2 IMAGES

21.4.3 VIDEOS

21.5 INDIA

21.5.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

21.5.2 IMAGES

21.5.3 VIDEOS

21.6 JAPAN

21.6.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

21.6.2 IMAGES

21.6.3 VIDEOS

21.7 AUSTRALIA

21.7.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

21.7.2 IMAGES

21.7.3 VIDEOS

21.8 SOUTH KOREA

21.8.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

21.8.2 IMAGES

21.8.3 VIDEOS

21.9 INDONESIA

21.9.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

21.9.2 IMAGES

21.9.3 VIDEOS

21.10 TAIWAN

21.10.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

21.10.2 IMAGES

21.10.3 VIDEOS

21.11 PHILIPPINES

21.11.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

21.11.2 IMAGES

21.11.3 VIDEOS

21.12 NEW ZEALAND

21.12.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

21.12.2 IMAGES

21.12.3 VIDEOS

21.13 MALAYSIA

21.13.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

21.13.2 IMAGES

21.13.3 VIDEOS

21.14 THAILAND

21.14.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

21.14.2 IMAGES

21.14.3 VIDEOS

22 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

22.1 MARKET OVERVIEW

22.1.1 IMAGES

22.1.2 VIDEOS

22.2 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

22.2.1 PRODUCT: MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

22.2.2 SOURCE: MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

22.2.3 APPLICATION: MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

22.2.4 LICENSE: MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

22.2.5 END-USER: MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

22.3 KEY COUNTRIES

22.4 UAE

22.4.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

22.4.2 IMAGES

22.4.3 VIDEOS

22.5 SOUTH AFRICA

22.5.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

22.5.2 IMAGES

22.5.3 VIDEOS

22.6 SAUDI ARABIA

22.6.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

22.6.2 IMAGES

22.6.3 VIDEOS

22.7 EGYPT

22.7.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

22.7.2 IMAGES

22.7.3 VIDEOS

22.8 NIGERIA

22.8.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

22.8.2 IMAGES

22.8.3 VIDEOS

23 LATIN AMERICA

23.1 MARKET OVERVIEW

23.1.1 IMAGES

23.1.2 VIDEOS

23.2 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

23.2.1 PRODUCT: MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

23.2.2 SOURCE: MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

23.2.3 APPLICATION: MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

23.2.4 LICENSE: MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

23.2.5 END-USER: MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

23.3 KEY COUNTRIES

23.4 BRAZIL

23.4.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

23.4.2 IMAGES

23.4.3 VIDEOS

23.5 MEXICO

23.5.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

23.5.2 IMAGES

23.5.3 VIDEOS

23.6 ARGENTINA

23.6.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

23.6.2 IMAGES

23.6.3 VIDEOS

23.7 COLOMBIA

23.7.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

23.7.2 IMAGES

23.7.3 VIDEOS

23.8 CHILE

23.8.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

23.8.2 IMAGES

23.8.3 VIDEOS

23.9 PERU

23.9.1 MARKET SIZE & FORECAST

23.9.2 IMAGES

23.9.3 VIDEOS

24 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

24.1 COMPETITION OVERVIEW

24.2 MARKET RANKING & SHARES

25 KEY COMPANY PROFILES

25.1 ADOBE STOCK

25.1.1 BUSINESS OVERVIEW

25.1.2 PRODUCT OFFERINGS

25.1.3 KEY STRATEGIES

25.1.4 KEY STRENGTHS

25.1.5 KEY OPPORTUNITIES

25.2 GETTY IMAGES

25.3 HANHUA YIMEI VISUAL TECHNOLOGY

25.4 SHUTTERSTOCK

26 OTHER PROMINENT VENDORS

26.1 123RF

26.1.1 BUSINESS OVERVIEW

26.1.2 PRODUCT OFFERINGS

26.1.3 KEY STRENGTHS

26.1.4 KEY STRATEGIES

26.2 AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE (AFP)

26.3 AFP

26.4 AGEFOTOSTOCK

26.5 ALAMY

26.6 AP IMAGES

26.7 ARTLIST

26.8 CAN STOCK PHOTO

26.9 CANVA

26.10 COINAPHOTO

26.11 CREATIVE MARKET

26.12 DEATH TO STOCK

26.13 DEPOSITPHOTOS

26.14 DISSOLVE

26.15 DREAMSTIME

26.16 EAST NEWS

26.17 ENVANTO

26.18 EYEEM

26.19 FREEPIK

26.20 FOTOSEARCH

26.21 IMAGESBAZAAR

26.22 MASTERFILE

26.23 NEWSCOM

26.24 NHK VIDEO BANK

26.25 PANTHERMEDIA

26.26 PHOTOFOLIO

26.27 PICFAIR

26.28 PIXTA

26.29 POND5

26.30 PR PHOTOS

26.31 REDUX PICTURES

26.32 STORYBLOCKS

26.33 STOCKSY

26.34 STOCKUNLIMITED

26.35 THE MEGA AGENCY

26.36 THOMSON REUTERS

26.37 WENN

26.38 WESTEND61

26.39 ZUMA PRESS

27 REPORT SUMMARY

27.1 KEY TAKEAWAYS

27.2 STRATEGIC RECOMMENDATIONS

28 QUANTITATIVE SUMMARY

29 APPENDIX

29.1 ABBREVIATIONS

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Rain’s platform has also fully tokenized its credit card receivables, enabling more efficient capital management and transparency across the system. These capabilities help fintechs go to market faster with new products. While giving consumers access to digital-first globally interoperable payment experiences.

Rain is also proud to announce a world first: closed loop credit card receivable financing utilizing stablecoins. Rain works with a network of capital partners – borrowing stablecoins to facilitate network settlement for credit card receivables. By borrowing from and programmatically repaying lenders Rain has been able to reduce the total cost of capital for consumer and b2b credit programs while providing lenders access to superior collateral and programmatic repayments powered by smart contracts. This powerful construct has the potential to unlock credit access for users in underdeveloped financial markets, all while unlocking significant operational and capital efficiencies for Rain and Rain powered programs.

“By participating in Visa’s USDC settlement program, we are now able to conduct settlement 7 days a week, 365 days a year, operating outside of traditional banking hours. USDC settlement allows us to be more capital efficient – helping to reduce the need for collateral while providing our counterparties the same level of protection. This sets a new standard for issuers and further enhances digital asset utility,” said Farooq Malik, CEO & Co-founder of Rain.

“Moving money across borders has always been complex, but blockchain technology and stablecoins are helping change that,” said Rubail Birwadker, Head of Growth Products and Partnerships, Visa. “Our work with Rain to help bring payments onchain and enable seven-day settlement is a big step toward helping to simplify global payments.”

This is just the beginning. Rain continues to explore new ways to enhance the utility of stablecoins, such as its asset-agnostic settlement stack and blockchain permissioning, which together enable credit to exist entirely onchain. Rain is paving the way for a more efficient, transparent, and accessible financial ecosystem that reduces working capital, reduces fraud, and drives improvements in operational outcomes.

Visa Principal Membership

A Visa principal member, Rain enables seamless payment solutions at more than 150 million Visa-accepting merchant locations worldwide. By utilizing stablecoins for automated daily settlement with the Visa network, Rain is doubling down on its mission to integrate blockchain technology with traditional financial systems, making digital assets seamlessly interoperable for everyday use cases.

About Rain: Rain is a global card issuing platform powered by stablecoins. The company, which was founded in 2021 by Farooq Malik and Charles Naut, sponsors and operates card programs in multiple markets as a Visa principal member. Rain is backed by Norwest Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Galaxy Ventures, Coinbase Ventures and others. Learn more at https://www.rain.xyz/

CONTACT: Charles Yoo-Naut; [email protected]

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Blockchain Press Releases

MEXC Ventures Announces $300 Million Ecosystem Development Fund at Token2049 Event

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7 hours ago

May 1, 2025

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VICTORIA, Seychelles, May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — MEXC Ventures, the investment arm of the global cryptocurrency exchange MEXC, has unveiled a $300 million Ecosystem Development Fund aimed at accelerating blockchain innovation and ecosystem growth over the next five years. The initiative was officially announced at Token2049 in Dubai on April 30, aligning with MEXC’s 7th anniversary and reaffirming the company’s evolution from a trading platform to a full-scale Web3 ecosystem builder.

The new fund marks a strategic pivot in MEXC’s positioning — from a user-focused exchange to a foundational force in blockchain infrastructure. With this move, MEXC plans to foster long-term value across the entire crypto landscape by supporting early-stage technologies, public chains, wallets, and other decentralized tools that drive the future of Web3.

“We see this commitment as an opportunity to position MEXC well above its perceived place in the industry as an exchange service. We can and intend to offer much more through this investment, driving businesses and users to our ecosystem with a value offering built on best practices. Our ultimate vision is to transition from a trading venue to an ecosystem platform that will cater to all the needs of crypto industry participants in unique, innovative, and attractive ways,” as Tracy Jin, COO of MEXC exchange, commented on the upcoming announcement.

The Ecosystem Development Fund foresees the establishment of an investment and cooperation linkage model that will connect the different businesses with the broader MEXC ecosystem to drive value. The trusted basis of MEXC as a leader in innovation will be used to expand and enhance the overall trading experience for users by offering support beyond capital. Cooperation between exchange business and investments will focus on the development of public chains, stablecoins, wallets, and media platforms as part of the MEXC ecosystem. Comprehensive selection criteria will be announced for projects interested in joining the new initiative.

The new development will allow projects to attract investments and attain visibility, thus advancing their integration across industry services. This will, in turn, give users access to new services, upping their overall experience and building trust. Greater integration and cooperation between businesses, projects and users will ultimately positively impact the industry as a whole, advancing innovation and promoting adoption across different markets and regions.

Existing initiatives within the MEXC ecosystem include Ethena, a leading innovator in the stablecoin space. MEXC has made a strategic investment of $16 million in Ethena and has also purchased $20 million worth of USDe, Ethena’s synthetic dollar. In collaboration with Ethena, MEXC launched several joint campaigns that have gained significant traction in recent weeks, driving strong user engagement. ENA, Ethena’s native token, has showcased up to $15 million in trading volume over the past 24-hour timeframe. Such results indicate strong support for the products on the part of users, as well as demand from a liquidity standpoint. MEXC had recently invested in Ethena and launched a number of joint campaigns focused on expanding the use of public chains, wallets, and media platforms.

MEXC is determined to elevate the positioning of the platform beyond its perceived status as a trading venue to its full potential as an industry ecosystem element. Such a transition is aimed at building greater value for users and making the crypto environment more attractive to both businesses and investments. MEXC invites all projects in the crypto space to join its latest initiative.

About MEXC Ventures

MEXC Ventures is a comprehensive fund MEXC dedicated to driving innovation in the cryptocurrency sector through investments in L1/L2 ecosystems, strategic investments, M&A, and incubation. Upholding the principle of “Empowering Growth Through Synergy,” MEXC Ventures is committed to supporting innovative ideas and active builders.

MEXC Ventures is an investor and supporter of TON and Aptos, and looks forward to staying at the forefront of TON and Aptos innovations while actively engaging with builders to drive ecosystem growth.

For more information, visit: MEXC Ventures Website

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Blockchain

Blocks & Headlines: Today in Blockchain – April 30, 2025

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22 hours ago

April 30, 2025

Peter Tolan

Today’s blockchain ecosystem is defined by soaring ambitions, regulatory crosswinds, and an ever-evolving tapestry of decentralized applications. In this edition of Blocks & Headlines: Today in Blockchain – April 30, 2025, we cover five pivotal developments shaping Web3’s next chapter:

Telegram’s TON Factory Launch – A breakthrough in on-chain scalability.
EU Data-Protection Ruling Threatens Full Blockchain Histories – The fight between GDPR and immutability.
One Championship MMA Game Debuts on Sui – A major Web3 foray into mobile gaming.
U.S. Senate Eyes New Blockchain Act – Bipartisan push to regulate digital assets.
DMG Blockchain’s AI Data-Center Investment – Convergence of crypto mining and AI infrastructure.

Below, we deliver concise yet detailed analyses of each story, infused with expert commentary on their strategic significance. Read on to understand how these trends will influence protocol adoption, developer incentives, regulatory frameworks, and the future of decentralized networks.

1. Telegram’s TON Factory Boosts On-Chain Scalability

What happened:

Telegram’s Open Network (TON) team officially unveiled TON Factory, a novel toolkit designed to streamline the deployment and scaling of decentralized applications. Built atop TON’s sharded architecture, TON Factory enables developers to spin up isolated “factories”—subnets that can host smart contracts, NFTs, and DeFi modules—while sharing security guarantees with the main chain. According to the announcement, early tests show that each factory can process up to 15,000 transactions per second (TPS) in isolation, with near-instant finality.

Why it matters:

Scalability remains blockchain’s Achilles’ heel. TON Factory’s factory-of-subnets approach promises to lower the barrier to entry for high-throughput dApps—everything from micro-payment systems to real-time gaming. By offering elastic compute and fee-optimization mechanisms, Telegram aims to undercut legacy Layer-1 networks and attract a new generation of builders.

Opinion & Implications:

Developer Experience: Abstractions like preconfigured factories could accelerate time-to-market for teams lacking deep consensus expertise.
Network Effects: If TON’s UX outpaces rivals (e.g., Ethereum’s zk-rollups or Solana’s Turbine), we may see a migration of liquidity and talent.
Security Trade-Offs: Isolating factories can mitigate cross-dApp failures, but adds complexity to transaction routing and dispute resolution. Audits will be essential to validate this novel model.

Source: Cointelegraph – Telegram TON Factory Launch

2. EU Regulators Propose Deleting Entire Blockchains for GDPR

What happened:

European data-protection authorities have floated a radical interpretation of GDPR: the “right to erasure” could extend to purging entire on-chain histories containing personal data. Under this view, controllers operating within the EU must either anonymize linked data or entirely delete chain segments—potentially forcing chains to implement selective pruning or permissions.

Why it matters:

Blockchain’s immutability ethos directly clashes with GDPR’s erasure mandate. If regulators enforce selective deletion, networks may need to retrofit privacy-preserving layers (e.g., zero-knowledge proofs, chameleon hashes) or risk noncompliance fines up to 4% of global turnover.

Opinion & Implications:

Protocol Evolution: Expect a surge in privacy-by-design protocols that segregate PII off-chain while anchoring proofs on-chain.
Jurisdictional Fragmentation: Projects may geo-fence EU users or spawn EU-compliant forks—fracturing unified global ledgers.
Commercial Impact: Exchanges and custodians face urgent deadlines to audit on-chain data holdings and deploy erasure tools—or face hefty penalties.

Source: Daily Hodl – EU Blockchain Erasure

3. One Championship’s MMA Game Launches on Sui for iOS/Android

What happened:

One Championship, Asia’s premier martial-arts league, has partnered with Mysten Labs to release “ONE Fight Manager”—a play-to-earn mobile title powered by the Sui blockchain. Available now on iOS and Android, the game lets users train NFT fighters, compete in PvP leagues, and earn SUI tokens through ranked matches. Mysten Labs touts sub-two-second transaction finality and near-zero gas fees, enabling seamless gameplay even for on-chain microtransactions.

Why it matters:

Gaming remains the killer app for mass blockchain adoption. By leveraging Sui’s Move VM and object-centric model, ONE Fight Manager addresses two critical pain points: UX friction and cost barriers. Real-time, feeless interactions are vital to onboard traditional gamers accustomed to instant feedback loops.

Opinion & Implications:

User Acquisition: High-profile IP like One Championship can drive millions of installs—and funnel new users into the broader Sui ecosystem.
Economics & Tokenomics: Careful tuning of token emission and NFT scarcity will determine whether the game sustains long-term engagement or succumbs to “play-to-earn” collapse.
Cross-Chain Synergy: Success here may inspire similar partnerships on Aptos, Ethereum, or emerging Layer-1s, intensifying competition for flagship gaming titles.

Source: Decrypt – ONE Championship Sui Game

4. Ohio Senator Leads Push for U.S. Blockchain Act

What happened:

Senator J.D. Kerns (R-OH) has introduced the Blockchain Innovation and Consumer Protection Act, aiming to create a federal framework for digital-asset oversight. Key provisions include:

Defined Classifications: Differentiating between payment tokens, security tokens, and utility tokens.
Licensing Regime: Establishing a “Digital Asset Services Commission” to grant interstate licenses for exchanges and custodians.
Consumer Safeguards: Mandatory proof of reserves, clear disclosure requirements, and dispute-resolution protocols.

Why it matters:

After years of fragmented state laws and agency turf wars, this Act represents Congress’s first cohesive effort to legislate blockchain. By preempting state-level divergence, it could streamline compliance for businesses—provided it balances innovation with investor protection.

Opinion & Implications:

Regulatory Clarity: Clear definitions can foster institutional entry, reducing legal ambiguity that stifles corporate treasuries from adopting crypto.
Unintended Consequences: Overly stringent licensing could entrench incumbents and erect high barriers for startups.
Global Competitiveness: U.S. leadership in blockchain law may influence other jurisdictions—critical as Asia and Europe race to craft their own regulatory regimes.

Source: The Street – Blockchain Act Proposal

5. DMG Blockchain Solutions Invests in 2MW of AI Data-Center Gear

What happened:

DMG Blockchain Solutions Inc. has announced the acquisition of two megawatts of high-density GPU infrastructure, repurposed for both crypto-mining and AI-model training workloads. Housed in a new Quebec data center, the multi-use clusters will dynamically allocate capacity between proof-of-work operations and commercial AI clients—leveraging off-peak pricing to optimize ROI.

Why it matters:

The convergence of crypto-mining and AI training infrastructure underscores growing synergies between two of the most compute-hungry industries. By offering GPUs for rent during mining downtimes, DMG anticipates 30% higher utilization rates compared to mono-purpose facilities.

Opinion & Implications:

Revenue Diversification: Dual-use data centers can hedge against crypto price swings and tap into booming AI-as-a-service demand.
Energy Efficiency: High-efficiency GPUs paired with Quebec’s hydroelectric power may set new benchmarks for sustainable compute.
Competitive Landscape: Other mining operators may follow suit, catalyzing a wave of AI-crypto hybrid hosting providers.

Source: GlobeNewswire – DMG AI Infrastructure Purchase

Conclusion

April 30, 2025, illuminated blockchain’s boundless dynamism: scalability breakthroughs at Telegram’s TON Factory; privacy versus immutability in the EU’s GDPR debate; mass-market gaming on Sui; legislative clarity from Capitol Hill; and the AI-crypto infrastructure nexus in Quebec. These stories reveal an industry simultaneously innovating at the protocol layer, grappling with regulation, and exploring cross-sector partnerships. For developers, investors, and policymakers alike, the imperative is clear: build resilient architectures that anticipate regulatory shifts, prioritize user experience, and harness synergies across emerging technologies. Stay tuned to Blocks & Headlines tomorrow for your next daily briefing on the pulse of blockchain’s evolving frontier.

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