{"id":50360,"date":"2025-09-30T19:46:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T19:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=50360"},"modified":"2025-09-30T19:46:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T19:46:41","slug":"republic-to-tokenize-animoca-brands-equity-on-solana-to-broaden-investor-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=50360","title":{"rendered":"Republic to Tokenize Animoca Brands Equity on Solana to Broaden Investor Access"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Investment platform Republic <a href=\"https:\/\/republic.com\/blog\/industry\/republic-plans-to-tokenize-animoca-brands-equity-on-solana\">revealed plans<\/a> on Tuesday to tokenize shares of crypto venture firm Animoca Brands on the Solana (SOL) blockchain, a move aimed at opening investor access through blockchain rails.<\/p>\n<p>Animoca Brands, known for backing over 600 blockchain startups and projects, remains privately held with shares only traded in limited over-the-counter deals. Republic said its plan will create digital tokens that represent ownership in the company, which can be held in crypto wallets and traded on Republic\u2019s own marketplace.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This tokenization aligns strongly with Animoca Brands\u2019 position as a Web3 leader, providing novel options for investors to tokenize and trade their holdings as well as broaden investment accessibility for a wider market,&#8221; said Yat Siu, executive chairman and co-founder of Animoca Brands.<\/p>\n<p>The move could allow a wider, global set of investors to gain exposure to a private tech company without waiting for a traditional public listing. Tokenization, a red-hot trend to create blockchain-based tokens of traditional financial assets such as equity, is often touted as a tool for broadening investor access to assets previously limited to only a select few, proponents say. However, some private equity token offerings such as Robinhood&#8217;s drew <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/policy\/2025\/07\/11\/robinhoods-openai-tokens-walk-a-legal-tightrope-says-crypto-lawyer?\">concerns<\/a> such as limited shareholder rights and fragmented regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Republic said Animoca&#8217;s equity token will comply with existing regulatory requirements. Details on token pricing and launch timelines are expected later, the blog post said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a glimpse of the future, where retail investors worldwide can participate in opportunities once reserved for a few, and companies can tap into liquidity and distribution on a global scale,&#8221; Solana Foundation president Lily Liu said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/markets\/2025\/09\/30\/sec-willing-to-engage-with-tokenized-asset-issuers-sec-s-hester-peirce-says\">SEC Willing to Engage With Tokenized Asset Issuers, SEC\u2019s Hester Peirce Says<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investment platform Republic revealed plans on Tuesday to tokenize shares of crypto venture firm Animoca Brands on the Solana (SOL) blockchain, a move aimed at opening investor access through blockchain rails. Animoca Brands, known for backing over 600 blockchain startups and projects, remains privately held with shares only traded in limited over-the-counter deals. Republic said [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-50360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=50360"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50360\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=50360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=50360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=50360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}