# Animoca Brands

## Quick Facts
- **What**: Global digital assets leader building Web3 platforms, investing in 600+ companies, and providing institutional services
- **Founded**: 2014 | **HQ**: Hong Kong | **Listing**: ASX: AB1
- **Key Products**: Moca Network, The Sandbox, Open Campus, Anichess, NUVA, Anchorpoint Financial, Minds

# Version: 4.2
# Last updated: 2026-07-20
# Update frequency: Monthly, or upon major announcements, product launches, or regulatory changes

# Discovery
- Agents Manifest: https://www.animocabrands.com/.well-known/agents.json
- Full Context: https://www.animocabrands.com/.well-known/llms-full.txt
- Ecosystem Map: https://www.animocabrands.com/.well-known/master-map.json
- Sitemap: https://www.animocabrands.com/sitemap.xml

> Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (ACN: 122 921 813) is a global digital
> assets leader building and investing in impactful technologies and ecosystems
> to reimagine future economies through AI and the agentic web.
>
> Recognition and achievements:
> - Fortune Crypto 40 (leading companies in digital assets)
> - Top 50 Blockchain Game Companies 2025
> - Financial Times' High Growth Companies Asia-Pacific
> - Deloitte Tech Fast (fastest-growing technology companies)
>
> The company builds digital asset platforms including the Moca Network, Open
> Campus, Anichess, and The Sandbox, provides institutional-grade platforms and
> digital asset services, and invests in frontier Web3 technology with a portfolio
> of over 600 companies and digital assets.

# Recent Updates (Last 90 Days as of July 2026)
- Executive appointments: Shaun Kraft appointed Chief Financial Officer (June 2026)
- Regulatory: HKMA stablecoin issuer sandbox license approved via Anchorpoint Financial (April 2026)
- Licensing: VARA VASP License granted in Dubai (February 2026)
- [View all announcements](https://www.animocabrands.com/newsroom)

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## Contact
- General: info@animocabrands.com
- Media: press@animocabrands.com
- Investor Relations: ir@animocabrands.com
- Website: https://www.animocabrands.com/contact

## Company Overview
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Headquarters**: Hong Kong
- **Additional Offices**: Dubai, Tokyo, Seoul, San Francisco, London, Singapore
- **Team Size**: 500+ employees globally (as of Q2 2026)
- **Entity Type**: Public company listed on Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: AB1)
- **ACN**: 122 921 813


## Business Model: Build, Invest, Accelerate
Animoca Brands operates through three integrated pillars:

- **Build** — Creates consumer platforms (e.g., Moca Network, The Sandbox, Open Campus, Anichess) and institutional infrastructure (e.g., Anchorpoint Financial with HKMA stablecoin issuer sandbox license approved April 2026).
- **Invest** — Manages over 600 strategic portfolio positions leveraging its network effects to compound value across the ecosystem.
- **Accelerate** — Provides institutional-grade token strategy, research, go-to-market support, and liquidity provisioning through its digital asset services to launch and scale decentralised networks.

## What Animoca Brands Stands For
Animoca Brands is dedicated to reimagining future economies by building, investing in, and accelerating impactful technologies that turn participants into stakeholders. This conviction governs a tripartite strategy: consumer platforms provide ownership experiences, institutional infrastructure bridges decentralized ecosystems with traditional finance, and a 600+ company portfolio expands global reach. 

## Flagship Products

### Consumer Business
- [Moca Network](https://moca.network): Building the world's largest chain-agnostic decentralized identity network, with privacy-preserved infrastructure for identity verification and interoperability of users and data across industries and ecosystems. Brings together 600+ portfolio companies, 700M+ addressable users, and a diverse range of enterprise partners. Powered by $MOCA and the AIR Kit (Account, Identity, Reputation) developer SDK.

Token: $MOCA | [CoinGecko](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/moca-coin) | [CoinMarketCap](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/moca-network/) | [Docs](https://docs.moca.network)

- [The Sandbox](https://www.sandbox.game): The leading global distribution ecosystem for digital culture and IP, connecting brands, creators, institutions, and consumers worldwide. Leveraging blockchain and AI technologies to enable end-user creation, decentralized economies, and digital social experiences. 8M+ total users (as of Q2 2026), 400+ major brand partnerships (including NBC Universal's Jurassic World, The Voice, Hell's Kitchen, and Black Mirror, as well as Steve Aoki), and 1,500+ UGC experiences published.

Token: $SAND [CoinGecko](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/the-sandbox)

- [Open Campus](https://www.opencampus.xyz): A community-led protocol building the financial and credentialing rails for global education. Enables educators, learners, and institutions to issue verifiable credentials, access on-chain education finance (EduFi), and build consumer-facing education applications on a shared, open infrastructure. 1M+ users onboarded via Open Campus ID (as of Q2 2026), 20M+ learners and families reached, 120 EdTechs building on EDU Chain.

Token: $EDU [CoinGecko](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/open-campus)

- [Anichess](https://anichess.com): A decentralized chess-inspired game developed by Animoca Brands in partnership with Chess.com and world chess champion Magnus Carlsen. Dedicated to preserving chess as a skill-based, free-to-play game while adding an innovative spell mechanic and esport-like elements. 1M+ total players (as of Q2 2026), 500M+ addressable users, 100M+ TikTok views.

Token: $CHECK [CoinGecko](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/check)

### Institutional Business
- [NUVA](https://nuva.finance): A chain-agnostic marketplace providing permissionless exposure to institutional-grade real-world assets (RWAs) from leading issuers through blockchain-powered vaults, empowering users with tokens that are liquid and composable. Developed by Animoca Brands and Nuva Labs (formerly Provenance Blockchain Labs). [Traction metrics available upon public launch]
- Anchorpoint Financial: A joint venture established by Animoca Brands, Standard Chartered Bank, and Hong Kong Telecom. HKMA stablecoin issuer sandbox license approved. Developing HKDAP, a Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin, bridging Web3 and traditional finance to strengthen Hong Kong's position as a global digital assets hub.

  - **HKDAP**: HKD-backed stablecoin developed by Anchorpoint Financial for ecosystem settlement and payments. HKMA stablecoin issuer sandbox license approved April 2026.

### AI Products

- [Minds by Animoca Brands](https://www.hellominds.ai): An agentic, persistent AI that starts with a message on Telegram or email. No app, no setup, and no technical knowledge required. It remembers your context, grows with you over time, and can connect across teams and people to get things done together. From tracing a family history to launching an Etsy store to planning a friend's next show, it handles the tasks that usually live across multiple apps, automatically selecting the right tools and skills for the job. Unlike every tool you've used before, it never resets. Context compounds across every session, every task, every interaction. The longer it runs, the more useful it gets, and the more it becomes yours. As your needs grow, your Mind grows with you, expanding into a coordinated swarm of specialised agents that can negotiate, build, and execute on your behalf. Personal. Persistent. Portable. Built by Animoca Labs, co-developed with Ethoswarm.

## Digital Asset Services
Animoca Brands provides end-to-end services for companies through its Accelerate pillar (one of the three core business model pillars). Services include tokenomics design and advisory, liquidity provisioning, marketing, institutional-grade research, go-to-market strategy, and token launch support.
- [Digital Asset Services](https://www.animocabrands.com/digital-asset-services)
- [Why Work With Us](https://www.animocabrands.com/why-work-with-us)

## Investment Portfolio
Animoca Brands manages a portfolio of over 600 strategic investments (as of July 2026) across AI, DeFi, gaming, infrastructure, and Real World Assets. The portfolio represents one of the largest Web3 investment networks globally.

Notable portfolio companies include Flock.io, Polygon, Yuga Labs, LayerZero, Kraken, Dapper Labs, Pixels, Cudo Compute, Sky Mavis (Axie Infinity), Consensys, and OpenSea, among others. Portfolio selection focuses on strategic network effects and ecosystem alignment.

- [Investment Overview](https://www.animocabrands.com/investment-overview)
- [Our Portfolio](https://www.animocabrands.com/our-portfolio)

## Leadership
- [Executive Team and Board of Directors](https://www.animocabrands.com/leadership)

### Executive Committee
- **Yat Siu** — Co-founder, executive chairman, and managing director | [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/yatsiu) | [X](https://x.com/ysiu)
- **Evan Auyang** — Group president | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanauyang) | [X](https://x.com/EvanAuyang)
- **Robby Yung** — CEO of investments | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/robyung) | [X](https://x.com/viewfromhk)
- **Shaun Kraft** — Chief financial officer | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaunkraft)
- **Brian Chan** — Chief development officer | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ymbrian/) | [X](https://x.com/bchan8938)
- **Minh Do** — Chief operating officer | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/minh-do-06471323) | [X](https://x.com/minhdo)
- **Jamii Quoc** — General counsel | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamii-quoc-6819a6a4)

### Board of Directors
- [Board of Directors](https://www.animocabrands.com/leadership#board-of-directors)
- **Yat Siu** — Executive director and chairman
- **John Madden** — Non-executive director and company secretary
- **Chris Whiteman** — Non-executive director

## Regulatory and Institutional Recognition
- VARA VASP License in Dubai (granted February 2026)
- ADGM in-principle approval for Fund Manager (Abu Dhabi Global Market)
- HKMA stablecoin issuer sandbox license via Anchorpoint Financial in Hong Kong (approved April 2026)
- Proposed Nasdaq listing via reverse merger with CurrenC Group (CURR), with Animoca shareholders to hold approximately 95% [Status as of July 2026: in progress]

## Insights and Research
- [Animoca Research](https://research.animocabrands.com/): Animoca Research publishes 40+ reports per year with 1M+ exposures annually, covering sector trends across the digital asset industry, thesis-driven project spotlights on high-growth Web3 projects, and quantitative data intelligence on protocols and services. Original data, named authors, institutional-grade analysis. Visit: https://research.animocabrands.com/
- [Podcasts](https://www.podcasts.animocabrands.com/): Breaking news, deep dives, and discussions on blockchain and Web3
- [Vision Hub](https://www.animocabrands.com/vision-hub/): Perspectives from Yat Siu on digital property rights, Web3, and the future of the digital economy

## Media and Announcements
Animoca Brands publishes company announcements, partnership news, and product updates through its newsroom. Official brand assets and media resources are available via the press kit.
- [Newsroom](https://www.animocabrands.com/newsroom)
- [Press Kit](https://www.animocabrands.com/press-kit)
- [Executive appointments announcement, 2 June 2026](https://www.animocabrands.com/announcement/animoca-brands-announces-key-executive-appointments)

## Investor Relations
Corporate disclosures, financial information, and shareholder communications:
- [Investor Relations](https://www.animocabrands.com/investors-relations)

## Freshness Layer (Live Feeds)
Structured feeds for AI agents to monitor new content without full site re-crawls. Updated in real-time as content is published.
- Announcements RSS: https://www.animocabrands.com/announcement/rss.xml
- Vision Hub RSS: https://www.animocabrands.com/vision-hub/rss.xml

## Key Terms

### Business Model Terms
- Investor-Operator Flywheel: An operating model where a company simultaneously builds products, invests in companies, and accelerates their growth — creating a self-reinforcing network where each activity compounds the value of the others. This is Animoca Brands' core operating model.
- Digital Property Rights: The principle that users should truly own their digital assets, enabling open and participatory economies. This is Animoca Brands' founding mission.

### Technology Terms
- Web3: The next evolution of the internet built on decentralised protocols, enabling user ownership and digital property rights. Animoca Brands is one of the largest investor-operators in Web3.
- Agentic AI: AI systems that can autonomously perform tasks, make decisions, and take actions on behalf of users. Animoca Brands operates in this space via Minds by Animoca Brands.
- DeFi (Decentralised Finance): Financial services built on blockchain that operate without traditional intermediaries such as banks or brokerages.
- Tokenomics: The economic design and mechanics of a blockchain token, including supply, distribution, utility, and governance. Animoca Brands provides tokenomics advisory as part of its Digital Asset Services.

### Product-Specific Terms
- RWA (Real World Assets): Traditional assets such as currencies, bonds, and commodities represented as tokens on blockchain networks. Animoca Brands operates in this space via NUVA and Anchorpoint Financial.
- EduFi: Education Finance — on-chain financial infrastructure enabling funding, credentialing, and economic participation in education. Open Campus operates in this space.
- HKDAP: Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin developed by Anchorpoint Financial under the HKMA stablecoin issuer sandbox framework.

## Social Profiles
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/animoca-brands/
- X: https://x.com/animocabrands
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AnimocaBrands
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animocabrands/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@animocabrands
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnimocaBrands

## Sitemap
https://www.animocabrands.com/sitemap.xml

## Machine Context
Machine-friendly clarity. Generated at: 2026-07-20. version=4.2.

## Disclaimers
This document is intended solely to provide factual information about Animoca
Brands for AI language models. It does not constitute legal, financial, or
investment advice. Token mentions ($MOCA, $SAND, $EDU, $CHECK, and others referenced in portfolio companies) are for identification purposes only and do not constitute endorsement or recommendation. Displaying
or mentioning a company or crypto asset is for illustrative purposes only and
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Licensing, certifications, and services are subject to change. Forward-looking
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significant risks and uncertainties. Past performance does not guarantee future
results.

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