Animoca Brands’ Yat Siu to join planned Strategic Advisory Board of DigitalX
Animoca Brands advised and participated in A$20.7 million strategic investment into DigitalX together with UTXO Management, ParaFi Capital, and others
8 July 2025 - Animoca Brands, the company driving digital property rights to establish the open metaverse and its associated network effects, today announced that it has participated in DigitalX’s (ASX:DCC, OTCQB: DGGXF) recent A$20.7 million raise via a strategic placement in which Animoca Brands was the sole advisor. In connection with the raise, Yat Siu, the co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, will join the planned Strategic Advisory Board of DigitalX (ASX:DCC, OTCQB: DGGXF), a leading Australian digital investment manager and the only ASX-listed crypto fund manager.
Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands
DigitalX is the longest-standing publicly listed digital asset company in Australia. It manages Australia’s first ASX-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, DigitalX Bitcoin ETF (ASX: BTXX), and leverages blockchain technologies to create additional value for its investors.
DigitalX announced earlier today it has secured firm commitments to raise approximately A$20.7 million via a strategic placement to, among others, global digital asset investors Animoca Brands, UTXO Management, and ParaFi Capital. The new funds will enable DigitalX to execute a Bitcoin treasury strategy. Animoca Brands was the sole advisor to the transaction - it originated the transaction by identifying DigitalX, connecting it with a selection of strategic digital asset investors, and advising DigitalX in relation to the strategic placement. Further details can be found in DigitalX’s ASX announcement of 8 July 2025.
Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, will join the planned Strategic Advisory Board of DigitalX to advise on DigitalX’s Bitcoin treasury strategy as well as business trends in Web3 and crypto. Leigh Travers, director of emerging markets at Animoca Brands, is the non-executive chair of DigitalX.
Yat Siu commented: “I'm excited to join DigitalX's Strategic Advisory Board. We believe Bitcoin is the digital gold and reserve asset of the decentralized era. Animoca Brands' investment in DigitalX underscores our commitment to this vision. By leveraging our expertise in Web3 and DigitalX's strong position in the Australian market, we aim to bridge traditional finance with the innovative potential of Bitcoin, setting new standards for accessibility and adoption in the region.”
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About Animoca Brands
Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (ACN: 122 921 813) is a Web3 leader that leverages tokenization and blockchain to deliver digital property rights to consumers, helping to establish the open metaverse and its associated network effects. It has received broad industry and market recognition including Fortune Crypto 40, Top 50 Blockchain Game Companies 2025, Financial Times’ High Growth Companies Asia-Pacific, and Deloitte Tech Fast.
Animoca Brands realizes its mission via three integrated business pillars: operating Web3 businesses to advance blockchain adoption with native projects such as Moca Network, Anichess, The Sandbox, Open Campus, NEOM Web3 initiatives, and a regulated stablecoin project in partnership with Standard Chartered and HKT; providing digital asset advisory services including tokenomics advisory, liquidity provisioning, and institutional research to help external Web3 projects grow; and investment management, with a portfolio of investments in over 540 companies including industry leaders Pudgy Penguins, Yuga Labs, Axie Infinity, Polygon, Consensys, Magic Eden, OpenSea, Dapper Labs, YGG, and many others.
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