Supplemental Information on Non-CeFi Projects:
Animoca Brands#
Basic Information#
Website: https://www.animocabrands.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/animocabrands
Official Introduction:
Animoca Brands is a winner of the Deloitte Tech Fast award, one of the top 40 cryptocurrency companies according to Fortune, and one of the high-growth companies in the Asia-Pacific region according to the Financial Times in 2023. It is a leader in the digital entertainment, blockchain, and gamification fields, committed to advancing digital property rights and contributing to the establishment of an open metaverse. The company develops and publishes a wide range of products, including original games such as "The Sandbox," "Phantom Galaxies," "Life Beyond," "Crazy Kings," and "Crazy Defense Heroes," as well as products utilizing popular intellectual property such as Disney, WWE, Snoop Dogg, The Walking Dead, Power Rangers, MotoGP™, and Formula E. It owns multiple subsidiaries, including The Sandbox, Blowfish Studios, Quidd, GAMEE, nWay, Pixowl, Forj, Lympo, Animoca Brands Japan, Grease Monkey Games, Eden Games, Life Beyond Studios, Notre Games, TinyTap, Be., PIXELYNX, and WePlay Media. Animoca Brands has a growing portfolio of over 450 Web3 investments, including Colossal, Axie Infinity, OpenSea, Dapper Labs (NBA Top Shot), Yield Guild Games, Harmony, Alien Worlds, Star Atlas, and more.
Financial Status:
As of April 30, 2023, the unaudited financial status (non-International Financial Reporting Standards measurement criteria) is as follows:
- The company's financial position remains strong, with cash and stablecoin balance of $194 million.
- Liquid digital assets amount to $566 million, including reserves of the utility token SAND used on the Sandbox platform.
- Off-balance sheet token reserves for all other Web3 subsidiaries controlled by Animoca Brands amount to $2.7 billion.
Project Positioning#
Based on the official introduction and obtained information, Animoca Brands mainly focuses on incubating sub-projects in the Metaverse and is also a large investment institution. It has currently invested in a total of 168 projects.
For more details, please refer to: https://icoanalytics.org/funds/animoca-brands/?sortby=raised&sort=desc
Ledger#
Basic Information#
Website: https://www.ledger.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ledger
Don't look, you might get impulsive 😂 There's nothing much to introduce, it's just a project that sells hardware and services and makes a lot of money
Forte#
Basic Information#
Website: https://www.forte.io/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/forteplatform
Official Introduction:
Forte's platform allows game publishers to easily integrate blockchain technology into their games, enabling features such as seamless, embeddable token wallets, non-fungible token (NFT) minting and sales, payment rails, and other services built specifically for blockchain token economies and management of digital and virtual assets. In blockchain games, players can truly own assets instead of engaging in purely entertainment expenses. Players from around the world can freely trade goods and services with each other and participate in community economies that reward creativity, collaboration, and skills. These new systems provide new creative and economic opportunities for gamers and communities worldwide.
Project Positioning#
Gaming
NFT
Funding Status#
Forte raised $185 million in April 2021 and $725 million in November 2021. The second round of funding included Animoca Brands mentioned above 😆
Source: https://icoanalytics.org/projects/forte/
Bitmain (AKA 比特大陆)#
Specializes in the production of high-energy-consuming air conditioning units. It has gained popularity among users as it drops BTC while providing heating. The project is continuously receiving orders and earns more money than Ledger. 🤪