JAMES @ ANIMOCA VENTURES
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Looking Ahead to 2024
I'm often asked about what's the next big thing coming to web3. We're not fortune tellers but we're pushing forward to bring about the future we want to see. The ones breaking boundaries to innovate and to build truly valuable products for the users.
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Decentralised AI is definitely one of the biggest narratives of this cycle. We
@animocaventures
have been tracking DeAI closely since 2022, and started engaging with veteran AI teams, like we do for gaming.
Sharing more abt our lead investment in a DeAI project: 🔥
@KIPprotocol
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The mood of the NFT landscape seems to be at an all time low.
But I firmly believe for the startups with vision, the only way is to build your way out. And one of the best examples of this is
@yugalabs
An 800-pound ape 🧵 thread:
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Today we host a small gathering in 🇸🇬. We have been investing into Web3 at a frenetic pace the last 18 months. Animoca’s ecosystem is one of the strongest globally, and it will be on display tonight. I’m super excited to meet many of these founders and friends!
#ecosystem
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1/ HOW WEB3 GAMES WIN OVER GAMERS
Compelled to write this quick thread after many conversations with hardcore gamers, some of whom seem to have an irrational dislike of web3 games.
But learnt alot and had good conversations
The most cited criticisms (attacks) are:
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Absolutely thrilled to have met in person. Love the team's energy and Vision. Exciting things to come...
@staratlas
@at_mwagner
@pabloiquiroga
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The big boys of web2 gaming have arrived in web3.
EA Sports, Ubisoft, Zynga, Square Enix, SEGA, the list goes on.
Is this a signal of bigger things to come? Or something we've anticipated all this while? I think it's a little bit of both.
Let me break it down:
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Great discussion with
@realalexkim
@suji_yan
@potterlee222
@VincentNiu222
at
@Zetablockchain
's Omnichain Day
#ETHDenver
! A unified, interoperable web3 is a key focus for us at
@AnimocaVentures
. Glad to see lots of progress being made in this front 🔥
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Web3 gaming is making a big comeback.
Following a dip in 2023, the web3 gaming space is off to a promising start this year. These are exciting times for both web3 and gaming communities.
Let’s cut through the noise and take a look at some recent major milestones:🧵👇
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Got my KodaPendant! It's 1 out of 3,333
@OthersideMeta
relic by
@gucci
- a phygital piece representing Gucci's grand entrance into
@yugalabs
Otherside. What a great looking package, and an even better looking bling 🔥
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Excited to announce that I have invested in ███████ powered by
@redactedcoin
Happy to support the ███████ team in their exciting journey.
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Come visit the booth where unicorns/metaverse creators/Web3 builders congregate.
#HKFintechWeek
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#ApeFestHK
🐵🇭🇰🔥 Hosted a hotpot dinner last night with fellow web3 friends. Always a pleasure to get together with these guys!
@harrisonwang13
@onunblocked
@davidtohyh
@dc_m07
@0xchbila
@mytwogweis
@ALTAVAndy
@50Nent
@jpofkipley
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Excited to announce
@AnimocaVentures
' official AIP proposal to establish ApeCoin Ventures - a $10m combined fund to accelerate adoption of $APE ecosystem.
As an early stage venture fund, we believe the time is ripe to align incentives and propel $APE to new heights: 🧵👇
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Proud to introduce the Animoca Ventures team.
@50Nent
@dejen_ny
@ericfanimoca
. All uniquely experienced and fully committed to finding, funding and supporting the best founders in Web3, through the ups and downs.
#stallions
#hereforyou
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#DubaiToken2049
chilling with 🐻⛓️ x
#Animoca
#AnimocaVentures
Lets cook👨🍳🔥
@berachain
@SmokeyTheBera
@homme0x
🦖
@ysiu
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We ballin’ in Paris. Literally 😃
🏀 ⛹️♂️ with Bryan
@PrimordialAA
, Winston
@gumdropsteve
& Lorenzo from
@Zebec_HQ
great to get a sweat on, and pretty cool backdrop too
#EthCC
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Is new bull market is brewing?
Not one to speculate, but I'm seeing some big trends that have been gaining momentum of late. And I've never been more optimistic of what's coming in the near horizon.
Here's what I think will unfold next in 2024: 👇
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A Note on Conviction.
The last few months have been crazy. Been to 🇺🇸(LA MI SF LV NY)🇧🇸🇨🇦🇰🇷🇯🇵🇸🇬🇹🇭🇮🇩🇭🇰 . Countless meetings, discussions & convos, and met irl some of our portfolio company founders for the 1st time since the pandemic started. Super intense but fruitful few months
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Bonsoir. great catching up in 🇫🇷Paris today with
@borgetsebastien
and
@BelindaPham
. Been a while my friends!
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Sharing our vision of the open metaverse, finance and the future of Web3 with young business leaders at J.P. Morgan FLEX2022 with Cynthia Wu from Matrixport.
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An great example of
@ysiu
’s &
@animocabrands
commitment to Web3 and his long term vision.
While many in the space go for short term gains, Animoca continues to build out the space over the long term, in bear or bull.
We are proud to announce our support for the $10 million
@opencampus_xyz
global educator
#fund
announced at
@4Gamechanger
in my birth place
#vienna
#austria
to provide funding exclusively to
#teachers
and
#educators
and bring more quality content to students and learners and…
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Arrived in 🇵🇭 last night. Great to see so many old friends including
@gabusch
@Jihoz_Axie
. Gonna be a big week!
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The open metaverse is very much alive.
It's the next iteration of the internet, one of ownership that will power our future's open society.
So what does digital property rights have to do it?
@animocabrands
chairman
@ysiu
talks about this (and more) in a recent
@TEDTalks
🧵 👇
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@XterioGames
has secured a $15 million investment from
@BinanceLabs
! 🔥
Xterio, one of our portcos, is the publisher of games
@ageofdino
Overworld and
@3T_shootergame
. 🎮
Looking forward to what’s next!
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Congratulations
@XterioGames
for nailing this 15m investment from
@BinanceLabs
!
We’re happy and excited for you!
As early investors and supporters in Xterio, we’re very proud to see them going from strength to strength! 🔥🔥🔥
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Cats on the prowl at
@NFT_NYC
.
Great catching up with the Animoca crew in Web3.
shoutout to
@EvanAuyang
@minhdo
@brianthyun
@kartik_82
and more.
@animocabrands
@AnimocaVentures
@MocaverseNFT
@coolcats
represent!
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It’s been an incredibly intense but fruitful few weeks in 🇸🇬. The Animoca Ventures team must have met close to a thousand builders, partners, investors. Extremely bullish on the space. Will share more soon. Next stop 🇭🇰
#web3neversleeps
#butiwillsleepfor2days
. See everyone Mon!
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Congrats to our our portco
@LayerZero_Labs
for their latest fundraise. This is going to be one of the most significant projects in web3, accelerating our race towards an omnichain future.👏
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1/ At the
#hongkongfintechweek
today,
@ysiu
had a super interesting fireside chat with Christopher Hui, HK's Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury.
Many great insights, sharing here some of my (paraphrased) notes from Yat's sharing:
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Awesome event today with
@DigitalDubai
. We could not have done it without
@drmarwan
. Full pictures coming soon but we hope to do more in wonderful Dubai🇦🇪!
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Had an awesome sharing session at JP Morgan Private Bank’s FLEX Event. Our Panel was on Web3 Gaming: Opportunities & Growth
My second year hosting a panel here and gotta say the event gets better and better every year.
Looking forward to next year!
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Token 2049 in Dubai was quite a trip! Despite the recent floods we all
@fionaclairema
@cptn3mox
@JulietSu
made it to
#THEVERIFIED
panel to a packed audience. Thanks for having me
@0x499
🤝
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GM 🇦🇪 !
Will be hosting a get-together drinks tonight for fam and portcos flying in to present at our Reports from the Future event.
Looking forward to catching up with everyone!
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The
#sandfam
and the Animoca gang’s all here…
@TheSandboxGame
throws a mean party.
Thanks to
@borgetsebastien
and shout out to
@viewfromhk
@DirkLueth
and
@50Nent
Great seeing everyone again in NY amidst the crazy travelling this year…
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LFG🔥🎈🎉
Just added 10 amazing
@BoredApeYC
which in my opinion are a steal as one of the most important
#NFTs
of
#web3
(+some
@MocaverseNFT
)
@blur_io
has done a lot of damage to the
#NFT
space and IMO we all owe a significant debt of gratitude to the legend and the lore
#BAYC
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📢
I'm super thrilled to announce that
@AnimocaVentures
recently concluded an investment into TTT
@3T_shootergame
a GTA-style Web3 PvP shooter on the
@XterioGames
platform.
🧵
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Exciting to share a boxing session with my good friend
@gabusch
@YieldGuild
#AxieOrigin
Training ;-)❤️🔥
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DeFi holds massive potential, but not all that glitters is gold.
It ushers in open access to financial services to everyone, but the roadblocks are many. Learn how
@Narwhal_Finance
is tackling them in more ways than one in this deep dive.
A 🧵 thread:
(1/13)
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#1
reason why it’s tough convincing non-web3 folks of why digital property rights matter:
In our digital lives, we’ve never owned anything. We are renters at best, unwitting indentured servants at worst.
Like describing colours to the blind, it’s a cognitive blindspot we have
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Top notch deep dive into
@Memeland
and how
@9GAG
launched $MEME and delivered successfully even in a bear market 🔥
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Exciting and gruelling week at
#KBW2022
. Some highlights:
Great to meet the
@AptosLabs
,
@Avocadoguild
,
@azarusio
Teams
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Web3 games should not take the decision to issue game tokens (ie fungible tokens) lightly.
It must be essential to gameplay and/or game enjoyment.
The resources involved in managing and maintaining your own token ecosystem is as much, if not higher, than the game itself.
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GM Frens. We still here. Web3 still there. We keep walking there.
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Great event last night at The Night of 5A with the
@AnimocaVentures
team and
@ArcaneGrp
@ABCDELabs
@alibaba_cloud
@ark_stream
@ParticleNtwrk
!
Great vibes, awesome food and drinks, and great catch up with old friends in Web3 🥳
#Token2049
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Extremely productive meeting with senior executives from
@dbsbank
. Am impressed by depth of understanding, genuine curiosity and great execution.
@dbsbank
voted the World's Best Bank for consecutive years. I totally see why.
#web3ishere
#BuildingPartnerships
#ForABetterWorld
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Had a great week at ETHDenver. Had many super productive conversations, and managed to share some of
@AnimocaVentures
views on the future of Web3 going forward.
No matter what short term turbulence there is, am super bullish about the future of ETH and Web3.
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Had a great sharing session on Digital Property Rights at the
@BTSE_Official
& Animoca event. Many thanks to
@henryxliu
for the invitation.
And, a belated Hello Taipei 🇹🇼!
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Tough times now, but we're excited about the market right now. We're seeing more substance and less hype, and a clear shift towards creating great content and next-level products - all building towards big hairy audacious goals.
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Forget complex setups. Web3 wallets need to be as easy to use as your Gmail account if we're ever going to get mainstream adoption. Let's democratize access to the decentralized world.
🧵
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Venture capital in web3 is fast evolving & it was a real pleasure discussing it alongside
@suji_yan
,
@Crypto_Ciara
,
@PYneer
,
@Ivantok4
& Alex from Republic Crypto. Great initiative jointly presented by
@0x499
,
@OrderlyNetwork
,
@RadianceVntr
& co-hosted by
@_BuilderDAO
at
#TBW2023
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Last year was a year of growth, and I trust bigger things will be in store for
@AnimocaVentures
and the web3 space in this brand new year! Wishing all of you a happy new year! May it be filled with joy, health and success 🚀
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#Korea
After 2 weeks in Seoul (with 50+ meetings), it's exciting to see local game studios embracing web3 because:
Digital ownership could reduce churn during upgrades /iterations
Better rails for global reach/user acquisition
We are STILL early, early mover advantage potential
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Popped by our
@AnimocaBrands
booth⚡and met the rest of our Animoca fam
@ysiu
@borgetsebastien
@harry_forj
@TheSandboxGame
@the_phantom_g
@opencampus_xyz
@TinyTapAB
@AnichessGame
@hi_com_official
@WreckLeagueHQ
@apecoin
@MocaverseNFT
. What a crowd at
#HKFinTechWeek
! 🔥
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Animoca’s vision of the metaverse won’t be as frosty, but it’s gonna be as sweet 😋
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I'll be in Japan for IVS Crypto 2023. Looking forward to seeing everyone in charming, historic Kyoto!
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AI and web3 are merging in a big way.
It's still early days, yet I've come across dozens of super interesting AI in web3 projects and initiatives. But how to filter the good ones out from the noise? Sharing my thoughts in the thread below.
A 🧵 thread:
1/14
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GM Builders☀️! First day to a great 2023, let's resume work, brick by brick we will get it done👷♀️👷♂️🧱🏗️
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We at
@AnimocaVentures
believe that while no zero-royalties may lead to short-term gains in market share for marketplaces, ultimately is highly damaging for the space as a whole. Any path towards decentralisation must reward the individual creator as a productive unit. 1/3
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Almost at the end of a long week. Trackside with
@definidude
Alex, founder of
@WombatExchange
. Sneaking in a business discussion in between the cars zooming by 🏎
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Great catching up with fam and old friends
@xterio
@TheRedVillage
@brincvc
@ClayStack_HQ
@conductiveai
@ysiu
. Big day tmrw!
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Such a pleasure to catch up with the legendary
@Joi
in Tokyo 🇯🇵
We are long time partners and collaborators in Web3 and I’m always eager to hear his views on the business landscape and the opportunities in Japan.
And he’s a great shochu buddy 🍶 too!
We will be working much…
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Bryan Pellegrino
@PrimordialAA
has been killing it recently. Congrats on the native integration of usdc on
@LayerZero_Labs
! Truly one of the hardest working and gifted founders around. We’ll work closely together on gaming integrations on LayerZero. 👀
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❤️🍁
Great to meet Consul General of Canada for Hong Kong and Macau, Rachael Bedlington tonight
Will soon be sharing on Web3 to organisations and schools with CanCham.
Oh, and Go LES ROUGES 🇨🇦!
#FIFAWorldCupQatar2022
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2022 wasn't easy but we're all still here.
If you're reading this, then give yourself a pat on the back!
Wishing all builders a very Happy New Year.
May 2023 be a fruitful one for all of Web3.
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On The Value of Grit
Many have asked me what I think is the one common quality I see in entrepreneurs that succeed. Is it intelligence, charisma, vision, technical competence, leadership abilities or luck?
A 🧵 thread:
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Just finished the Animoca portfolio day. Full of great insights and sharing by many in the animoca ecosystem
Glad to be able to share
@AnimocaVentures
’ observations from the front lines in a panel together with Emil
@LCVentures
@RBhavinVaid
@10TFund
, moderated by Animoca CFO…
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Happy Easter to all who are celebrating this special day! And hope it brings you an abundance of joy, happiness and blessings 🐇🌟
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Back visionaries. Invest in founders and teams with the expertise and determination that push the envelope and shatter boundaries through Web3.
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AI and blockchain. Two forces that's set to change the course of our future.
I've been curious about the players combining both AI + web3, and came across dozens of them. Very fascinating solutions, incredibly innovative.
A thread 🧵:
(1/19)
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Honoured to be invited to present a keynote speech at
@USC_VEDA
2nd annual SC Blockchain Conference organised by
@0xBlockchainSC
. Shared my thoughts and insights on web3 gaming use cases,
@AnimocaVentures
investment strategies, and the road to a billion web3 users via gaming.
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@Darewise
@animocabrands
@HorizenLabs
@memecoin
@9GAG
Onboarding Users the Meme Way
Memecoins have a way of bringing hordes of users on a chain's ecosystem, evidenced by the huge number of memecoins built on $SOL this past month alone - all up by 2-3 digit %
#NFA
. Hype brings attention > Attention bring users > Users bring activity
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4 out of the top 10 are Animoca games
Top Game Projects with Highest Users last 7D
🥇 $PRIMATE
@BenjiBananas
🥈 $GMEE
@ARC8App
🥉 $SFL
@0xSunflowerLand
$IXT
@Planetix0
$SERUM
@Karmaverse_io
@UltiChamps
$ANRX
@anrkeyx
$DOSE
@the_dustland
$SNK
@Playsnook_com
$TOWER
@TowerToken
#POLYGON
$MATIC
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