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Animoca Portfolio Day 2023 at NFT NYC Recap 🧵

1/ 🗓️ Agenda of The Day
◉ State of the Union
◉ Thriving in a Bear Market
◉ Future of Web3 gaming
◉ Portfolio Spotlight
◉ Launching NFTs — lessons learnt
◉ How do we build a multi-chain future?
◉ Fundraising in today's market
◉ Reflection of the Day

2/ @MocaverseNFT gives everyone a warm welcome at @animocabrands Portfolio Day

3/ State of the Union - @ysiu
◉ Annual message delivered by Yat
◉ Featuring portfolio builders across the ecosystem

3.1/ @ysiu covers the following topics

🔹 Public Blockchain are the new national economics of the metaverse
🔹 $110B: DeFi is among some of the biggest National Banks in terms of total assets
🔹 DAOs: The Decentralized Orgs of the Future. Future of funding would happen in DAOs.

4/ The Portfolio Day organized by @animocabrands has begun on a positive note ✨
◉ 100+ attendees
◉ Speakers include @ysiu, @TheSandboxGame, @yugalabs, @coolcats, @Immutable
◉ Special thanks to sponsors CertiK and Immutable

5/ Thriving in a Bear Market ⛏️

Discussed bear market strategies, recent case studies and new brands entering Web3
◉ CEO of @yugalabs - @dalegre
◉ CEO of @coolcats - @ChiefCoolCat
◉ Animoca: @ysiu @EvanAuyang
◉ @TheSandboxGame: @borgetsebastien

6/ Future of Web3 gaming 👾

◉ Moderated by @viewfromhk
◉ Panel comprising members from @Immutable, @LifeBeyond, @yggsea, @CrossTheAges, @Ben_Charbit, and @0xferg
◉ Discussed the future of gaming, guild, L2 for NFTs

7/ Portfolio Spotlight - @TinyTapAB 👨‍🏫
◉ Building an alternative education system owned by teachers & community on Web3
◉ Open Camus: A no-code authoring platform for gamified interactive lessons

8/ Portfolio Spotlight - @pixelynx_io 🎵
◉ @inderphull22 sharing the web3 music journey
◉ Creating the music metaverse Co-founded by
@deadmau5 @richiehawtin

9/ Launching NFTs — lessons learnt and looking forward 🚀
◉ Host by @alanlau999
◉ NFT launch lessons shared by Simone Berry of @People0fCrypto, @amandaterry of @OnChainMonkey, Tom Mizzone of @sweet

10/ Portfolio Spotlight - @IMVU ⛏️
◉ 400,000 destinations
◉ One of the biggest web2 metaverse heading web3! @themetajuice @IMVU @jburris

11/ Portfolio Spotlight - @meet_playground ✨

◉ Presented by Linda, CEO of PLAYGROUND
◉ Web 3 social platform designed to connect people more deeply to community
◉ Used by NFT Paris, BNV Community, Braw Haus

12/ Fundraising in today's market 💰

◉ Fundraising roundtable with @LCVentures @10TFund @AnimocaVentures
◉ Moderated by CFO Jared Shaw.
◉ Shoutout to @JIQQYJONES leading @AnimocaVentures

13/ Portfolio Collaboration Announcement 🕺

@bnv_me partners with @dancefightapp & @pixelynx_io to bring audience an entirely new category of digital wearables to the Metaverse and games. Coming soon this summer.

14/ Portfolio Collaboration Announcement 🕺

◉ @TheSandboxGame and @dancefightapp have collaborated on a project called #TheWildOnes.
◉ Converts dancers' moves into NFTs.
◉ Dancers receive 50% of the proceeds from NFT sale
◉ Allowlist is open today

15/ Credits to panel speakers and attendees who make this portfolio day possible: @viewfromhk @alanlau999 @dalegre @borgetsebastien @ysiu @EvanAuyang @yatata1113 @JIQQYJONES @meet_playground @Chas_Stanton

Special thanks to @viewfromhk @alanlau999 for the photos above

16/ TLDR of @animocabrands Portfolio Day 2023
◉ Audience: audience entering Web3 across multiple verticals
◉ Portfolio Synergy: Animoca's network effects
◉ Web3 IP: increased adoption
◉ Resilience: in bear market by collaborating and learning from each other mutually

17/ Implication of this event:
◉ Adoption: More brands are entering the Web3 space in gaming, music, education, and entertainment verticals.
◉ Funding: rise in Web3 project funding, especially in Hong Kong.
◉ Creators Economy: increased participation in UGC

18/ That is the wrap for Animoca Portfolio Day 2023 at NFT NYC. For more info on the latest developments in gaming and open metaverses in our free newsletter👇

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