Аnimoca Brands, the company driving digital properties for gaming and the open metaverse, and Hex Trust, the institutional administrator of licensed digital assets in financial centers such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai and Italy, have jointly launched Gryfyn – a venture that provides an innovative custodial wallet solution focused on onboarding users to Web3.
Animoca Brands and Hex Trust Launch NFT-Centric Custodial Wallet Joint Venture Gryfyn
Gryfyn has raised $7.5 million from supporters including Liberty City Ventures, GameFi Ventures, Lavender Hill Capital Partners, Mind Fund, Animoca Ventures, LeadBlock Partners, Angel Hub, Brinc and angel investors including Gabby Dizon. Аnimoca Brands co-COO Arnoldo Concepción has been named CEO of the new platform.
Gryfyn’s custodial crypto wallet offers users a seamless and secure Web3 experience built on Hex Trust licensed and guaranteed institutional infrastructure. The wallet is an NFT-centric multi-chain wallet with bank-level security, allowing users to easily and securely interact between multiple blockchains and Web3 products. After a successful soft launch at Hong Kong Fintech Week in November 2022, the new platform will partner with global partners to roll out new features and enablement events throughout 2023.
“We want to connect people to new experiences. Gryfyn is a digital passport that connects anyone anywhere with their favorite experiences, whether it’s in games, sports, music, education, transportation or anything else. We’re really excited to onboard the mass market to great and secure Web3 experiences.” – Arnoldo Concepción, the CEO of Gryfyn.
“Gryfyn is a major part of our efforts to bring mass adoption closer by providing high-quality user experiences on top-tier products in the open metaverse, where true digital ownership is finally possible. It’s also important because we want our users’ data to be protected at all times – something that only a specialized service like Gryfyn can provide.” – Yat Siu, executive chairman and co-founder of Аnimoca Brands.
“We are thrilled about launching Gryfyn globally today; it represents another milestone towards fulfilling our mission to unlock ownership in decentralized markets while providing unparalleled security measures. Gryfyn will become even more important given the increasing number of partnerships we have coming up over the next few months.” – Alessio Quaglini, the CEO and co-founder of Hex Trust.
Gryfyn
Gryfyn is a joint venture between Аnimoca Brands and Нex Trust, providing a crypto wallet that allows to easily and securely access digital experiences, own and manage digital assets, and connect with their favorite brands. Hex Trust provides fully licensed bank-grade security and custody infrastructure to seamlessly connect to the rapidly growing Web3 ecosystem. Gryfyn provides a safe, reliable and hassle-free environment for storing, exchanging and retrieving digital assets. People around the world use Gryfyn as their digital passport to event, entertain, and engage with each other.
Аnimoca Brands
Аnimoca Brands is a leading digital entertainment, blockchain and gamification company that advances digital ownership and helps establish an open metaverse. The firm develops and publishes a diversified product portfolio, including REVV tokens and SAND tokens; original games such as The Sandbox, Crazy Kings and Crazy Defense Heroes; and popular intellectual property products, including Disney, WWE, Snoop Dogg, The Walking Dead, Power Rangers, MotoGP™ and Formula E. Аnimoca Brands has a growing portfolio of over 380 investments across Web3 including Colossal, Axie Infinity, OpenSea, Dapper Labs (NBA Top Shot), Yield Guild Games, Harmony, Alien Worlds, Star Atlas, and more.
Нex Trust
Нex Trust Group is a fully insured and licensed digital asset custodian. Led by veteran banking technologists and award-winning financial services experts, Нex Trust Group created Hex Safe, a proprietary bank-grade platform that provides solutions for digital asset protocols, foundations, financial institutions, and the Web3 ecosystem.
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