WENEW and Yuga share a passion for imagination and storytelling; acquisition will accelerate joint efforts to bring more creativity into web3
Co-founder and CEO of WENEW, Michael Figge, to join Yuga as Chief Content Officer; Beeple, aka Mike Winkelmann, to join Yuga as an advisor
MIAMI– (ທຸລະກິດທຸລະກິດ) -ຫ້ອງທົດລອງ Yuga, web3 leader and home of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), today confirmed the acquisition of ໃໝ່ and its flagship NFT collection, 10KTF.
WENEW is a NFT powerhouse known for web3-centric partnerships with celebrated brands such as Louis Vuitton, Playboy, Wimbledon, Gucci, Puma, and others; in addition to these high-profile collaborations, WENEW is home to the narrative-driven NFT collection, 10KTF.
10KTF is an interoperable digital storefront where holders from top NFT collections (BAYC, Cool Cats, Moonbirds, and others) can mint and collect one-of-a-kind NFTs featuring their digital avatar on various metaverse-ready digital wearables. The collection has attracted legions of devoted community members, gaining popularity by releasing serialized and narrative-driven content from fictional shop purveyor, Wagmi-san.
“Figge, Beeple, and the WENEW team have found a way to create a captivating serialized story for web3, while also managing to tap into the passion people have for their digital avatars and customization,” said Greg Solano, co-founder of Yuga Labs. “Storytelling and world-building are foundational at Yuga and I’m thrilled that we get to work with the creative mind hive at WENEW in a much more robust way. The possibilities of what we can do together are endless.”
“We built this company with storytelling at the forefront,” said Michael Figge, co-founder and CEO of WENEW. “Yuga’s first-class contributions to story, experiences, and community were a huge inspiration. Their principles of openness inspired the interoperability of 10KTF. We’re excited to join Yuga and continue building amazing things in NFTs and web3 together.”
Following the acquisition, Figge will join Yuga’s leadership team as the Chief Content Officer, responsible for pushing the boundaries of imagination and creativity at Yuga through out-of-the-box content strategies and experiences. Beeple, aka Mike Winkelmann, will join Yuga Labs as an advisor.
Figge brings a unique creative lens to Yuga from his experience with Possible, where he served as co-founder and Creative Director, having architected immersive visual experiences for the Super Bowl halftime show, Coachella, Louis Vuitton, dozens of international concert tours, and League of Legends Worlds for which he was awarded an Emmy in 2021.
In addition to Figge, nearly 20 WENEW employees will move over to Yuga, bringing Yuga’s full-time staff to over 100 people around the world.
ກ່ຽວກັບ Yuga Labs
Yuga Labs ເປັນບໍລິສັດ web3 ສ້າງອະນາຄົດໂດຍຜ່ານການເລົ່າເລື່ອງ, ປະສົບການ ແລະຊຸມຊົນ. ນໍາພາໂດຍຄວາມເຊື່ອທີ່ວ່າທ່າແຮງຂອງ web3 ສາມາດຮັບຮູ້ໄດ້ໃນເວລາທີ່ພວກເຮົາເລີ່ມຕົ້ນດ້ວຍຈິນຕະນາການ, ບໍ່ມີຂໍ້ຈໍາກັດ, ການລິເລີ່ມຂອງ Yuga ມີຈຸດປະສົງເພື່ອປະດິດສິ່ງທີ່ເປັນປະໂຫຍດໃນໂລກທີ່ແທ້ຈິງສໍາລັບ NFTs ແລະຊຸກຍູ້ພື້ນທີ່ທັງຫມົດໄປຂ້າງຫນ້າ. ນັບຕັ້ງແຕ່ການເປີດຕົວຂອງພວກເຂົາໃນເດືອນເມສາ 2021 ດ້ວຍການລວບລວມເຮືອທຸງ Bored Ape Yacht Club, ພວກເຂົາເຈົ້າໄດ້ສ້າງຫົວຂໍ້ຂ່າວເປັນຫນຶ່ງໃນບໍລິສັດທໍາອິດທີ່ປ່ອຍໃບອະນຸຍາດ IP ໃຫ້ກັບຜູ້ຖື NFT ຂອງພວກເຂົາ, ໄດ້ມາແລະປ່ອຍສິດທິໃຫ້ກັບຄໍເລັກຊັນຊັ້ນນໍາອື່ນໆ (CryptoPunks ແລະ Meebits), ແລະເຮັດ. ປະຫວັດເວັບ 3 ທີ່ມີການມີສ່ວນຮ່ວມຂອງຜູ້ນ synchronized ທໍາລາຍສະຖິຕິໃນການລິເລີ່ມໃຫມ່ຫຼ້າສຸດຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າ, ອື່ນ. ຫນຶ່ງໃນໂຄງການ metaverse ແບບໂຕ້ຕອບທີ່ມີຄວາມທະເຍີທະຍານທີ່ສຸດຈົນເຖິງປະຈຸບັນ, Otherside ກໍ່ສ້າງກັບຊຸມຊົນ, ການກະບົດຕໍ່ສວນທີ່ມີກໍາແພງແບບດັ້ງເດີມໃນສະຖານທີ່ເກມ. ໃນເດືອນມີນາ 2022, Yuga Labs ໄດ້ລະດົມທຶນໄດ້ 450 ລ້ານເມັດໃນມູນຄ່າ 4 ຕື້ໂດລາ.
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Source: https://thenewscrypto.com/yuga-labs-welcomes-beeples-10ktf-and-wenew-to-their-growing-nft-and-web3-ecosystem/