{"id":18426,"date":"2025-11-28T04:20:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T03:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/?p=18426"},"modified":"2025-11-28T04:20:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T03:20:33","slug":"animoca-brands-broadens-its-investment-horizons-as-2026-approaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/28\/animoca-brands-broadens-its-investment-horizons-as-2026-approaches\/","title":{"rendered":"Animoca Brands Broadens Its Investment Horizons as 2026 Approaches"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Get ready for some exciting news! Web3 gaming powerhouse Animoca Brands is ready to broaden its horizons in the upcoming year, aiming to grow its impressive portfolio of around 600 companies. Keyvan Peymani, the company\u2019s chief strategy officer, shared some intriguing insights about their future plans.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe invest in dozens of companies every year,\u201d Peymani mentioned in a recent CNBC interview<\/a>. \u201cWhether it’s AI, DePIN, DeFi, or even games, we\u2019re always exploring how our ecosystem is expanding!\u201d<\/p>\n

Gaming currently holds the top spot in Animoca Brands\u2019 investment portfolio<\/a>, with 230 out of the 628 companies linked to this exciting field. Since its founding in 2014, the company has been all about gaming, pumping funds into projects like Axie Infinity, CryptoKitties, and Yield Guild Games.<\/p>\n

Keyvan Peymani, chief strategy officer at Animoca Brands, chatting with CNBC\u2019s Crypto World. Source: <\/em>CNBC<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But that\u2019s not all! The company is also diving deeper into sectors like Infrastructure, artificial intelligence, and decentralized finance (DeFi).<\/p>\n

\u201cWhenever there\u2019s something exciting happening, like with stablecoins and RWAs, we want to be at the forefront,\u201d he added, mentioning that Animoca aims to help the retail sector benefit from the evolutions happening in the Web3 space.<\/p>\n

Animoca targets \u201cgame-changing\u201d innovations<\/h2>\n

\u201cExpect us to keep finding those groundbreaking projects that will shake up the industry,\u201d he said, with stablecoins set to be a major focus for the near future.<\/p>\n

Animoca’s founder, Yat Siu, also spoke to Cointelegraph, stressing that institutional involvement is going to play a \u201chuge role\u201d in the next phase of the crypto industry\u2019s growth, and it won\u2019t just revolve around Bitcoin.<\/p>\n

\u201cInstitutional participation will go beyond just buying Bitcoin or tokens. It\u2019s going to be about adopting crypto for its utility, especially with the new market structure bill,\u201d Siu noted.<\/p>\n

Speaking of legislation, on November 11, US lawmakers unveiled a draft of a crypto market structure bill that outlines how agencies will regulate crypto, with a Senate vote set for December.<\/p>\n

Animoca remains optimistic about the gaming industry<\/h2>\n

While Animoca looks to diversify, Peymani assures that gaming is still a major priority. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe remain very optimistic about the gaming sector and how players can truly gain from their time, energy, and money spent on games, creating assets that extend into the Web3 universe,\u201d he elaborated.<\/p>\n

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The third quarter of 2025 marked a whopping 290% increase in crypto venture funding, making it the strongest quarter since Q1, with $4.8 billion invested<\/a>, as reported by Galaxy Digital on Monday.<\/p>\n

Most of the capital raised came from established companies in the crypto space, particularly those founded in 2018, while newer startups from 2024 secured the highest number of deals.<\/p>\n

Looking ahead, Animoca Brands is planning to go public<\/a> on the Nasdaq next year through a reverse merger with the AI-focused fintech firm Currenc Group.<\/p>\n

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