In a assertion revealed by former video-game large Atari on Monday, the agency says it has, efficient instantly, terminated all license agreements with its three way partnership accomplice ICICB Group and its subsidiaries. Beforehand, the 2 had collectively created the Atari Chain and the namesake Atari Token (ATRI). Nonetheless, the corporate has had a change of coronary heart concerning the deal, and introduced it was disclaiming curiosity within the three way partnership, stating “ICICB isn’t approved to signify Atari or its manufacturers in any method.”
“Atari disclaims any curiosity within the […] Joint Enterprise, at the moment promoted as Atari Tokens, and associated web sites, whitepapers and social media channels are unlicensed, unsanctioned and are outdoors the management of Atari.”
Shifting ahead, Atari plans to create, distribute and solely handle a brand new proprietary token specializing in gaming, group and utility. Nevertheless it seems there will likely be some type of respite for ATRI traders. As informed by Atari, the corporate has taken a “snapshot” of ATRI holdings as of April 18, 2022, at 6:00 pm CET. Atari will then implement a future change of a brand new token for the ATRI tokens held as of that point.
“Solely tokens current in wallets as of the snapshot and in quantities equal to these captured on the snapshot will likely be eligible. Any tokens acquired after the snapshot won’t be eligible,” the corporate stated.
Atari has been an energetic participant within the crypto area, with a eager concentrate on creating nonfungible tokens. On the time of publication, the ATRI “legacy” token is down 9.47% up to now 24 hours, decreasing its market cap to $26 million.
