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Chairman of Animoca Brands and generally excited to talk about true digital property rights! https://t.co/SxYIGoXglO https://t.co/T1X92l0y4F ysiu.eth
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Jun 4 6 tweets 3 min read
1/ I am excited to announce the tokenization of the 1708 Golden Era Stradivarius previously owned by Empress Catherine the Great as an example of the potential of unique RWAs together with @novogratz @galaxyhq preserving history in the process on-chain theblock.co/post/298272/ov…
Image 2/ Tokenizing something like a rare Stradivarius violin also helps preserve the legacy of one of the world's most precious musical instruments and sets an example ofhow the value of real-world assets can be accessed and utilized through blockchain
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Mar 25, 2023 7 tweets 8 min read
1/ Culture & its development in #web3 #openmetaverse #NFTs is the foundational building blocks of a true digital #metaverse economy powered by #blockchain a 🧵👇following talks at #OuterEdge2023 #ParisBlockchainWeek #nftparis decrypt.co/videos/live-ev… @decryptmedia @animocabrands 2/ Production of arts & cultural goods in the US is already a close to trillion dollar industry employing over 5 million people, direct participation in the industry of culture is already a critical component of any thriving economy today arts.gov/news/press-rel…
Dec 18, 2022 11 tweets 7 min read
1/ Given the current state of AIP-183, .@Apecoin may be entering 2023 without an administrator which will cause unnecessary complications to $APE #DAO operations. I am proposing a solution that could perhaps solve the situation to everyone’s satisfaction under #AIP-1 rules 2/ The community deserves to be better informed, I believe it is absolutely necessary that Apecoin should never be without an administrator at any time because they are critical to keeping operations going for the DAO as described here forum.apecoin.com/t/aip-183-cart…
Oct 24, 2022 9 tweets 10 min read
1/ The correct headline should be how Asia the worlds largest market for gaming is taking the lead from the west in #blockchain #NFTs #gaming because Western Gamers won't let their companies enter #blockchaingames a 🧵👇 the #nft hate is predominantly a US/western gamer issue 2/ Studios like @SquareEnix a @sandbox @animocabrands investor and Krafton the creators of @PUBG (and +others) are making major moves into #NFT #blockchain games, asian gamers welcome the innovation as they appreciate the benefits
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Oct 5, 2022 4 tweets 5 min read
1/ .@animocabrands is excited to announce our partnership with @coolcatsnft one of the earliest, important and cutest #NFT metaverse first collections out there, to celebrate I picked up a few #CoolCats including this rare beauty #CoolCatsNFT #7807 a little🧵👇 Cool Cats #7807 owned by ys... 2/ .@coolcatsnft has been a friend of the @animocabrands ecosystem for a long time from an early partnership with @TheSandboxGame geekmetaverse.com/cool-cats-anno…
Sep 29, 2022 9 tweets 6 min read
1/ A thread on how we think of the state of the #NFT market (tldr; its growing and hardly "dead") infact from August to September volume of transactions has grown by over 30% - what's changed? 👇🧵 2/ Transaction volume of #NFT trading as compared to the peak is down in value due to price drops of @ethereum and average price but volume is back to March/April levels and recovering cryptoslam.io/nftglobal
Aug 26, 2022 13 tweets 14 min read
1/ #blockchaingaming is here to stay .@AxieInfinity has trailblazed #playandearn #nftgames, but it’s also a natural target for anyone against #NFTs and #web3 #blockchain games. This hostility is unwarranted, unfair and often without the benefit of facts and context.
🧵👇 2/ .@AxieInfinity remains one of the most played #NFT games in the world with the following metrics:

771,000 monthly-active on-chain users
370,000 weekly-active on-chain users
2.3 million Axie holders
4 million Ronin wallet downloads $AXS $RON #blockchaingames
Jul 21, 2022 10 tweets 10 min read
1/ @Microsoft @Minecraft has just revealed that it will exclude anyone, without notice & due process, simply if they disagree with them and that they too operate as a digital dictatorship changing their terms of service on a whim washingtonpost.com/video-games/20… 2/ #minecraft has directly caused pain and suffering to an innocent & blameless minority who was purged and cleansed without regard to their circumstances and without advance notice causing at least >$100m in damages coindesk.com/business/2022/… (we have no stake in @nftworlds)
Apr 26, 2022 4 tweets 5 min read
1/ The Otherside is launching on 4/30 only those who KYCed can mint however @BoredApeYC #bayc #mayc holders will be able to claim their #NFT post-auction without the need for KYC. To mint you will need @apecoin $APE details available on @OthersideMeta 2/ All @apecoin earned from this auction will be locked up for one year which means no voting and other uses (eg. staking) for that period as well
Apr 16, 2022 7 tweets 6 min read
1/ .@apecoin frens we have received a proposal from a credible 3rd party blockchain developer who has given us an assessment on a development time table for AIP-4&5 with caps implemented. The proposal is shared at forum.apecoin.com/t/aip-4-stakin… for a summary see 🧵👇 with a poll #DAO 2/ We decided to explore proposals from reputable 3rd party blockchain firms to assess the time table for a discussion with the @apecoin community given the many concerns. This proposal suggests a time table of 14 weeks for the staking implementation itself
Apr 13, 2022 5 tweets 9 min read
1/ Incredibly excited to announce that the incredibly talented team at @Darewise creators of the #AAA #MMORPG @LifeBeyond and expert builders of online worlds is joining the @animocabrands fam a quick🧵👇 as to the reasons #NFT #blockchaingames venturebeat.com/2022/04/13/ani… 2/ The team behind @Darewise has one of the most storied and experienced AAA development backgrounds having worked on @assassinscreed @fable @TheDivisionGame @Crytek Black & White which will help level-up our collective experiences in #gaming #mmo #nft
Mar 24, 2022 7 tweets 4 min read
1/ lots of discussion on @apecoin AIP-4 and 5 proposal snapshot.org/#/apecoin.ethI will aim to address what appears to be the immediate staking question and will aim to articulate these more formally on my medium and given urgency I thought I would share some initial clarification 2/ AIP-5 proposes 4 separate staking pools, each with a specific number of ApeCoin rewards. Though 3 of the pools are designed to only be available to #BAYC, #MAYC, and/or BAKC holders, reminder: only @apecoin tokens are ever technically staked, not the NFTs.
Mar 11, 2022 7 tweets 4 min read
1/ Lots of discussion and some misunderstanding on why KYC is important, especially as it relates to our latest awesome collab . Here is why #KYC is critical to the future of this industry #blockchain #NFTs 2/ KYC is required by law in financial transactions to establish the legitimacy of a customer in order to prevent identity theft, money laundering and other financial crimes.
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Jan 18, 2022 8 tweets 11 min read
1/ Proud and humbled to announce @animocabrands raising US$358,888,888 in a round led by @LCVentures with investors kingsway @tyler @cameron @Gemini @georgesoros @sequoia @paraficapital @smilegroup_in and many more #openmetaverse frens for details a 🧵👇coindesk.com/business/2022/… 2/ Our vision is to help build and construct the #openmetaverse based on important concepts such as openness, equity, digital property rights, and a nonzero-sum approach where users become citizens with actual ownership and rights #NFTs #blockchain forbes.com/sites/justinbi…
Jan 5, 2022 6 tweets 7 min read
1/ Congratulations .@cryptoslamio for this milestone @animocabrands is proud to lead the round with an incredible group of fellow investors including @mcuban @okex @BinanceChain @0xPolygon @FortePlatform @reidhoffman @markpinc and friends! For more colour why we invested see🧵👇 2/ More data and insights on our digital property i.e. #NFTs provides for more transparency and a healthier ecosystem in the #metaverse creating a more efficient market for everyone. This is true for almost anything in a free market. propmodo.com/transparency-i…
Dec 18, 2021 13 tweets 9 min read
1/ This has been the mission of @animocabrands to deliver true digital property rights which #NFTs make possible since 2018. To elaborate on just why property rights are so important to the construction of any society (including the #openmetaverse) a🧵👇 2/ Property rights means you have the ability to truly own your assets and are free to do as you please, a concept that was not truly possible in the digital world before something we discussed on @CNBCi earlier this year #NFTs
Dec 15, 2021 7 tweets 6 min read
1/ In Q1 of this year we began the $TOWER experiment and its a good time to have a year-end assessment/reflection now with @CrazyDefenseEN enjoying 3x growth & sessions, massive increase in retention and significant growth in installs/revenue powered by #blockchain #nft 2/ It was dubbed the $TOWER experiment because its tower defense and we wanted to blend F2P gaming with #blockchain and ultimately #playtoearn read our original post on the matter medium.com/tower-token/th…
Dec 8, 2021 7 tweets 4 min read
1/ .@animocabrands is proud to announce our financial results for the first 3 quarters of the year with income at approx. $530m and bookings of $140m with around $600m in liquid crypto (we have some fiat too) ysiu.medium.com/founders-lette… 2/ By November thanks to some incredible activity in many of our tokens including $SAND $REVV $TOWER $QUIDD $PROS $LMT $BONDLY $GMEE $DOSE $AXS $FLOW $SUPER $WILD $YGG $SPS $UMAD $WILD $BLOK and many others our crypto reserves stood at almost $16 billion animocabrands.com/animoca-brands…
Oct 30, 2021 11 tweets 7 min read
1/ Meta formerly known as Facebook today is to the #Metaverse what the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) is to democracy. The real metaverse is open has true digital data ownership and is governed by a majority interest i.e. its users decrypt.co/84043/facebook… 2/ Facebook commands the attention of 2.89 billion users but because they own all our data it is today the complete opposite to what a truly interoperable and open metaverse should be. They are the new Digital Kings (and of our data) and which King willingly gives up his Kingdom?
Oct 20, 2021 8 tweets 12 min read
1/ .@animocabrands is excited to announce its new strategic fundraise from @Ubisoft @LCVentures @dragonfly_cap @Com2uS @DTAPCAP @sequoia china @justinsuntron @lucytokenbay and others at a $2.2 billion pre-money valuation! venturebeat.com/2021/10/20/ani… 2/ We had raised $138,888,888 just in the last quarter so this raise was about the strategic benefits that our new group of investors could bring to the #openmetaverse #NFTs which @animocabrands has been actively supporting with now over 100 companies in the fam.
Sep 28, 2021 5 tweets 6 min read
1/ .@animocabrands @blowfishstudios is proud to announce the latest #NFT #blockchain triple-A #Metaverse #PlayToEarn game @the_phantom_g venturebeat.com/2021/09/28/ani… learn more about it👇#animoca phantomgalaxies.com 2/ 2.5 years in the making to launch the kind of game that can compete with the highest quality titles in the market right now while delivering the benefits of #NFT #truedigitalownership the gameplay video below is in-game footage built on @UnrealEngine