September 2023
- Exclusive
- Cryptocurrencies
Worrying details inside the $8b Aussie crypto giant
Animoca executive chairman Yat Siu dismissed a “going concern” notice from his company’s auditors that was lodged on its long-delayed 2020 accounts.
- Nick Bonyhady
July 2023
Tech firm looks to Nasdaq as ASX knocks back another crypto IPO
The ASX has knocked DSS from listing on the local bourse because the company data storage provider uses underlying blockchain technology.
- Jessica Sier
January 2023
Hong Kong crypto mogul aims to raise $1.47b for Web3 fund
Animoca Capital is in talks with potential investors and would use the money to support blockchain and metaverse start-ups, Animoca cofounder Yat Siu said.
- Suvashree Ghosh and Zheping Huang
October 2022
Animoca toys with new $1b crypto fund
Animoca Brands’ Yat Siu has flagged he sees the sell-off in the crypto industry as a great buying opportunity. But how one of the largest investors in the sector plans to take advantage of that may have a slight twist.
- Jemima Whyte
August 2022
How to be valued at $US5b without audited accounts
Animoca Brands, the private company that wants to be at the centre of the metaverse, has just finalised another equity raising, valuing the company at $5 billion.
- Jemima Whyte
April 2022
The dark web and day traders are an inconvenient killjoy for crypto
Digital asset evangelists want to talk about the future, but can’t totally distance themselves from the rabbit hole’s clear and present dangers.
- Aleks Vickovich
Getting kicked off the ASX was a ‘blessing’ for $US5b NFT giant Animoca
Animoca Brands founder Yat Siu says getting kicked off the Australian bourse unleashed the regulatory shackles that would’ve stunted the firm’s rapid growth.
- Alex Gluyas
March 2022
Animoca, Ripple back crypto custodian at $418m value
Hong Kong-based crypto gaming group Animoca Brands was booted off the ASX as a $120 million company in March 2020 for swapping stock for crypto tokens.
- Zheping Huang
- Exclusive
- Funding
Aussie crypto star Immutable banks $280m at $3.5b valuation
The Sydney-based company has soared in value after closing a funding round featuring Temasek, Animoca Brands and Chinese giant Tencent.
- Jessica Sier
December 2021
Metaverse player Animoca Brands releases unaudited numbers
Local investors have watched this metaverse player’s valuation balloon since it was booted off the ASX. But this is the first set of numbers it has released since October 2020.
- Jemima Whyte
November 2021
If you haven’t heard of this $2.2b crypto co-founder you soon will
The Viennese-raised and now Hong Kong-based entrepreneur whose company was expelled from the ASX last year says the world has barely woken up to his view of the virtual world.
- Jemima Whyte
October 2021
ASX pariah Animoca Brands worth $2.9b, Sequoia China buys in
Here’s one the ASX won’t be too happy about.
- Anthony Macdonald, Yolanda Redrup and Kanika Sood
August 2021
Aussie ‘unicorn’ gives ASX a miss for Nasdaq listing
Aussie bitcoin miner Mawson Infrastructure has raised $US37 million and is set to list on the Nasdaq with a $1 billion valuation, after failing to get ASX approval.
- Jessica Sier
July 2021
- Opinion
- Shares
How NFT doubts led ASX to boot out a future unicorn
Either Australian retail investors missed out on a windfall when the ASX booted out Animoca Brands, or new investors including Samsung and Jack Ma have bought a dud.
- Adir Shiffman
June 2021
The ASX kicked out this 10-bagger crypto unicorn
The Australian Securities Exchange has been vocal about its unease with all things crypto. But as more and more money is made, local investors want to know why they keep missing out.
- Jemima Whyte