Animoca Charts Path from Gaming Studio to Crypto VC

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(Bloomberg) -- How do you go from video game studio to major crypto VC firm in the space of a few short years? That’s exactly the path that Animoca Brands has been on. Since its founding in 2014, Animoca has expanded well beyond making games to owning and operating a portfolio of investments and acquisitions that includes more than 300 finance, gaming and social media companies.

Yat Siu, Animoca’s co-founder, has become one of the most influential people in the space.

Bloomberg reporter Zheping Huang joins this episode to chart the path of Animoca and its founder from indie game studio to crypto conglomerate.

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