I've seen a lot of marketing stunts before about such fundings, partnerships and collaborations. They're doing this just to give people that insight that they should buy the project because of partnerships like that.
I think a project such as this is just trying to create hype and noise around it. We don't really know if it will perform any better than it is now but the promises of a better performance through a change or addition of tech might be attractive to some investors. I'd say it's pretty effective seeing that people are now questioning whether it's worth to invest in.
Yeah, it is effective for some investors and whenever they see news like this, their awareness makes them want to hold more of it. But then, if you're an investor that seeks to find good projects, you'll have reasons why you are buying a coin as an investment. Other than these news, if you consider fantom as a good coin to hold, you're free to do it and no one is ever going to stop you from buying it as long as you're spending your money to it.